(Why?)
The word somehow means living in respect and
understanding even with others of different religious denominations. After
all we will surely encounter the truth if we are open and sincere in seeking
for it. We have to avoid the mistakes of the past, the violent
encounters that happened under the guise of religion. True religion is
not violent because Jesus had clearly said that part of the central commandment
is: “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,
and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first
commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbor as
yourself. On these two commandments hang the whole Law, and the
Prophets also” (Mt. 22:37-40).
In the gospel of Luke chapter 9, “John spoke up,
‘Master,’ he said, ‘we saw a man casting devils in your name, and because he is
not with us we tried to stop him.’ But Jesus said to him, ‘You must
not stop him: anyone who is not against you is for you’” (Lk. 9:49-50).
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