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Lighten up, lah...
Bitched on: Friday, September 15, 2006
Time: 9/15/2006 09:17:00 PM
I saw this piece of news online.Time: 9/15/2006 09:17:00 PM
(Yes... I surf the net to read up on news too. Surprise, surprise...)
"Muslims angry over pope's remarks"
Which makes me wonder... I'm a Muslim. So should I be angry?
Are ALL muslims angry now?
And this coming from a respectable online News website.
Anyway, what was it that supposedly 'angered us'?
What did the pope even say?
Pope Benedict XVI had quoted from a book recounting a conversation between 14th century Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II and a Persian scholar on the truths of Christianity and Islam.
The pope said, "The emperor comes to speak about the issue of jihad, holy war. He said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed (SAW) brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'"
He was just quoting what a dead emperor said centuries ago!
Yet, the media in Islamic countries and thousands of Muslims worldwide must have 'ignored' that fact and heard, "Mohammed (SAW)... blah...blah...evil and inhuman... blah..."
And what I think the Islamic extremists heard was, "Jihad... blah... blah... Jihad... blah... Jihad... blah..."
So what do I think? Lighten up, lah...
Its not like he said he agreed with the quote (neither did he repudiate it... hmmm... Now that's wrong.)
But why the ultra-sensitivity?
First the Danish caricature controversy, and now this.
Its things like these that makes us look like cry-babies with violent tantrums.
Goodness...
That said, it does not mean that I would just stand and watch if our names have been tarnished.
And I am not saying that we should not care or respond.
But why fight fire with fire?
And that said, I am not implying that I won't fight for Islam if ever I feel our existence is threatened.
I would die for my religion.
I would die for what I believe in.
Wah... heavy stuff...
And that is true for anyone with any faith.
Christian. Jew. Hindu. Buddhist.
Recently, I saw this vandalised onto the toilet wall;
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It says; "ISLAM TERRORIST."
Along with other hurtful and insensitive statements.
Like "F*ck Islam", "F*ck all Muslims" and lastly "F*ck 'ALLAH'".
The last one was damn hurtful. Not only because of the obvious, he (it was a male toilet, so... duh) had actually put inverted commas, implying that the Almighty is not real or true.
The first thing that went through my mind was anger and outrage.
This is Singapore. Home to sensible and tolerant Singaporeans of many races and religions.
Muslims here are generally moderate and have done nothing to have angered or hurt the others (cept maybe that JI-Yishun-bomb-scare-thingy...yikes...).
So why was this son-of-a-bitch saying all this?
Did we hurt him or his family? Did we insult him or his faith? Are all muslims terrorists in his eyes? What drove him to write this?
But now, come to think of it, I pity him. This person must really have a small mind like that of a child's; blinded by the negative images he sees of Islam in the media. He is without a doubt, ignorant about the truth and beauty of the religion. He is also a coward, expressing himself on a stinking toilet wall, of all places.
Plus, he is SO going to hell.
So, let people say what they want.
Let them do what they want.
Let God punish them if thay are wrong. Not us.
That is why its called the Judgement Day.
And I will pray for their souls then...
Ya rite...
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