"During this time in our history radical transparency is needed.
We need to participate in and tolerate thoughtful
disagreements.
The mission of this Web site is to promote diversity and cultural competency, explore issues of color and gender, and inspire people
who have a history of being marginalized, using social media and other
means as platforms to inform various communities of the life experiences
and concerns of marginalized people with regard to the necessity for social
change, dialogue, inclusion, compassion, tolerance, and cultural literacy to
expand and improve human relations going forward in order to better facilitate
the current worldwide shift in global consciousness from tribalism, instability,
and extremism, to harmony, cooperation and enduring peace. In addition, we
welcome and support other organizations that promote the transformation of
consciousness taught by spiritual teachers like Guru Nanak Dev and others."
Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baha'i faith all originated with
a divine covenant between the God
of the ancient Israelites and Abraham around 2000 BCE.* The next leader
of the the Israelites, Moses, led his people out of captivity in Egypt
and received the Law from God. Joshua later led them into the promised
land where Samuel established the Israelite kingdom with Saul as its
first king. King David established Jerusalem and King Solomon built
the first temple there. In 70 CE the temple was destroyed and the
Jews were scattered throughout the world until 1948 when the state
of Israel was formed. See Editor's
note.
Jews
believe in one creator who alone is to be worshipped as absolute ruler
of the universe. He monitors peoples activities and rewards good deeds
and punishes evil. The Torah was revealed to Moses by God
and can not be changed though God does communicate with the Jewish
people through prophets. Jews believe in the inherent goodness of
the world and its inhabitants as creations of God and do not require
a savior to save them from original sin. They believe they are God's
chosen people and that the Messiah will arrive in the future, gather
them into Israel, there will be a general resurrection of the dead,
and the Jerusalem Temple destroyed in 70 CE will be rebuilt.
*The
dates are given in BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era). These
years correspond to the same dates in BC and AD but by defining the
current period as the "Common Era" the nomenclature attempts
to treat all religions and beliefs as equal.
Editor's note: In the eyes of the enlightened student of religion,
there is only one God. The same God worshipped by various religions
and known by various names and descriptions, i.e., Islam
it's Allah, Christianity and Judaism
it's God, Hinduism it's Brahmin, the same
God masquerading via the diversity of creation
and wearing the mask of what Sikhs,
Hindus and others call Maya.
