I really liked the article but disagree with the following paragraph:
The theological claim that sets Christianity apart from any other faith tradition is the Incarnation. God has come into the world to save us. God became like us to bring us back to God and show us what it means to be truly human.
According to Hinduism, God has incarnated in Krishna and other avatars to help humankind. It is only a narrow view of Christianity that requires it to be different and superior to other religions and makes Jesus out to be the only son of God and condemns all other believers to hell if they don't believe that. I don't think the Jesus of the gospels would have countenanced such attitudes!
Official rhetoric has helped fuel an escalation of tension between the United States and Iran. Do recent negotiations mark a change in direction, or just a temporary detour from the highway to military attack?
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I really liked the article but disagree with the following paragraph:
The theological claim that sets Christianity apart from any other faith tradition is the Incarnation. God has come into the world to save us. God became like us to bring us back to God and show us what it means to be truly human.
According to Hinduism, God has incarnated in Krishna and other avatars to help humankind. It is only a narrow view of Christianity that requires it to be different and superior to other religions and makes Jesus out to be the only son of God and condemns all other believers to hell if they don't believe that. I don't think the Jesus of the gospels would have countenanced such attitudes!