Religious Unity . . . Is it Possible?  

I don't believe there will ever be religious unity. :( I used to believe, I still do believe this in part, some people just won't agree and always cause a fuss. However, I truly believe some people, and some of these people are in high up positions around the world, enjoy people fighting over religious differences. If there are wars, people lose money. If no one dies, people lose money. So, I believe some people are trying to disolve religious unity for profit and their own benefit. So, religious unity is highly unlikely.

I do not think religious unity is possible. I feel religion itself should go. Then only there will be peace and prosperrity.

I think there could be a spiritual unity but not a religious unity. Religion is too diversive and oppresive in nature. There is far too much dogma and rituel.
There is a deep spirituel unity within. That is what we should be seeking.

Well hi! Thanks for this question. Well, I believe that we all have the right to choose what we believe and not be dictated into what to believe. At the same time I will say that there is only one truth and that truth is God in Father, Son (Jesus) and the Holy Ghost (Spirit). There is only one God, as I believe, only one truth. It has proven true to me. This "religion". But I don't intend to push this on anyone, but to encourage all to consider it at least. Look into it.

Now having said this, there will always be different views on what is true. This is how we are made. We are made not to think the same way. We are made to think for ourselves. Now having said this, I will point out the fact that we will someday have a one world religion where we will be made to worship the same way globally. I believe this. Yes, he's called the anti-christ. The bible has ALOT of predictions come true, so this is only one reason I put my faith in the Book. The Bible predicts of being a one world religion. The world will be forced to worship the world leader.

Well, these are my thoughts, hope you enjoyed reading this.

Peace out!

I like this subject because it is also my concern, at least, if not unity at the first instance, inter-religious strife must come down. Centuries of conditioning that their religion alone is right and the embedding of rewards for the propagation of the faith of your birth into the canons of religion are the first villains of any inter-religious harmony. If there has to be inter-religious harmony, which is necessary too in these days of extreme economical and social interdependence , the first set of statements that need be expunged from the religious books are <1> Statements of superiority of one faith over the other <2> statements calling people from other faiths to have been doomed <3> compulsion to spread the faith - removal of the concept of conversions.

The use of religion to whip up political support, is another cause for inter-religious strife. In the Old World there wasn't enough economic activity beyond may be production of food, a few implements and may be housing to name a few and religion served as a good rallying point for the masses. For one thing the modern thinking on political unity has relegated religion to a very secondary place in most civilized societies. But there are no dearth of people trying out minority- ism in its place, whipping up religious frenzy. There are states which have decided to declare religion as the basis of their political identity- the separation of religion from state, which is a giant leap in the direction of civilized living- is not yet a Universal phenomenon. Almost all the Islamic countries are religious entities first and political entities later. That is at least one-third of the nations of the world?

Take the two countries India and Pakistan for instance. India took to the path of so called secular-democracy, whereas Pakistan is an Islamic State, and an almost ineffective democracy. With the kind of numbers in world population most Muslim countries could downplay religion and work towards imbibing the scientific outlook instead. But they have perhaps felt it is easier to tie people together with irrationality, than principles of Science. One must admit, irrespective of the religion, the concepts in the religious books are more based on faith and tacit assumptions than through a path of traceable, expressible inquiry.

Buddhism is perhaps the only religion, which places the least emphasis on "faith" and doesn't deify its founder. This is in principle once again.The plebian version of that religion once has all the trappings of what can be validly called religion.

For religious unity to be possible, religious experience must be clearly defined and followed by at least the people who matter to carry forward the faith to have the experience of God, in order to, really feel the unity behind all that diversity of religious experience.