Simple rule of thumb: If your god tells you to kill innocent men women and children at their place of worship, then your god is crazy. Don’t listen to him.
Religion, by definition, is exclusive. You’re either in or out. In most, if you’re “in,” you’re “superior” to those who are “out.” This “superiority” leads to the so-called “holy wars,” whether crusades, jihads, inquisitions, or nationalistic “ethnic cleansing.” This arises from the difference between beliefs (faith based) and fact (demonstrably true under strict conditions). As faith is insusceptible to any rational proof but is often claimed as “fact” by adherents, tolerance must be suspect and likely heretical. As long as religion is a private matter between the adherent and his or her diety (or power, or whatever term you find most appropriate), this presents no conflict. However, when the adherent feels compelled to impose his or her religion on his or her neighbor, these tragedies are the inevitable result.
One of us must invite the other to a mutual table to end this ignoranc!!! Humanity is still in a primitive state of ape on ape waring factions caused primarily by the ignorance or Organized religion. I ask you how many more millions must suffer and die before humanity realizes this!!!
What upsets me a tad is Mianmar and the persecution of others, notably Muslims, by a “Buddhist” majority. Humans create their religions and then fall victim to rewrites. The same thing happened in Islam after the death of Mohammed. (Like the veil was ONLY intended for his unfaithful wife, not all women.)
I find the explanation of the Sri Lankan government questionable. For ages the fighting there had been Tamil vs. Sinhalese. After the leader of the Tamil Tigers was killed (along with about 40,000 others, if memory from reading serves me) and funds taken from well-to-do Tamils, there was (and recently has been) quite a bit of mob violence by Sinhalese against people not fitting into the “norm” according to news reports, including violence against Christians and Muslims, i.e. shared enemy.
Now, is it possible outsiders did this? Certainly. What outsiders do often does not reflect what is happening in a nation, and with that explanation by the Sri Lankan government today not reflecting that nation’s situation even more — well…
For now, though, I am seriously wondering if what really occurred was something more in keeping with the history of the nation. So, I am wondering if EITHER some Sinhalese group went beyond mob violence, OR if some members of the Tamil Tigers have reorganized. Obviously, my wondering could be entirely off base, but whether it is or is not I do think we will see a show trial.
Dtroutma about 5 years ago
It’s happening to churches of about all denominations. The super-religious of course being the most intolerant folks in existance.
amethyst52 Premium Member about 5 years ago
:’(
shakeswilly about 5 years ago
Simple rule of thumb: If your god tells you to kill innocent men women and children at their place of worship, then your god is crazy. Don’t listen to him.
Darsan54 Premium Member about 5 years ago
These days the US is showing the way with its growing intolerance.
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 5 years ago
Religious intolerance seems like a mild term for mass murderous terrorism. On and off throughout human history.
Alberta Oil Premium Member about 5 years ago
The history of religion since the dawn of time.. sadly.
zippy49 about 5 years ago
Check out the Al-Jazeera op-ed on this, it’s much worse than you think.
Stephen Runnels Premium Member about 5 years ago
Religion never did make any sense.
woodwork about 5 years ago
how about Russia and Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Bookworm about 5 years ago
Religion, by definition, is exclusive. You’re either in or out. In most, if you’re “in,” you’re “superior” to those who are “out.” This “superiority” leads to the so-called “holy wars,” whether crusades, jihads, inquisitions, or nationalistic “ethnic cleansing.” This arises from the difference between beliefs (faith based) and fact (demonstrably true under strict conditions). As faith is insusceptible to any rational proof but is often claimed as “fact” by adherents, tolerance must be suspect and likely heretical. As long as religion is a private matter between the adherent and his or her diety (or power, or whatever term you find most appropriate), this presents no conflict. However, when the adherent feels compelled to impose his or her religion on his or her neighbor, these tragedies are the inevitable result.
ForALaugh Premium Member about 5 years ago
Good people do good things, bad people do bad things, but it takes religion for good people to do evil things.
jimchronister2016 about 5 years ago
One of us must invite the other to a mutual table to end this ignoranc!!! Humanity is still in a primitive state of ape on ape waring factions caused primarily by the ignorance or Organized religion. I ask you how many more millions must suffer and die before humanity realizes this!!!
Dtroutma about 5 years ago
What upsets me a tad is Mianmar and the persecution of others, notably Muslims, by a “Buddhist” majority. Humans create their religions and then fall victim to rewrites. The same thing happened in Islam after the death of Mohammed. (Like the veil was ONLY intended for his unfaithful wife, not all women.)
SukieCrandall Premium Member about 5 years ago
I find the explanation of the Sri Lankan government questionable. For ages the fighting there had been Tamil vs. Sinhalese. After the leader of the Tamil Tigers was killed (along with about 40,000 others, if memory from reading serves me) and funds taken from well-to-do Tamils, there was (and recently has been) quite a bit of mob violence by Sinhalese against people not fitting into the “norm” according to news reports, including violence against Christians and Muslims, i.e. shared enemy.
Now, is it possible outsiders did this? Certainly. What outsiders do often does not reflect what is happening in a nation, and with that explanation by the Sri Lankan government today not reflecting that nation’s situation even more — well…
For now, though, I am seriously wondering if what really occurred was something more in keeping with the history of the nation. So, I am wondering if EITHER some Sinhalese group went beyond mob violence, OR if some members of the Tamil Tigers have reorganized. Obviously, my wondering could be entirely off base, but whether it is or is not I do think we will see a show trial.