The first great revolution in religious understanding, was the small step from polytheism, to monotheism. From the many, to the one. The next small step is that from splintered, bickering, religious factions, to a unified faith. This step has been envisioned since men first disagreed about God. Men have attempted to force this step through manipulation, violence, bribery, and extortion. None of these attempts have been even remotely successful. Because they failed to understand something about the nature of religion.

What escaped them? They failed to see that diversity is the will of God: in Heaven, Earth, and all things. Life exists in an amazing variety of forms. So too does the opinion of man, regarding their creator. Each path to God is unique to the seeker.

We will unite with common faith, when we understand that faith transcends religion. We all believe in the same God, we just relate to that God in different ways, with different traditions, and different understandings. What unites us is greater than what divides us. All religions are siblings in the same family.

The Universe expands into variety and diversity. It never shrinks away from it. Look at how magnificently varied the human family has become. You cannot create unity, through the elimination of diversity. You create unity through the understanding that it already exists. It is our minds that must change. It is our understanding and definition of religion that will change to recognize a transcendent truth.

That there are many variations on the one path to God.