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Universalism is a Religion and Theology that generally holds all persons and creatures are related to God or the divine and will be reconciled to God. A church that calls itself Universalist may emphasize the universal principles of most religions and accept other religions in an inclusive manner, believing in a Universal Reconciliation between humanity and the divine. Other religions may have Universalist theology as one of their Tenets and principles, including Ananda Marga, Christianity, Hindu, and some of the New Age religions. Ananda Marga In Ananda Marga , Universalism refers to the idea that energy and matter are evolved from Cosmic Consciousness . Thus, all created beings are of one universal family. This is an expansion of Humanism to include everything as family, based on the fundamental truth that the universe is a thought projection from the Supreme. Christianity See Also: Universal reconciliation In and Augustine . In later centuries, Universalism has become very much a minority position in the major branches of Christianity, though it has a long history of prominent adherents. See also
Gandhi's View Hindu Universalism denotes the ideology that all religions are true and therefore worthy of toleration and respect. It was articulated by Gandhi : "After long study and experience, I have come to the Judaism Judaism teaches that God chose the Jewish people to be in a Unique Covenant With God , and one of their beliefs is that Jewish people were charged by the Torah with a specific mission — to be a light unto the nations, and to exemplify the covenant with God as described in the Torah to other nations. Not explicitely a Universal theology, this view, however, did ''not'' preclude others nations from a belief that God also has a relationship with other peoples — rather, Judaism held that God had entered into a covenant with all mankind as Noachide s, and that Jews and non-Jews alike have a relationship with God. See Also: Jewish views of religious pluralism Islam Muslims believe that Allah sent the Holy Qur'an to bring peace and harmony to humanity through Islam (submission to Allah). Islam and Universal Peace system, as well as according them certain rights of worship. Although that system was initially for what Islam defines as the " People Of The Book " (i.e. Jew s and Christians ), some Muslims extend this to include Mandeans , Zoroastrians , and Hindus . Other Muslims disagree, and hold that adherents of these faiths cannot be dhimmi. The Muslim ideal of universal Brotherhood is the Hajj (pilgrimage to Makkah ) prescribed by Islam. Each year close to three million people from every corner of the globe assemble in Makkah to perform Hajj and worship Allah . No individual can be identified as a king or pauper because every man is dressed in Ihram Clothing . New Church In the New Church , Universalism is the belief that God created every person to go to heaven and be conjoined with him there as an angel. He does not make anyone go there, but people freely choose their eternal Destiny . People of all faiths come into heaven if they have followed their beliefs sincerely and loved God and their neighbors. Those who go to Hell have chosen Hell because they enjoy hellish delights, which in Hell are only allowed to be enjoyed as fantasy. Therefore God does not punish people by sending them to Hell, but rather allows Hell as a permission of man's free will. See also New Church's official website. Online churches The Church of the One Miracle, Universalist {Link without Title} is an example of an entirely on-line Universalist church. The practice is to print out the Moral Tenets, put them on your refrigerator, read them every day and follow them. Universalist, it accepts anyone and everyone as a member, and has a separate page for both Theists and Atheists . REFERENCES
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