God Is “Absolute and Unconditional Love”

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What is God?
Allison: Absolute and Unconditional Love

God or the Big Bang (or both)?
Allison: Both, I am claiming scientific ignorance preventing any further elaboration.

God or Darwin (or both)?
Allison: Both

God or Darfur? (How can Darfur happen if there is God?)
Allison: God gave each human being “free will” but this free will often can produce great results and terribly tragic results. It is my belief that God gave us “free will” so human beings can learn from mistakes and grow spiritually. With that free will comes the right of each individual to choose which lessons they want to learn in their time upon earth. It is my opinion that we choose these circumstances before we incarnate on earth, in concert with our higher spiritual guides and/or God.

Who is God’s God?
Allison: It is my belief that we are all a part and parcel of God, which means that the relationship with God is circular. God sees his perfection, love and wholeness in each of us. In each act of love and spiritual growth God encounters God.

Will the real God please stand up? (Why do w have so many religions?)
Allison: There are so many religions for a couple of reasons….One again is free will. People use free will to interpret and reinterpret what they believe God to be and want. Secondly, God couldn’t reach all diverse and unique individuals with one way of believing. So he gave inspiration to numerous beings who created all the worlds religions and spiritual belief systems. The problem comes in when human beings cannot remain open to the possibility that “their way” is not the “right way” or the “only way for everyone. If people would just search for what feels right in their heart and not look in judgment and condemnation at others the whole world would be a much better place. If you look at all the world’s religions they all really boil down to pretty much the same thing. God is love! The thing that saddens me the most is that so many wars and conflicts have begun and been fought in the name of God. It is clearly not a loving act and it is opposite of what I think any spiritual being would really want.

Is this just a big lab and are we just guinea pigs and God just a researcher?
Allison: I prefer to think of life as a big school room and God and all other humans are the
teachers and students. When I look into the eyes of any other human being I see that at the core of that person lies a spark of God too. It helps me to remember that we are all part of one great spiritual being. We are all the same – spiritual beings having a human experience.

Unexplained phenomena = God?
Allison: No, I think that unexplained phenomena may have many other possible origins than just God. I believe that spirits, angels, and other beings may exist and provide explanation for unexplained phenomena. Although I do believe that people whether in bodies or not are acting within their gift of “free will.” This is why I do not believe in evil forces such as “the devil.” I think that is just a clear way that people can avoid responsibility for their bad behavior and actions. I believe that every human being has the ability to choose unwisely or make “bad choices.” I believe in polarity for each human being. There is equal and polar opposites to provide balance to the world. If you didn’t have dark you would know to appreciate light. The key is to take responsibility and change one’s behavior going forward rather than blame it on a force that is presumably outside of one’s control.