07-15-2005, 02:02 PM
I think they DO NOT belong together. For thousands of years, religion has bred hatred and wars. Mulims against jews, christians against non christians and of course muslims against non muslim.
It is illogical to have negative feelings against somebody becuase they do not believe what you do. MORAL VALUES are what counts and from morals we construct laws. Theft, murder etc etc are all immoral acts and that is why they are illegal. Not becuase of any link to a particular religion.
Tribe mentality is one of the greatest distasters to befall mankind. They form over religions, over race and even football teams. Witness the thugs that used to be so much in eveidence at English football games.
What is needed in this troubled world is tolerance. And that means muslims tolerating other faiths as well as the other way round. Don't invent terms and names for 'non-believers' simply because they have a different religeon, instead save the names for evil individuals. One cannot simply hate Jews or Arabs or Americans. It makes no sense and is unjust.
Andy