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Marissa Harrington
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Re: What's the main cause of conflict today?
October 9, 2009 - 05:46 PM
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Payab wrote:
marrisa, i totally agree with your words. The problem is not the religion the problem is the people who use religion for thier evil aims and imbitions. The one and only way to end this conflict is to stop killing and come to a "sit and discuss" and "sit and discuss" will come only if these (proud, misguided, militant zealots) change thier minds.
Yes, you are quite right. Thank you.
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Re: What's the main cause of conflict today?
October 9, 2009 - 05:56 PM
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foster88 wrote:
As I said before, Islam is the main cause of conflict today, if extremist teachings were not taught by Muhammad then his followers would have no basis to committ heinous acts. Today, 40 plus people killed in another terror attack in Pakistan.
Here is what Joseph J. Adamson has written to address your comment, and I quote:
We need to understand why certain Muslims sects misunderstand or ignore certain core teachings of the prophet Muhammad (just as certain sects of Christianity misunderstand or ignore certain core teaching of the Christ Jesus, and just as certain sects of Judaism misunderstand or ignore certain core teachings in their religious scriptures).
You see, the militant, murderous hypocrites who only claim to be Muslims ignore the fact that the Mohammed's Qur'an makes it very clear that Islam does not cancel out the messages of previous prophets, such as Abraham, Moses, Isaiah, David, Solomon, Enoch, and Jesus. In fact, the Qur'an commands Muslims to speak with great courtesy to Jews and Christians, because they "all believe in the same God" (29:46).
They also ignore that the Qur'an condemns violence and aggression, and holds that killing is always a great evil (2:190 and 2:217). Moreover, they ignore the fact that even though the Qur'an does permit a war of self-defense to fight foreign invasion and persecution, when the Prophet Muhammad had it written, one of his main purposes was precisely to stop indiscriminate killing!
The Qur'an states quite clearly that warfare is not the best way of dealing with difficulties and conflict. It says that the faithful should "argue (with unbelievers) in the most kindly manner, with wisdom and goodly exhortation."
It does say that, if attacked, the faithful may retaliate in an appropriate way that is proportionate to the wrong suffered. However, it also says that tolerance is far more advisable than retaliation. It says: "To bear yourselves with patience is far better for you, since God is with those who are patient in adversity." (16:125- 127) Indeed, it even says it is a meritorious act to "be charitable and to refrain from retaliation." (5:45) It is very similar to the teaching of Jesus, which advises us to "turn the other cheek" rather than retaliate by striking back.
The Qur'an also makes it clear that Mohammed's mission was not to create a new world religion, but to bring the religion of Abraham and Jesus to the Arabs, because they had no prophet before Mohammed, and they had no scriptures in their own language.
Furthermore, Mohammed made it very clear that he was not founding a religion to which everyone had to belong. According to the Qur'an, "There must be no coercion in matters of faith" (2:256), so coercion or the imposition of religion on unwilling people or all citizens is not permitted. If people disagree with a Muslim, he is to say: "Unto you your moral law, and unto me, mine." (109:6) In fact, in the Qur'an, as in Jewish and Christian scriptures, there is an emphatic prohibition of imposition, force and compulsion in religious matters (which is something the imposing American Christian Right really needs to learn and abide by).
Additionally, we need to understand how and why most religious sects, whether they call themselves Jews or Christians or Muslims, misunderstand prophecy, and how and why they have been misled, divided, and pitted against each other.
Excerpted and quoted from Divided Islam vs True Islam.
This post was edited on: 2009-10-09 at 06:02 PM by: abbarighton
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Marissa Harrington
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Re: What's the main cause of conflict today?
October 30, 2009 - 02:09 PM
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Right now the conflicts and divisions in the world seem hopeless. But it is not hopeless. In fact, there is a great reason for hope.
Granted, there is terrible conflict caused by partisan political bigotry and religious bigotry.
Therefore, it will take a voice of great reason, logic and veracity to correct those who are in the wrong. In other words, it will take a strong judgment, issued by one who has great authority.
Fortunately, there is such a voice, and that's the reason there is reason for hope.
Read What IS the World Coming To? Seriously.
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Re: What's the main cause of conflict today?
November 1, 2009 - 11:51 PM
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LOVE has been lost in the midst of lust hungry leaders and ignorance ridden masses. Then, what else could be the outcome? CONFLICT.
Is there a solution? Yes.
Love THINE neighbour as THY love THYSELF.
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Re: What's the main cause of conflict today?
November 9, 2009 - 12:48 AM
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To me the main cause of conflict is our stupidity and our inability to deal with problems, some so small they don't harm our survival, in a peaceful way. We need to grow up, we need to accept the fact that these problems are ours, alll of ours, and we can solve them if we get past our preconceived differences that really don't exist. Our parents are telling us to grow up, and I am saying we all need to grow up, and become real people of this world. We are all the same, are we not?
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Re: What's the main cause of conflict today?
November 9, 2009 - 12:45 PM
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Religion has nothing to do with it. It is a bad diagnosis to blame it on religion, and we will never find a cure if we do so.
The cause of conflict has always been the disrespect of property rights. Whether it's a political conflict or an intellectual property issue.
If a newspaper uses a photograph without the photographer's voluntary consent there will be a room for conflict. That said a conflict will only occur if the photographer disagrees, resists or revolts. The photographer might be honored by appearing in that newspaper, or might be intimidated by the size of the newspaper and decide not to take action.
Whether the newspaper did it out of greed, out of hatred or out of ignorance is irrelevant here. And it's the same in military and political conflicts.
The aggression from the newspaper has sowed the seeds of conflict. But like I said it will only become a conflict depending on the reaction of the victim. It really ceases to be a conflict when it's taken to court. And depending on the fairness of the judicial system from the perspective of the opposing parties, the court decision will solve it all.
Courts of justice are very fundamental to civilization. Abiding by the rulings of courts of justice is the best way to avoid conflict.
The victim can become an aggressor (for example the photographer can destroy some of the newspaper's computers or cause harm to some of its staff) but that does not deny the photographer her initial rights, and does not render the newspaper innocent of its initial aggression.
The main cause of conflict is the disrespect of property rights regardless of whether an aggressor is "evil" or "well-meaning".
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Marissa Harrington
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Re: What's the main cause of conflict today?
November 12, 2009 - 12:03 PM
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johnnydib wrote:
Religion has nothing to do with it. It is a bad diagnosis to blame it on religion, and we will never find a cure if we do so.
The main cause of conflict is the disrespect of property rights regardless of whether an aggressor is "evil" or "well-meaning".
Religion is not at fault. You are right about that. However, the DISTORTION of religion is indeed at fault for most of the conflict, violence, death and destruction in the world today.
Granted, it is also about property and land. But most of those who are fighting for it, such as in the Mid-East, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere, are doing so in the name of Judaism or Christianity or Islam.
Much evil has been done, and even now is being done, in the name of religion. That's the fact of the matter.
The solution is for truth to prevail over falsehood, to turn the tables on hateful, violent hypocrites who claim to be religious. That is why I recommend the work of Joseph J. Adamson.
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