Mankind's destruction in the hands of Religion

Submitted by Dorothy Wodrich (South Africa), Feb 11, 2004 at 03:48

I am a non-Muslim who has spend the past few weeks in email debate with a friend who sees all Muslims as evil and bent on the destruction of all non-believers. I have tried to introduce a little reason and balance and urged him not to judge all Muslims by the behaviour of a few.

In my opinion, fundamentalist Christians are on a par with fundamentalist Muslims and are as responsible for the rise in terrorism, the world over. If Muslims are bent on destroying all non-believers, the Christians should not forget that they have done exactly the same thing in the past. They should get off their moral high horse and start facing the truth about themselves - they have little to be proud of.

I had a "Christian" education but the older I get, the more disgusted I become with all organized religion and the more convinced I am that the God who created this incredible universe cannot be anything like the God that is depicted by the organized religions of the world. It is ironic that the three religions that share holy places and have prophets in common, are all three convinced that they have the only Truth. It is also ironic that these religions have been responsible for most of the prejudice, injustice and bloodshed in the world.

The basis for all three religions comes down to the human ego and greed. God is a Creator and therefore to be part of Him one must learn to create and preserve. Any religion that contenances violence against others or the destruction of any part of God's creation, in any form whatsoever, has long since lost God.

---

Note: Opinions expressed in comments are those of the authors alone and not necessarily those of Daniel Pipes. Original writing only, please. Comments are screened and in some cases edited before posting. Reasoned disagreement is welcome but not comments that are scurrilous, off-topic, commercial, disparaging religions, or otherwise inappropriate. For complete regulations, see the "Guidelines for Reader Comments".