Tuesday, January 17, 2006

E-luv's Letter to G-d

Here is E-Luv's Big Mouth: Dear G-d. I link it here since I have often asked the same questions myself regarding this supposedly all knowing, all powerful deity.

How is it possible that this all loving being that I was raised to believe in allows death and destruction in his/her name. How as a Jew, am I to believe that we are the chosen people when every other religious group believes they are unique in their G-d's eyes? How is it that Judaism, Islam and Christianity, which are all based on the same fundamental principles are so intrinsically and often violently opposed to each other's views that have led to thousands of years of wars?

Although I have not yet seen Steven Spielberg's Munich, the main point of this film is that violence begets violence and someone needs to step forward and break the cycle. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. 77th birthday, lets hope and pray that someone is willing to step forward and break this destructive cycle, and lead all mankind into a more tolerant and accepting world, which what the G-d I know would support.

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