I'm well aware that my ancestors were pagans. So were the ancestors of the Israelites at one point or another. Even Abraham believed that El Elyon was simply the sovereign God over other gods. But God has proven Himself to be the only God, and we have the testimony, the witness, of His followers. It takes more than just believing something to be a witness. You have to SEE something as well. We have a legacy that no other faith or religion has--that of the martyrs. And by "martyr," I don't mean someone who kills themselves for a belief. The word "martyr" literally means "witness." We have a legacy of people who know what they saw, proclaimed the truth of their testimonies, and then suffered and died rather than deny what they had seen with their own eyes. They were witnesses who remained faithful to their testimonies even unto death. All other religions have followers who are faithful to their feelings unto death. They have no testimony. They are not witnesses. They are not true martyrs.