by Grace Araujo Kolman.

Created on: July 05, 2008

"You shall not swear falsely by the name of the Lord your God"
Exodus 20:7

1. Prejudice in the name of "god"

Generations before us, people have being taking advantage of their religious affiliation to justify their atrocities against the ones considered incompatible with the power's authority of the time. The torture of Protestants during the Spanish Inquisition, the persecution of Jews since ancient time and throughout the History are two examples of blasphemy against God's plan for Humanity. Signs of our Creator in the universe are dimly translated in human languages by the word Love, as we have no other ways to express God's amazing mercy and forgiveness for us, His creation. And so, when we let the Eternal Source of life take control of our existence, it is transformed by a profound sense of justice, generosity, charity and tolerance, leaving absolutely no space for hate, discrimination, criticism or self-righteousness.

God is not an equal; we will never be able to comprehend His power and nature with our limited resources. How can we fit the Atlantic Ocean in an 8oz glass of water? How can we, imperfect beings, understand the nature of our Creator? It is undeniably the existence of a Superior Force ruling all and all of us. Even skeptical scientists are finally agreeing with the idea of a Supreme Intelligence, responsible for every life and equilibrium in the cosmos. Some famous names of great intelligences through out history includes: Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543), Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1627), Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), Rene Descartes (1596-1650), Isaac Newton (1642-1727), Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), and finally Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Although other important names were left out, many of our contemporary PhDs and researchers have found themselves amazed by the infinite possibilities of life in the entire Universe. Our civilization hasn't even finished working on our planet, or the mysteries of the oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers. Many of us may ask about what is beyond the things we can't see. But that's not and easy question to answer, since we are the 8oz glass, trying assimilating God, the ocean of Love.
Having such imperfect and misleading senses, we have no means to realize God's essence, or ascend to a place where we can see His face, either literally or symbolically. God would not be the Source of All, if we could reach His Spirit. Sometimes we may wonder about God's gender. When some will claim God as the

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