Who fuels the hatred and violence we’ve seen across the Muslim world for the past two weeks over the Danish cartoons? Mullahs and “holy men”.
Who fuels the arrogance of the religious right here in America? Preachers. Who pushes the absurdity of Intelligent Design? Preachers.
Who fuels the never-ending hatred in Israel? Mullahs on one side and radical Rabbis on the other.
Who fuels the half century old hatred between Pakistan and India? Mullahs on one side and Hindu holy men on the other.
Who fuels mass murder in so many regions of Africa? Self-proclaimed prophets and prophetesses. In their “vision” they claim the right to butcher innocents wholesale.
As was said by a very wise Persian nearly a century and a half ago:
Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
The time has come for humanity to free itself from the usurpers of our spiritual heritage. Religion itself, the message of Moses, Jesus, Mohammad, Buddha, Krishna is not the root of the problem… It is the power hungry, who enslave the minds of billions, who purposely keep the masses ignorant. these are the ones who now are pushing humanity toward a self-made (not divinely sanctioned) End of Days.
How long will we continue to tolerate those who are absolutely sure that they and they alone speak with the authority of God?
Where are the reasoned, confident and spiritually attuned Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus that will stand against this religious tyranny that threatens humankind’s survival?
When people die over cartoons, no matter that they were done out of sheer ignorance and incredibly poor taste…the time has come to abolish the priesthoods.
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1 - Aaman
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2 - Observer
Who fuels the never-ending hatred?
Some priests do fuel the hatred.
But leave out the pope.
Read...DEUS CARITAS EST
3 - Observer
Who does fuel hatred and violence?
Listen to John Hagee, pastor of the Cornerstone Church in San Antonio.
He thrives on ranting and raving in favor of more war on his TV "religion show".
4 - RedTard
And who is sowing the seeds of hatred in this dear article?
Please remind me what religion Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pol, and Mao were again, I seem to forget.
Perhaps it is leaders who don't believe in god that we should fear, they seem to commit the greatest crimes and genocides.
5 - A.L. Harper
People aren't to blame religion is. It is the root of all evil.
6 - Observer
I am reminded of the fact that Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot and Mao did not pretend to represent a religion, unless it was devil worship.
It is the war-mongering leaders who say they believe in god that we should fear because they incite others to commit crimes and genocides in the name of religion.