The Answerer

Sorry, there is no short answer to this one.

I write this on 27/10/09. Two days ago 120 people were killed in two bomb blasts in Baghdad, in Iraq. Many victims were innocent Muslim women and children. Why? For thousands of years disgruntled and unhappy young people have taken out their anger on other people.

(It happens in Perth today) And…those unhappy people look for a leader to lead them and give them ‘counsel and guidance’. We all need ‘counsel and guidance’ at sometime in our lives and sometimes we choose the wrong person. Muslim Mullah’s (religious leaders) can be harmless and peaceful or militant and hateful of others who do not fit their way of thinking. That’s important because it applies to other religions a well.

An example: One Christian man ‘lost his way’ too.

Rev. Jim Jones began as a good pastor, a charismatic man (charisma: special power of individual to inspire fascination, loyalty, etc.) and quite soon had a large church. That grew and he loved people ‘loving him’. Later he said that God had told him to go to South America and live as a big Christian ‘family.’ They did. Later he said: “God has told me that ‘the end’ is near and the best thing to do is all to die together and go to heaven now.” Nine hundred died by poison. The ‘end’ did not come. He had ‘lost his way’.

Around 600 years ago Muslims led the world in art, literature, leaning, and culture. Not so now! The ‘radical Muslims’ believe that Allah is leading them to rid the world of all infidels (non Muslims) and suicide bombing is a cheap way, and the bomber is told “You go straight to heaven for killing infidels.”

I know that it will stop somehow, sometime. Today, 80% of refugees come from Muslim lands and 60% of the world’s poor come from Muslim lands. Many Muslim are just ordinary folk like you and me and just want to be left alone to live their lives with their family.

Someone is ‘on the wrong road’ there. This world does not stay the same but I believe that God is still in charge and things will change.

Please note: ‘Father Abraham’ is the ancestor of Jews, Muslims and Christians (all of the same ‘family tree’) and we all believe we are right. I wonder what God thinks!