Freedom of religion
The world leaders were adding their voices to the global outcry against a Florida preacher who planned to burn copies of the Holy Quran in a bonfire to mark the ninth anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks. We all enjoy freedom of religion and that freedom of religion comes from a tolerant spirit. We are unable to understand why innocent people are being made targets of vicious attacks in the name of religion. The latest attempt by an American Pastor against humanity is unpardonable. Neither the Quran nor the Bible nor the Bhagavad Gita created James Bonds and gave them the licence to kill or hurt. This is our simple religion. There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophy.
We are punished by our sins, not for them. We must respect the other fellow's religion. What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
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