"Their prophet says 'submit'. Jesus says 'decide'."
(From: Reviews - Kingdom of Heaven at http://www.christianitytoday.com/movies/reviews/kingdomofheaven.html) [on 2007-03-22]
I honestly do not know whether that difference is true or not. But it made me think about what I once read (from Nilton Bonder, I believe) that Hebrews regard the word Justice as Catholics regard the word Love. Again, I am not sure if this is correct.
But anyway, all religions might be attempting to express the very same thing using different words. If I remember it correctly, it was the Dalai Lama who said that people should follow the religion of their countries. Perhaps it states that it would be easier for anyone to understand the true meaning behind a phrase when they are familiarized with the words+meaning being used.
Be as it may, as we nowadays live in a world without borders or boundaries, where tribes exist uniting people from anywhere, it might make sense that any of us should choose the religion that best speaks to us. It's a trade-off between tradition and sympathy. And, as always, not to have a religion, is a religion.
For more on tradition, take a look at Feudalism (posted on 2007-03-09) .
Carpe Diem,
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