The news these days is filled with angry, parading Moslems who have taken offense to something the pope said. I always thought religion existed to preach peace and love but all I see in the newspapers and on television anymore relating to religion is war and sexual molestation. How can the rambling words of an old man, even a church leader, cause so much hatred and violence in the world?
I'm an agnostic and have always noticed that religious differences cause much of the world's problems. How many wars have been fought in the name of religion? How many human beings have been sacrificed in the name of religion? Is this what "god" would want? It baffles me that anyone who considers themselves a religious person could commit such heinous crimes.
We have many Moslems in Canada now but they seem rather isolated from the general community. Is it fear or dislike of us that causes the distance? Canada and the United States, being a melting pot of nationalities and religions, will gradually ease the distrust on both sides but it will take much, much longer for this to happen globally. I often wonder if we're actually capable of true acceptance of another's differences, though.
In the meantime, all of our lives will benefit if we banish "hatred" from our thoughts and take a chance at "understanding".
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