Archives for December 2014

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF FOLLOWING YOUR RELIGION?

The vicious and violent incidents in Sydney and Peshawar this week clearly demonstrate the cruel and ugly character of the people responsible for the incidents. A lone gunman takes 17 people hostage in a café in Sydney. The gun man has always portrayed himself as a man of religion. In Peshawar the Taliban killed 132 school children. They broke into a school run by the military and they ruthlessly fired shots at the children. The Taliban claim they practice a strict form of Islam. Religion inspired and religion focussed, the members of the Taliban consider themselves to be holier than anyone ... [read more]