Follow One, Respect All

FOLLOW ONE, RESPECT ALL I have studied this issue in detail and found that claiming that all religions are the same does not correspond to reality. There are so many differences between the different religions that it is impossible to prove them to be the same practically. For instance, one religion says that God is one. Another religion talks of several gods. One religion believes a personal God brought the universe into existence, while another religion denies the existence of such a Being. And so on. In such circumstances, to claim that the teachings of all religions are the same may appeal to the minds of people who are given wishful thinking, but it is not logical, and nor does it correspond to reality. Even if, by some means or another, it could be argued that the scriptures of the different religions are, in fact, the same, the problem of differences will remain unresolved. It is because there are multiple and conflicting interpretations of each of these scriptures, and these various interpretations lead to the formation of numerous sects within each religious community. The fact is that such difference or diversity is not related to religion alone. The entire world is based on the principle of differences and variety. These differences are so pervasive that no two things or people are without some difference or the other. When differences are a Law of Nature, how can religion be an exception to this rule? As differences are found in everything else in the world, so are differences between one religion and another. We have not thought it necessary to do away