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Originally posted by Garnet FalconDance:
Cerek,
As fable (I believe) is asking, cannot more than one culture believe in 'God' and simply call upon him by a different name and in a different manner? I realize that a number of Christian denominations do not believe in this sort of pluralism, but neither do *all* Christians call upon God in the same manner!
I agree that it is possible for different cultures to worship God under different names. Perhaps I didn't state it very clearly.
But it is important to look at the fundamental doctrines of the religions too. If we are worshipping the same God, then there should be some commonality in the doctrines. From what I understand, Buddhism and Hinduism have vastly different doctrines than Christianity, so I question whether they are worshipping the one true God or not. But again, I acknowledge that my understanding is finite, so I could be wrong.