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About John of AllFaith

I am a lifelong lover of the One God called by many names. This web domain has gone through many transitions and cancellations since 1997 when it began, but it's still here! Since 1969 I have studied every major religion from the inside and have received ordinations, license, initiations, etc., in most. Including two Rabbinic ordinations, three Christian ordinations, four Hindu initiations and two Brahminical threads.

Please Note: This section, like much of AllFaith.com, needs updating and I am doing so as time allows. Thank you for your patience.

Some people are born into a culture, religion, etc., and never question what they received from their parents or culture. I respect that. Others of us challenge and question what we have been taught, seeking ever deeper understandings. If religious/spiritual attainment is as important, as all the religions say, then certainly it is a virtue to study and understand what one believes, not as a parrot who repeats what has been said, but as an intelligent person whose beliefs and faith are rooted in knowledge. I know what I believe, and I know why I believe it.

I have invested most of my sixty-plus years studying the world's religions as part of my personal quest for attachment (devekut in Hebrew) with the Holy One, Who Alone is Blessed. I hold a Masters degree in World Religious Studies, an Interfaith counselling degree, and various ordinations and certificates from diverse religious systems. More than book learning, I have endeavored to understand the religions "from the inside," as the practitioners do. I have found much good in the Sanatana Dharma, as well as some negatives. The same is true of all religions of course, including my own Judaism.

As always, I invite your comments, questions, submissions, and corrections on the topics covered here.