"Who has the right" the young lady asked.

A high school student was given an honorary column in the Courier-Tribune and she asked the question "Who has the right to tell someone their religion is wrong?" Her problem is she wasn't really wanting an answer as she proceeded to tell people that religion is a crutch that makes people feel good and as long as they were happy then they should be left alone. While she is correct about what parts of the world follow which religion it was obvious she lacks a deep understanding of world history, Christianity, and religion. Christianity isn't the religion of Caucasians although most Christians are probably white. It was originally an oriental religion but through the efforts of the Apostle Paul it spread north and west and eventually it was rejected by Jewish people because "nothing good comes from Galilee". Actually Judaism began with Abraham and Sari. God had promised Abraham a son and when Sari became to old to give birth she encouraged Abraham to "go into" her handmaiden, which he did, and a son was born. Later on when Sari was 99 she became pregnant and gave birth to a son by Abraham. Because of birthright issues, Sari encouraged Abraham to forbid her handmaiden and son to continue to reside in their camp so Abraham told them to leave. Abrahams firstborn son, Ismael, was the first born of the people's that settled the Middle East while his son by Sari was the firstborn of the people that would become Jews. Both people's followed the same God but the descendants of Ismael eventually turned to idol worship. Isaac, Sari's son, became the father of Eassu and Jacob, and Jacob had 12 sons, one of whom was Joseph. Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and was taken to Egypt where he rose to prominence. Jacob took his family to Egypt during a famine and his dependents became slaves in Egypt. They were known as Hebrews. After 400 years Moses lead the Hebrews out of Egypt and they settled in the land of Canaan which was occupied by the decedents of Eassu and Ismael. The two people's have been at war ever since. Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem but grew up in Galilee in Israel. Followers of Christ eventually became known as Christians. His birth had been promised since the beginning and prophets of old gave accurate details of his birth and death. A man named Mohammed arose many hundreds of years later and felt oppressed by the political system in his area. He wrote a book called the Koran (Quran) in which he claimed it was from God. Islam spread throughout the Middle East mainly by force. The girl mentioned Buddha, Islam, and Christianity, as well as other religions. There are a few differences that are worth nothing. Christianity is the only religion that was established by God. The others were established by man. Christianity is the only religion that serves a risen savior. Mohammed is dead, Buddha is dead, and the founders of every other religious movement is dead or will die. Jesus Christ is the only one that rose from the dead. Islam is a religion, Buddhism is a religion, and every other religion is a religion. Many people think Christianity is a religion too and if one thinks of the Roman Catholic Church as representative of Christians then they would be correct. But in reality Christianity is not a religion but a relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. So who has the right to say whose religion is right and whose religion is wrong. God does. And God says that there is no other name under heaven whereby a man can be saved except Jesus Christ.