God Is Not the Property of Any Nation
The sun rises over every continent the same way. It does not linger longer over one nation or withhold its light from another. If God is the Maker of that sun, and of every human being who wakes beneath it, then it makes no sense to me that He would belong to one ethnicity, one nation, or one bloodline. I refuse to accept that idea. The God I believe in is the Creator of the heavens and the earth, the Maker of every human being, regardless of race, language, or ancestry. If God made all people in His image, then no single group can claim exclusive ownership of Him. Tradition Is Not the Same as Truth Throughout history, people have elevated their own traditions, institutions, and identities above the universal nature of God's love. This shows up in exclusivist theology: the idea that belonging to a particular chosen nation, lineage, or institution is the key that unlocks access to the divine, rather than one expression of faith among many sincere ones. I reject that conclusion, not ...