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RE:RE:Pakistan Needs Revolution...Not Elections
by Sebastian Cherukanam on Feb 19, 2008 02:53 PM

Secularism and Religious Tolerance are sweet terms to hear but in reality these are in no way the roads to peace in this religious filled world. These are temporary adjustments. If a person who believes in a particular religion says that he is religiously tolerant, I say, either he is not a true believer or he is a liar. If he is a true believer, instead of being religiously tolerant, he will preach what he knows about his religion and salvation to the other believers so that they will also be the chosen ones. I will explain this in a different way. If what Christian religion says is correct, all those who believe in other religions are fools. If what Islam says is correct, all those who believe in all other religions are fools. If it goes like this, I can conclude that all believers are fools! But I do not want to say that because this is how we were taught or mislead. The present world does not require such teachings. Accept that we do not know what is after death and the mysteries of the universe. Science tries to give answers to such questions. But still there are questions unanswered. We must accept our ignorance. Existing religions are the products of that ignorance. Once we accept it, we are free and therefore, ...(Continue)

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