Christianity is an inclusive, not an exclusive religion

At Christmas time, the entire Christian community acknowledges that the Three Wise Men of the East came to Bethlehem to rejoice in the birth of Jesus of Nazareth.  And, it is assumed, they were all welcome, despite their religious commitments to other religions.  Nobody seems to object to the story of the Three Wise Men at the cradle of Jesus.

I believe that this account of a star that led the Three to Bethlehem bespeaks the inclusive nature of the very foundations of Christianity:  it recognizes, even assumes. that there are many Ways to the Divine Power.  Note, too, that during the early days of the Church, born-again Christians did not need to profess faith in Judaism, the religion from which Christianity was spawned. 

Also, Jesus was comfortable speaking and teaching sinners, many of whom were not Jews.  He conversed with Samarians, who were not necessarily of any religious affiliation.  Paul complained to the Romans and Greeks that their religions did not produce the miraculous results for which their followers sought, and attested to the results in changing the lives of Christian believers that faith in Jesus had wrought. 

Even today, I am astounded of the results that Yoga can achieve in the lives of its practitioners and followers.  The peace and quietude it distills in their daily actions has a marvelous effect on their cultures.  The same quality is pervasive through the practice of 5 daily prayers performed by Muslims with their faces turned toward Mecca.

I, too, share what I take was an early tenet of Christianity--there are many Ways to God, each of which must be attested to by God's power to work wonders in them for the sake of God's plan in the world and the hereafter.