Chogy
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So by your logic, even though I am a peaceful, hardworking, charity giving, human and animal caring Hindu who has done no harm to anybody, I have no chances of meeting Allah. The taliban soldier who maims, kills and loots and murders innocent men, women and babies on the other hand and who professes to be a Muslim...he is guaranteed a place with Allah ?
I think this is important to dissect...
I am Christian. There are fundie Christians who tell people "You're going to hell because you don't believe in Jesus." I'll ask them -
"What about the lovely Samoan Woman in the South Pacific in the year 100? She prayed to her Creator every day, brought joy and love to her village. Was kind to everyone, charitable, and died in peace surrounded by her large family? Going to Hell?"
"Yep straight to Hell"
Ohh kay. Simple logic tells us she is NOT going to Hell. I work hard within my own faith to change this type of fundamental notion. It's poison. The Abrahamic religions all tend to do this. "My way is right, you are doomed to hellfire." Not all of them, but too many.
No religion has a lock on God, or the path to Heaven. I feel that Jesus holds the keys, but I am not arrogant enough to claim that he'd reject the Samoan Woman because she prayed the wrong way. We all need to work on this. Buddhists and other Asian religions are much better in this regard than those of Abraham.