It is certainly true that 'God' is often reduced to an idol created in the image and likeness of 'his' worshippers. If we imagine God to be a being like ourselves writ large, with likes and dislikes similar to our own, it is all too easy to make 'him' endorse some of our most uncharitable, selfish, and even lethal hopes, fears, and prejudices. This limited God has thus contributed to some of the worst religious atrocities in history.
A little boy named Hope, in South Africa, talks about racism and life
in post-Apartheid Johannesburg. He just looks so innocent, so fresh. They ask him about racism and he replies, "what's racism?" They ask him if he feels anger toward the whites for what they did in the past and he replies:
"Yes, but I forgive them... I just feel like that we all are people and I just forgive them. And I hope that they'll never do it again."
