Not Afraid

Submitted by CanadianChris (Canada), Jan 25, 2007 at 11:44

Government needs to stop trying to please everyone. Islam, Christianity, etc simply need to be put in their place. If we can convince government to avoid making ANY concession based on religion then we will be taking a significant step toward world peace. Religious expensionism is a threat while government is weak willed concerning religion in politics. Governments that encourage religious practice within the personal life and avoid politicizing should be our goal. Sure there will be attacks but the price of freedom is vigilance, not dominance. The world wants stability but stability comes when everything has achieved equilibrium. This is a law of nature. We cannot allow ANY religion to stand above another.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights needs to become the fervent creed of all free thinkers.

I know that Islam has shown itself to be an expansionist force(Afghanistan used to be buddhist), but the war against that philosophy will not be won by making martyrs(Of which there is an abundance of eager applicants). The solution lies with promoting the good of humanity over the dogma of ANY religion. Christianity has had a bloody and intolerant phase that it had to evolve through and is not too far removed from it at this point in history.

Christians need to take a cold hard look at the source of religious feuding and realize that the god that they choose to believe will not be increased or diminished by a government that encourages them to keep their religion in their personal lives, and in doing so this same type of government will shut the door on Islam's ability to become a dominant force in the western world. The principles of judaism and chistianity have generic applications to morality...Be good to your fellow man, don't kill, don't steal, etc. These are not simply 'christian or jewish' philosophies, these are philosophies that are applicable across the spectrum of religion and philosophy, and don't require promotion as strictly from one camp or another.

The point I am trying to make is that if westerners can show the world that religion is secondary to being a good person, and promoting government that holds equality, compassion, justice, and kindness in high regard, then the world may see success and prosperity comes from these principles. I see religion as the problem, not just Islam, because religion creates a distinction between 'worthy and unworthy'. Christianity will do well to follow christ's example of focusing on the poor and sick, feeding the hungry, forgiving those who hate and abuse them, Christians need to be at the foreground of seeking a peaceful resolution to conflict, because christ was so convinced that forgiveness and compassion was the right thing to do that he supposedly died to make his point. And leave government to deal with the controversy of subduing detractors to the process of freedom. Keep religion out of government and the passions that are evident in the comments on this board, will be limited to doing the 'right thing' not one person's interpretation of what god wants them to do.

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