From the beginning of recorded time, religions have been in the news. They have placed nations in opposition, provoked wars and imposed conversions. Crimes have been committed in their names to eliminate influential people. We are supposedly living in an age of great civilization. However, the 20th century has not saved us from crime. It is difficult to admit that crime can be committed in the name of religion, when actually such a word inspires deep respect, and especially the respect for others. There are many religions in the world, and some of them, those with large numbers of followers have a well known origin. For the others this is not always the case. The plurality of religions can be explained by the fact that in ancient times, man did not have much contact with the outside world; communication hardly existed. Since man needed some kind of moral support, he created certain rules which allowed him to protect the survival of spiritual values within his own tribe. These rules, with their transmittal from father to son, from one generation to the next, formed religions. Some of them probably disappeared. Originally the principles of religion were simple; they became more sophisticated with the passing of generations. Ceremonies were incorporated and are now performed with an array of paraphernalia unknown to the first generations, which had simple ways of honoring God.

What do preachers of truth know about God, about faith, about justice, about man? In order to be qualified to discuss men, nations, races and religions, it is essential to possess admittedly divine values. It is only along those lines that a representative of God is able to see in all men, without any discrimination, what is pure and untouchable.