Defenders of the Faith
Spewing hatred is certainly indicative of something, most tellingly, the mind of a dangerous psychopath. Surely, people who profess a belief in a divine presence, one that informs their everyday lives, encouraging them through study of their sacred writings to honour all peoples and in so doing, bring honour to their god.The simple fact is that most people who subscribe to the way of faith, pay homage to a singularly unknowable spirit, but one that universally exhorts followers to be of pure mind, practise compassionate understanding of others; in the doing of which one must always do unto others as they would have done to them.
The first instance of this obedience to the basic scripture of a belief in the presence and the power of God, is to bring to one's exposure to others a spirit of openness and acceptance, with every right to the understanding that this initial behaviour will be rewarded with reciprocal kindness.
An all-seeing, omniscient god requires nothing less of religious adherents, for in offering kindness to others one honours the most basic precepts of humankind's belief in the purpose of an Almighty. To bring peace and harmony to the world.
To battle (spiritual jihad) the more base instincts with which humankind has been imbued. And in allowing one's finer instincts to emerge and submerge the darker side, becoming what God demands.
Perhaps that can be taken a step farther; those who wish ill to others dishonour their religion and their god. Those whose apprehension of others cause them to be suspicious of others' motivations and purpose, betray their affiliation with their god by responding with belligerent intent toward others.
Tender homilies of quiet understanding issuing from the lips of authority figures in the world of Islam toward those of countries whose religion does not reflect Islam present as a case in point. The world-respected public figure who draws admiring attention from all who hear his plangent tenor singing the praises of his country's neighbours is a case in point.
Addressing an Islamist rally broadcast on Iran's national television President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad thrilled his audience with stirring words of regard for other countries of the world, their leaders, and above all, their populations, other than Muslim: "World powers have created a black and dirty microbe named the Zionist regime and have unleashed it like a savage animal on the nations of the region."
Allah, one can imagine, hangs his hoary head in bewildered shame. How can his message of peace and understanding have been so dreadfully subverted? How can it be that the very people whom he so carefully advantaged through his divine mentorship can have fallen to such depraved depths of sinful slander against others?
Threats from Iran against its neighbours, and most spectacularly the neighbour whose ancient religion was the wellspring from which Islam sprang continue to erupt on the landscape, befouling and bespoiling the potential for harmony among the nations living there.
Allah truly is dumbfounded that his message of brotherly love can have been so twisted, so horribly manacled to the message of the Angel of Death.
Where, He wonders, are the Defenders of His Faith?
Ah, not to worry. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described those hateful sentiments as "unbearable", promising he would respond "decisively" to the ravings of the Iranian president.
Allah be praised.
Labels: Anti-Semitism, Social-Cultural Deviations, Terrorism
posted by Pieface @ Thursday, February 21, 2008
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