Church A vs Church B

I have heard about and learned about different religions. Maybe not in great detail, but I have heard some things about them. Recently I was taken to a Catholic cathedral. The Father was trying to explain to us the history behind the building, artifacts, pictures and everything inside. I can appreciate the history of a building, especially a building with such detail that’s so old. But I can’t really understand or appreciate every cross, every letter, and every artifact a church might have in its possession. Maybe I just don’t understand the significance behind an inanimate object. The history of the people, okay. But the sacredness of it all, I don’t quite understand.
Maybe some people just need to have an object to see to really appreciate the sanctity of their religion, and that’s cool. But I really feel that some people put too much emphasis on their object and less on the deity or spirituality that the object represents.
Now, just because I don’t understand their pride in such an item doesn’t mean I think any less of them or think they are crazy. It’s just different. I’m not sure someone could change my mind or convert me to any religion, but I don’t judge, look down on or think badly about them. They are just different from me and my beliefs. And that’s okay. If we all believed and acted the same, it could be a boring world. It might be more peaceful, which would be nice.
Although, we had an interesting lecture a week or so ago. Regardless of what religion you are, no religion promotes violence. No god wants the death of people. ‘Religious war’ is a direct contradiction. As quoted from Bishop Ocholla’s power-point presentation: “All these religious or cultural prejudices that manifest themselves in any forms of violence against humanity can only interpreted, as spiritual blindness on the part of many different religious peoples in the world. The major tenets of all religions all over the world are love, justice, mercy, forgiveness, peace, truth, and reconciliation. Violence in any forms, therefore, has no place in real religion. Violence of any forms can never be justified in the name of religion or in the name of God.”
I believe that, regardless of what religion you ‘practice’ or believe in, that it should be more about love and caring than about being better than the other religion. Regardless of what God or gods you worship, love or believe exists, just treat people with respect and love. Don’t judge or belittle…. Keep to the basics. “Treat others how you would like to be treated.”