Hero healers

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.

punctuality

Tamir Rice postscript

via massreport.com

Tamir Rice–in Memorium

mini miracles abound

via theDailyKitty

expect nothing

Byron Katie

The Inconsequence of Ego

click on the image for a larger copy…then click on the new image for a very large copy

perceptions

image source unknown

pieces of non peaceful information

The Global Terrorism Index recorded almost 18,000 deaths last year, a jump of about 60% over the previous year. Four groups were responsible for most of them: Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq and Syria; Boko Haram in Nigeria; the Taliban in Afghanistan; and al-Qaida in various parts of the world.(Guardian)

right on!

let your light shine

pssst! Wanna know a secret….?

Reality

Compassion has NO borders

We remember. I remember visiting a bustling town in the 90's. A town that was no more after the typhoon

hit on 8 November last year.

Focus

The traditional Tyrant

When tradition is the servant of humanity, it is noble and honourable.

When it seeks to be the Master of humanity, it is a merciless tyrant.

It matters not the religion!

You knew that…huh?

confusion

anonymous

searching…

"… I searched for my real self

and found only God.

And I knew it was God

for there was a waterfall and river of

unconditional loving"  gg

thankfulness

old clothes

"…your assumptions and pieties are evil’s best opportunity, and your conventional wisdom is what’s most likely to condemn victims to their fate".

Ross Douthat, NYT   via

By any measure, be it 'old wisdoms' or 'new enlightenment', if we lack compassion and unconditional love we lack morality, spirituaiity and cannot reasonably claim any justifications in so-called religious beliefs. I say 'so-called' because if life has taught me anything, it has taught me that most people will find in any religion that which best suits their own purpose and desires.

Hiding behind old writings and teachings is no substitute for living in the light of unconditional lovingness.

gg

"…and no religion too" John Lennon

in the eye of the beholder

nail on the head

…and if anyone tells you you can't have your own unique experiences, you tell them they must believe in a very little god!

creating life

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sincerity….

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
-- Strength to Love (1963) Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

be led by children's hearts

money money money?

to Hamas and Israel…

and other such places where children pay the price for adult stupidity

seeing

via Diamond Logos Academy

our hearts are in Holland this day

lost integrity?

…always the children suffer MH17

 

In the 'fog of war' many mistakes happen. It seems clear that in the enthusiasm for 'killing the enemy' a mistake was made and a civil airliner with 298 people on board was hit by a sophisticated ground to air missile.

Bodies rained from the sky, some naked, some with limbs torn away, over a 9 mile long pathway.

Some will say 'a mistake was made'

I say, THE MISTAKE IS WAR ITSELF for always – and in all ways – it is the children who suffer.

Not simply those murdered either. In the compound of an orphanage filled with children, naked bodies landed from this tragedy.

When will we ever learn to be as enthusiastic about loving and caring for each other, tolerating and celebrating our differences, as some are about war.

This item in tearful remembrance of all those lives so tragically stolen from us in this horrendous event.