By Sidheswar Jena, PhD (Law) Scholar
Humanity is the only true temple of God.

Human beings have always searched for their origin. Science tells us we are recent arrivals on Earth, yet religion tells us that God created us. If that is true, then who is God — and why is He divided among so many names?

Every major faith shares the same wisdom. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam says the world is one family. Christianity teaches: Love your neighbour. Islam reminds us: if your neighbour sleeps hungry, you cannot enter heaven. The core message is one — human happiness and compassion.

Yet, paradoxically, religions have been the seed of wars, hatred, and division. Gaza bleeds, sects clash, and humanity suffers — all in the name of God who, by all accounts, asks us to love.

Even rituals reveal contradictions. Priests and pandits say that the dead still depend on us for food or offerings. But if heaven exists, how can it need earthly supplies? If souls are free, why should they rely on rituals? If priests can deliver goods to the afterlife, then who empowered them?

These contradictions push us toward a truth: God is not divided. Humans are. And until we learn to see humanity as the highest religion, our search for God will remain incomplete.

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