"Art" reflecting a decaying society
A disgustingly offensive statue, labelled as a work of art, displayed in a Gateshead gallery, is indicative of the moral decay of Secular Britain, and its inability to create a cohesive society that can accommodate people of any religious faith. It is sufficient to say that any Muslim who has stumbled across the description or image of it could not but be hurt, offended and outraged.
Some Christians are outraged. Others have come to accept the insult of their faith as a fact of life, and turn a blind eye.
Some celebrate the freedoms in society that allow these types of attacks. One Christian woman is currently prosecuting the gallery for displaying the offensive image, in what may be a good intention. Yet the fact is that the system in Britain - indeed in any secular society - will never prevent such works from being shown. The freedom to provocatively insult that which is sacred to others, to debase the pure and good, is a right in secular societies. If societies in the Muslim countries adopt these standards and values, this is the result people should expect.
It should not surprise people that society in the west has become so decayed and immoral that antisocial behaviour and disrespect are rife. Britain is predominantly a Christian country. There are huge numbers of Muslims who look up to the Prophet Issa (Jesus) as one of the greatest humans that ever lived. Even atheists who look at the biblical teachings of Christianity, changed and altered over the centuries, view them with some respect. So the question emerges: why would anyone take something that is widely regarded as good and pure to debase and denigrate it? That is the action of vandals and hooligans. Yet, this society celebrates such vandalism and hooliganism as art. Why, then, is it surprised that vandalism and hooliganism, antisocial and disrespectful behaviour, are now endemic in Britain.
Moreover, millions are spent and pages are written about Community Cohesion, and about the bonds that should hold a diverse society together. How does anyone expect a society to remain cohesive if the secular liberals insist on using their right of freedom under the law to insult and offend others? If the feelings of Christian believers are viewed as worthless, what should we expect for the feelings of Muslim believers in Britain and Europe?
It is often asked if art is supposed to reflect life, or life reflect art. The world should look at Britain this week, and know that this particular work of "art" speaks volumes for the decayed values of society and the diseased mind of such "artists". We pray Allah protects societies in Muslim countries from slipping down this dangerous road.
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