Fools will Always Fight Over Religion

According to Steve Oh, in his letter to Malaysiakini, "We are fools who fight over religion" (Dec 28, 07 8:47pm}.

True, so true. But fools who fight over religion are not exclusive to Malaysia, as the following news (as printed below) from BBC has shown.

Before we get to that, lets get this straight. Allah is is not exclusive to anyone. Anyone who wants to worship Allah should just go on and worship Allah. If anyone believes in Allah, and wants to pray to Allah, by all means. And as people believe that Allah is the Creator of the Universe, Allah cannot then be exclusive to anyone, otherwise, the earth, air, water and all Allah's creations on Earth can only be enjoyed by a select few.

Thus, as Allah has allowed everyone to breathe in the air, drink the water and live on this Earth that He has created, everyone, good or bad, is free to give thanks to Allah. No exclusivity there! Everyone is and should be free to seek His Forgiveness and seek His love. He never made Himself exclusive to anyone, it's only that some choose to accept and some don't.

Even to those who don't, Allah won't make Himself exclusive and deny them of the opportunity to turn to Him. It's just up to any individual to do so.

As for fools who fight over religion, the following piece is from BBCNews. In gist, Christians have set fire to Hindu homes, in retaliation after 19 churches were destroyed by Hindus on Christmas Eve.

Members of the hardline Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) said Christians sparked the violence by attacking one of their leaders, Swami Laxamananda Saraswati, on Monday.

Yes, fools will kill and fight over religion. Last night's events in India clearly shows it.


- Source BBC News.com
Friday, 28 December 2007, 13:12

Indian police shoot three dead

Hindus say Christians attacked one of their leaders.

Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa shot and killed at least three people on Thursday in continuing communal violence, officials say. Police opened fire on a large crowd of Hindus after a village police station was set on fire.

The crowd had been complaining about a lack of protection after Christians set fire to several Hindu homes.

Christians had retaliated after 19 churches were destroyed in violence that began on Christmas Eve.

The disorder in the remote tribal area has continued despite a curfew and the deployment of a large number of state and federal police.

Reinforcements
The state government has ordered a judicial inquiry into the violence, which has disrupted telephone lines and other communications.

An additional 200-strong paramilitary force is being deployed to the area after Orissa's chief minister, Naveen Patnaik, called for more federal help to quell the violence.

Members of the hardline Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) said Christians sparked the violence by attacking one of their leaders, Swami Laxamananda Saraswati, on Monday.

Hindu groups also accuse Christian missionaries of forcing tribal people and low-caste Hindus to convert to Christianity.

But Christians deny the claims and accuse the Hindus of objecting to them celebrating Christmas.

The BBC's Tinku Ray in Delhi says the issue of conversions is very sensitive in India, where several states have laws that forbid or make it difficult to convert.

Orissa has seen some of the worst attacks on the minority Christian community.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7162787.stm

A muffin too far

A BRITISH Airways steward has been suspended for theft – after he scoffed a MUFFIN left over on a passenger’s meal tray.
Furious staff yesterday blasted the “heavy-handed” move and compared the company to a “police state”.
The worker was told to leave his post after he was reported at London’s Heathrow Airport on Monday.
A BA worker said: “The cabin crew member on a long-haul flight took a muffin destined for the bin.
“Now his career hangs in the balance. Everyone is up in arms – it is a disgusting way to treat staff.”
The source said BA and other airlines had adopted a zero-tolerance approach that had left workers terrified.

They said: “Staff are scared of putting a foot wrong. BA is acting like a police state.”
An airline spokesman said: “One member of cabin crew has been suspended on suspicion of theft.
“While such incidents are extremely rare we take all allegations of theft extremely seriously.”
v.wheeler@the-sun.co.uk