Condemning the Terrorists

Originally posted on June 4, 2006

To the vandals of Toronto, grow up for God's sake! At least one mosque already had been vandalized in the city of Toronto after the news of the terrorism-related arrests. According to several news sources, approximately thirty windows at a Mosque were smashed. Not only that, some nearby cars was also damaged.

This was a response that was completely uncalled for. Just because the suspects were arrested doesn’t mean you are entitled to cause damage to anybody’s property, not even a church, mosque or any other religious establishment. It’s an act of stupidity; vandalism is never to be condoned.

This isn’t the time to get all politically correct. All of you need to remember that there are many different religions among the people including Christianity, Islam and more. All of these religions are about peace and love, none other. However, you also have to remember that many religions can be manipulated and used as a tool by the terrorists. Creating a series of provoking statements against a certain religion is going to do you no favour except stir up a nasty storm around the world. I am not saying we should bow to their demands, but it is also our duty to keep peace intact and that means no provocation.

No religion, I repeat, no religion should ever be provoked into a war. Especially when it come to massive religions like Christianity, Catholicism and Islam. Absolutely no need create a bloodbath over a few terrorists. I don’t just mean five terrorists, I am perfectly aware that they are now in the thousands who are actively setting off bombs and participating in suicide missions. Still, do the bloggers and politicians have to use their religion against them? These are the very same people who scream about Christians being attacked by the liberals, atheists and more during Christian holidays especially during Christmas. Yes, another hypocrisy. Personally, I believe the “War on Christmas” bit is just one big myth they are trying to dupe us into believing. It’s completely ridiculous and people are so quick to believe it’s a real problem. I celebrate Christmas as a Christian every year and I’ve never witnessed an anti-Christmas incident-taking place in my entire life. The only time I read about it is by the columnists and misguided souls.

Sure, I remember seeing a photo of a madman dressed like Santa Claus stained with blood all over as a protest to the commercialization of Christmas. That’s a different issue because Christmas is a holiday that shouldn’t be commercialized and is taken advantaged of by many capitalists. It’s a time where people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, not Santa Claus or anybody else. So in a way, these protests makes sense but I think some went too far by turning Santa Claus into a madman. Santa Claus is based on a real saint, and should be respected as a figure but shouldn’t overshadow the meaning of Christmas. It’s not just about Jesus Christ; it’s also about humanity and the importance of love for each other.

Anyway, what I’m saying is. Leave the religions alone and hold the terrorists accountable for their actions and plans. They should be condemned to life in prison for their evil deeds to the world. No religions should be used as a weapon. Unfortunately, both sides are constantly using their religions as their choice of weapons. The more uses we get out of them, the more wars we will create.

The vandals need to grow up and stop acting their anger out because it’ll do us no favour except cause more problems among the society. Religious tolerance need to be encouraged among the people, there are many people around with different faiths. Many of them have several elements in common when it comes to their faith; it’s love and peace. Tolerating a religion doesn’t require joining them or sharing the same beliefs. It’s a way of agreeing to disagree.

Terrorists represent a significant small percentage of any religions, I believe in karma and justice will always be served, it may not happen now but it will happen later. It is our job to pull the danger out of the world and keep it safe. The terrorists need to be punished for wishing death upon the innocents.

Six billion souls living on the face of Earth, we don’t need a bloodbath just because we don’t share the same beliefs and opinions. We don’t need to fill the ocean with innocent blood.

Condemn the terrorists, not the religions.