In light of too many recent and past horrific events. . .
Let’s take a minute here to get a couple of things
straight. According to the
Merriam-Webster online dictionary:
1. Martyr- a person who is killed or who suffers greatly for a
religion, cause, etc.
2. Religion - the belief in a god or in a group of gods.
3. Cult - a small religious group that is not part of a larger
and more accepted religion and that has beliefs regarded by many people as
extreme or dangerous.
Why am I taking the time to define these three words? Because there are too many ignorant
people who do not understand these words and threaten to kill or actually do
kill innocent men, women, and children.
A martyr is a person who suffers for their religion. They do not create suffering for others. If you intentionally cause another person to suffer, you are
EVIL plain and simple, as
per every major religion in the world.
A religion is a belief in God, a god, or gods. The tenets of all the major religions
of the world (including the Muslim religion) all begin with some version of
“Treat others as you would like to be treated” and “love one another.” No single religion in the world orders
people to go out and kill people just because they do not share your
religion. (Let’s put one other
thing to rest: The Quaran states
that taking your own life or the life of another is a crime against Allah. Maybe if some people actually READ the
book, they’d know this.)
A cult is a bunch of people who have broken off from another
religion and basically corrupts all the beauty and simple human kindness of the
true religion. A cult causes harm
to themselves and others. A cult
is run by thoughtless individuals who only care about some delusion of glory
that involves torturing and killing others.
If you believe that in order to get your religious beliefs
across to others you have to kidnap innocent people, threaten the masses, and
destroy things, then you are simply SICK.
You are not part of a loving, productive religion, you are perpetuating
evil.
A true religion teaches people to love and respect one
another. A true religion teaches
people to embrace our differences and learn from one another. A martyr is someone who died holding on
to the belief of what LOVE means, not hatred.
Now that we have this straight, I wish for nothing but a
better life for everyone in the world.
Once we learn to be at peace with ourselves, we can find peace
worldwide. In the words of some of
the world’s greatest religious leaders and books:
“Love one another as
I have loved you” –Jesus Christ
"What is hateful to yourself, do not do to your fellow man." -Talmud Shabbat .
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When
the mind is pure, joy follows like a
shadow that never leaves.” – The Buddah
“Indeed, Allah enjoins justice, and the doing of good
to others; and giving like kindred; and
forbids indecency, and manifest evil, and wrongful transgression.” –Al Quaran
Wishing you all peace – Laurie
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