The past few days saw news of protests against an anti-Islam video which depicted Prophet Muhammad in a negative light, thus enraging the Arab and Muslim world. (See here, here, or simply do a quick research on the internet and you will find many related news articles.)
Reading about the violent protests and also about the burning of US and Israeli flags made me have a glimpse of what could have happened and what could happen.
Just what is the purpose of those behind the video?
Maybe it is something to incite the Muslims to do something that will spark a war involving the US and Israel. The US economy has been on the decline and the devil needs to sow discord to keep its position as a major global power. The devil would want the Muslims to react violently to a seemingly non-dangerous thing, and knowing how much the Muslims revere their Prophet and how passionate they are with regards to Islam, the said religion would then be the perfect target to denigrate so as to incite the Muslims into violent actions. All this, for a war to be born.
Still, I have faith in Muslims. Stupid people would readily judge Muslims as terrorists. But we are supposed to be living in an enlightened age where each respects the other's beliefs. I commend Bangkok's Muslims for their peaceful protests (see here).
Have we not learned from history, in particular, from the Crusades and the Inquisition? Have we not learned that intolerance brings nothing but misery? How could the Jewish people team up with the devil (U.S) and now practice intolerance when Jewish history is characterized by too much suffering from Christians who denounced them and regarded them as lower than pigs? How could the Jews, whom I hold in high regard and respect, act foolishly in these times when we are supposed to be working together for peace among nations?
Reading about the violent protests and also about the burning of US and Israeli flags made me have a glimpse of what could have happened and what could happen.
Just what is the purpose of those behind the video?
Maybe it is something to incite the Muslims to do something that will spark a war involving the US and Israel. The US economy has been on the decline and the devil needs to sow discord to keep its position as a major global power. The devil would want the Muslims to react violently to a seemingly non-dangerous thing, and knowing how much the Muslims revere their Prophet and how passionate they are with regards to Islam, the said religion would then be the perfect target to denigrate so as to incite the Muslims into violent actions. All this, for a war to be born.
Still, I have faith in Muslims. Stupid people would readily judge Muslims as terrorists. But we are supposed to be living in an enlightened age where each respects the other's beliefs. I commend Bangkok's Muslims for their peaceful protests (see here).
Have we not learned from history, in particular, from the Crusades and the Inquisition? Have we not learned that intolerance brings nothing but misery? How could the Jewish people team up with the devil (U.S) and now practice intolerance when Jewish history is characterized by too much suffering from Christians who denounced them and regarded them as lower than pigs? How could the Jews, whom I hold in high regard and respect, act foolishly in these times when we are supposed to be working together for peace among nations?
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