I was listening to a Christian station and they deplored some church that mixed Christianity and Islam together as a blended theology and faith. This fundamentalist preacher or speaker is a pure Christian, the one true faith to follow, and all that reject it or do not follow it will burn in hell. No way, in her mind, was a that blended faith anything but a devil religion spawned by wicked false prophets at the end of time.
As a conservative U-U, I could not disagree more. Christianity at one time was as violent, coercive and willing to spread the faith by the sword as are the radical Isalmists. Fortunately, Christianity became civilized and more temperate and accepting. I urge its adherents not to go backwards.
If Mavellonialism is preached to and adopted by Islamists, it will modernize and moderate their violent, fanatical, primitive and savage faith, making joining it or leaving it voluntary without consequences in this world or the next.
As we go forward, to Mavellonialize a traditional faith of any ilk is to hybridize and blend it.
A good faith is one consistent with humane and kind ethics. Adherence to it and conformity to its tenets is strictly voluntary, without vindictive kickback.
Satan is groupist. Satan is fanatical. Satan is morally and spiritually wicked.
Therefore an unblended traditional or new faith is from God if its adherents are individualist and individuating, moderate and spiritually and morally good.
Applying these basic tests to any faith informs the searcher after a faith home as to what a faith really consists of. If the faith is good, follow it if you so desire. If the faith is wicked like radical Islam, run for your life and stay gone.
If a blended faith is groupist, fanatical and morally and spiritually wicked, avoid it and speak out against it.
If a blended faith is individualist, moderate and morally and spiritually good, adopt it and promote it.
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