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<div id="Lectures" class="section" sec_index="4" parent="compilation" text="Lectures"><h2>Lectures</h2>
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<div class="heading">No. We are not Christian nor Hindu nor Muslim. We are God's servant. That's all. Anyone who is God's servant, there is no disagreement. And when one is māyā's servant, servant of māyā, illusion, there is disagreement. So it doesn't matter.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:Arrival Address -- London, September 11, 1969|Arrival Address -- London, September 11, 1969]]: </span><div class="text"><p style="display: inline;">Reporter: What about something very much nearer to ourselves here in this country, and that is a war or civil disturbance is going on...</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Well, war is going on.</p>
<p>Reporter: ...between Christians?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: No. We are not Christian nor Hindu nor Muslim. We are God's servant. That's all. Anyone who is God's servant, there is no disagreement. And when one is māyā's servant, servant of māyā, illusion, there is disagreement. So it doesn't matter. Our test is, sa vai puṁsāṁ paro dharmo yato bhaktir adhokṣaje ([[Vanisource:SB 1.2.6|SB 1.2.6]]). That system of religion is first class which teaches how to love God. That's all. It doesn't matter whether it is Christian religion, Muhammadan religion or Hindu religion. We shall see. If the follower of the religion has learned how to love God, then his religion is perfect. Otherwise it is useless.</p>
<p>Reporter: But do you not think it's worth going to such places as Ireland and trying to talk to the people out there to stop warring?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: Now, this is our talking, that the first-class religion is that which teaches how to love God. Try to understand this. This is the simple formula.</p>
<p>Reporter: Yes, but don't you think it's worth going over there to try and help them?</p>
<p>Prabhupāda: We shall see. Suppose you are Christian. If you have developed your sense of loving God, then you are perfect, your religion is perfect. But instead of loving God, if you have developed your sense of loving dog, then you have wasted your time. That is our test. Yes. You want to ask any question?</p>
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