Guest Thinkers — July 15, 2009

World Unity For God

A movement to sign a treaty against religion for God’s pleasure.

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http://www.walloftheworld.org/eng/facts/organization/

What if all religions come together and accept a one world non-religion? “A religious treaty, if you will.”

Wall of The World, seems to be just that. A movement to just simply believe in one divine wizard and leave it at that. No more bibles, Korans, ministers, half god half humans etc.

Could this possibly work? Or are they still fooling themselves?

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