To be so fuzzyheaded that everything is blurred and indistinct can be Arcadian. Everyone wants to be happy and wants all others to be happy. Idealism appeals to all and is rejected by none. Jesus was an idealist, but he knew the heart of man and understood that many would reject the narrow path in favor of the broad way that leads to destruction. It is tantalizing to envision a heaven on earth-a place were there is one big happy family and no briars or thistles to sting and irritate.
Religious liberals dream of utopia and call it ecumenism.
This imaginary ecstasy has the same appeal as communism and is just as impractical. The illusion continues and there are those who paint a pretty picture of peace and prosperity and then cannot tell the difference between the picture and the real world. Craving universal brotherhood blinds the eye of even the astute and renders them Machiavellian . We love everyone and want to be loved by all, but we must remember that love is blind-not stupid. Religious harmony is desirable but not always workable.