Throughout the short history of mankind, some 6,000 years, humans have struggled and fought in an effort to ensure that their own religious freedoms be protected. Unfortunately for some, their religious freedoms have been encroached upon and quelled by those who have beliefs that their own religion is the only true religion. This belief is based on religious teachings that they have the duty to persecute those whose religious beliefs are different than their own. As the newly appointed head of the United Nations Commission on Human Social Evolution it is my belief, and I believe it should become our collective goal, to teach religious tolerance to all the peoples of the world. Some would claim that this is an unrealistic goal and that most of the people of the world, because of their own religious biases, would not support such an endeavor. In response to any nonsupport I say this; all we have to do is look at the history of man, beginning as early as ancient Rome, and most would come to see that religious persecution and fervor has been a curse on modern

The examples of atrocities committed in the name of religion are as infinite as the number of religions that have existed throughout the history of man. It is for this reason that I believe religious tolerance is the one and only thing that will save man from himself. I propose that we need only look to the United States as an example of a society that has managed to ensure that it’s population has the right to practice any religion that its citizens may desire. Some may point out that early American history and the treatment of the indigenous populations there suffered greatly in the name of religious cleansing at the hands of white Europeans. This is true. In the early part of their history Americans committed heinous atrocities towards the natives but as they have evolved and their constitution has matured I challenge anyone to provide me with one example of recent religious intolerance attributed to the government of the United States. Because separation of church and state is one of the prevailing ideals of this document, the citizens of this country have enjoyed a growing tolerance of the differences between the ideologies of its people. The first amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peacea

Some topics in this essay:
United America, Ages Jews, Social Evolution, Roman Empire, Anonymous Throughout, Roman Gods, Judaism Mithraism, Fundamental Islamic, , religious tolerance, Roman Pagan, religious freedoms, religion true religion, own religious, ancient rome, beliefs own, religion true, true religion, name religious, religious intolerance, name religion,