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The NEW standard….

above which all religions must rise if they are to survive

(on this basis most religions, as practiced and preached, are doomed!)

Speaking out - 001

Asim Mehmood's full article can be found here

 

As has been written on this blog, Islam is at war within itself. It is only when individuals and Imams speak out against the abuse of Islam and the Koran

that Muslims will be able to reclaim their hijacked religion.

Do you get the feeling…

that institutionalised religion has maybe misread, misunderstood or misinterpreted *THE MESSAGE*?

or, as I have said previously on this blog, that secular society is now teaching ethics and morality to the religions?

"Studies have found that secular teenagers are far less likely to care what the “cool kids” think, or express a need to fit in with them, than their religious peers. When these teens mature into “godless” adults, they exhibit less racism than their religious counterparts, according to a 2010 Duke University study. Many psychological studies show that secular grownups tend to be less vengeful, less nationalistic, less militaristic, less authoritarian and more tolerant, on average, than religious adults.

Recent research also has shown that children raised without religion tend to remain irreligious as they grow older — and are perhaps more accepting. Secular adults are more likely to understand and accept the science concerning global warming, and to support women's equality and gay rights. One telling fact from the criminology field: Atheists were almost absent from our prison population as of the late 1990s, comprising less than half of 1% of those behind bars, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons statistics. This echoes what the criminology field has documented for more than a century — the unaffiliated and the nonreligious engage in far fewer crimes.

Another meaningful related fact: Democratic countries with the lowest levels of religious faith and participation today — such as Sweden, Denmark, Japan, Belgium and New Zealand — have among the lowest violent crime rates in the world and enjoy remarkably high levels of societal well-being. If secular people couldn't raise well-functioning, moral children, then a preponderance of them in a given society would spell societal disaster. Yet quite the opposite is the case."

source

Protest the hijacking

Reprinted from the New York Times article 'United in Outrage', today's date:

NYT article

Finally, the message is starting to get through..

via BBC

stained faith

actions speak louder….

poor substitute

Happy New Year 2015

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balance

In the interests of fairness and balance, I post the following excerpt from an 'Atlas of Giving' report carried by Huffington Post

when will we ever learn?

Grief transcends religious boundaries

 

The Rebound Law

knowing

Peshawar–in sympathy

Militants from the Pakistani Taliban have attacked an army-run school in Peshawar, killing 141 people, 132 of them children.

against the odds….

the fate of humankind

"Ideals are not the folly of youth, they are the engine of progress for all mankind. Ideals that speak of peace, compassion, lovingness - they are 'owned' by new generations.

If we, we adults, are unwilling to help, then at least we owe it to our species to stand out of the way and not obstruct. for progress does not look backwards nor does it seek a comfortable seat on which to rest."  gg.

The magnificent and merciful face of Islam

That all who claim this beautiful religion could follow the lead and heart of this child would be a world transformation that would honour the Prophet.

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