Christianity teaches that you have to be a Christian to go to Heaven. This requirement essentially condemns the vast majority of people to hell. Those who have given their life to God but do so without the help of Christ will fall short of receiving Gods grace and find themselves on the wrong side of the pearly gates. There is only one way to God and it is through Christ.

A common claim that Christians often make is that the choice is ours. We can choose to either accept Christ into our lives or reject Him entirely. If we fail to make a choice, we still have made a choice. The problem with this line of thinking is clear: Christ is not a fact and the truth could be almost anything. It makes more sense to put our faith in (something like) the fruits of our labor or the methods of science than religion is worth. It makes no sense to commit our lives to such superstitious beliefs (as these people do).

According to Le-way, everyone is wrong about God, including me. It’s not that I’m right. It’s that God’s not wrong. The important thing is that we be true to ourselves. If we’re not being true to ourselves, we’re not being true to God. Le-way doesn’t have to be true to be right and since no one knows what’s true, all that matters is what’s right. If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything. We should stand for what’s right, even if it means facing the fires of hell and never getting to rejoice in our good deeds (of which, there are many). Forever isn’t worth forsaking ourselves in the name of some God that doesn’t live up to our expectations of what a God should be. God is good and the devil is bad. If you don’t understand this, then you don’t understand.

Another problem I have with the Christian dilemma is what they consider right from wrong or, in other words, a sin. A thing is right or wrong (and to the degree that it is right or wrong) for reasons that can be determined. A sin can usually be defined as an action or behavior that brings harm to ones self or another. There are exceptions to the rule which most often involve the greater good or the lesser of two evils. There are also what I call the lesser sins which are sins that do not necessarily bring about harm to anyone but are still apart from Gods will (or, in other words, not something we’ll be doing in Heaven). What makes something right or wrong is not what distinguishes it from other things but the fruit it bares. A sin is a sin is a sin for the mere reason that everything we do results from the same knowledge of good and evil that gives us the right to be a fool. It’s called original sin and is what separates us from God.

Christianity veers from this course and tries to define a sin in ways that do not agree with the way things really are. A prime example is homosexuality. According to Christianity homosexuality is an abomination. It is among the worst of sins when really it is anything but. Homosexuality is a lesser sin at worst. Gay people have sex for the exact same reasons straight people do (short of having children). They have sex with each other to express love, show affection, give and experience pleasure and so on. Their motives are absolutely no different than what two straight people share with each other. The only real difference is that it falls outside of societies norms and therefore earns ridicule (deserved or otherwise). We should be more concerned with unsafe and promiscuous sex than same sex behavior. It is wrong to hold such things against a person when they have nothing to do with us or anyone else for that matter. Homosexuality is no more a sin than a lot of other things people take for granted. It is certainly a forgivable offense.

As I see it the worlds religions are just a bunch of (different) ways to worship the same God. You don’t have to be a Christian or believe in the God of the Jews. You merely need to believe that God is perfect and put Him in control. It doesn’t matter what you call or do not call God because God is the God of everyone or He is the God of no one. He either is or He isn’t. God is like a mirror, the mirror never changes but everyone who looks at it sees a different face. There is more than one path to a spiritual awakening but they all lead to God. According to Le-way, there will be liberty and justice for all.

There is little doubt that someone named Jesus of Nazareth walked the Earth some 2000 years ago, claimed to be the Son of God and die for our sins. Many of the worlds religions, at least, think of Him as a prophet. Among them are the Bah’ai Faith, Islam and numerous others. They all agree that He was a real person and a splendid teacher but not, necessarily, that He was who He claimed to be.

A few religions profess their particular prophet to be the last in a long line of prophets. In order for this to be the case, all the others would have to be wrong which seems unlikely, if not totally absurd (if you ask me). It’s far more probable that God has and will continue to send messengers (on His behalf) to share His way of life and unique perspective with the world. I propose to be one such individual.

Christianity teaches us that the divinity of Christ is without restraint. They claim we must either believe Jesus is the Son of God and that He literally died for our sins (so that all who believe in His name shall not die but have eternal life) or lose out on salvation entirely. To believe He was merely a man or a prophet is not good enough. The only way to God is through Christ. People of all other faiths will face the fires of hell for not accepting Christ as their lord and savior.

According to Le-way, the way to go to Heaven is to surrender The Knowledge of Good and Evil which can be accomplished in as many ways as there are to be sincere. You don’t have to be a Christian, Muslim or a Jew. You merely need to believe that God is perfect and be willing to surrender your life for His. Those who fail to do so will end up in Utopia (also called the Land of Oz or, sometimes, Purgatory) where they will experience Perfect On-going Justice, Actual Free-will and a Permanent 2^nd Chance (to surrender The Knowledge of Good and Evil and go to Heaven).

Unfortunately, there is no way for any of us to substantiate either of these claims. No one knows for sure if Jesus truly was the Son of God or that Le-way isn’t just make believe. We must choose to either concede we are completely blind to the truth (and go on with our lives) or put our faith in what the truth should be (believing that God will make it that way). In either case, our beliefs do not determine what is or what isn’t and should never be allowed to take precedence over our ability to reason and approach things in the logical and systematic fashion that would clearly be Gods way (for God truly to be).

In order for me to recognize my own calling it becomes necessary (for me) to recognize that of others (as is the case with Jesus). I believe it’s entirely possible and completely realistic that Jesus was called to do what He did just as I have been called to do what I do. It’s not necessarily the case that history has correctly relayed the story of Jesus or serves His purposes any better than it shall mine (should it at all). The point is that Jesus may have achieved His objective without anyone ever, actually understanding what it was (so far as the vast majority of us are concerned anyway). I believe that Jesus could have died for our sins but that He would have done so unconditionally, asking nothing more than we give our lives to God regardless of what religion we belong to. According to Le-way, there will be liberty and justice for all.

According to Le-way there is only one God but an infinite number of ways to get to know Him. It doesn’t matter what we call or do not call God because His existence has nothing to do with His name. God either is or He isn’t. He is the God of everyone or He is the God of no one. God does not judge a person based on their religious preferences. All that matters to God is that our beliefs are sincere and we are being true to ourselves. You are not being true to God if you’re not being true to yourself.

Most religions agree on a basic premise that we should give our lives to God. Islam calls it Submission to God while Christians believe it can only be achieved through faith in Jesus Christ. Members of Alcoholics Anonymous (as well as most of the 12 step fellowships) find it in turning their will and their lives over to the care of God (as they understand Him (if merely) on an individual basis).

Do not all of these people deserve Gods grace more than those who reject Him all together regardless if their beliefs differ from each other. Even those who refuse to accept Gods existence make just as much sense as those who do when all things are considered. The truth is that none of us know what the truth really is but we should all be able to agree on what it should be.

Everyone should get exactly what they deserve (whether it be good or bad). No one should regret what they are yet to do so long as it is something they will never agree to. Each of us face a predetermined fate based on the sum of our actions and the choices we make. The right to be a fool is as much the right to be a fool as it is the right to be a saint. We should all be able to decide these things for ourselves so that we can be held accountable for the consequences we reap (whether they be good or bad).

I call this Actual Free-will and consider it the most important aspect of Utopia we have. Actual Free-will allows us to be psychic about ourselves but not each other which is the way it should be so far as Perfect On-going Justice is concerned. God has given us a Permanent 2^nd Chance to surrender the Knowledge of Good and Evil and go to Heaven because forever should be based on forever and not a human lifetime. According to Le-way, there will be liberty and justice for all.