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Religion and social justice
Q:Fox News commentator Glenn Beck claims that faith-based calls for "social justice" are really ideological calls for "forced redistribution of wealth . . . under the guise of charity and/or justice," and that Christians should leave their churches if they preach or practice "social justice."
Rev. Jim Wallis disagrees, saying social justice is a faith-based commitment "to serve the poor and to attack the conditions that lead to poverty," central tents of the teachings of Jesus and at the heart of biblical faith.
Who's right? How does the pursuit of justice fit into your faith? Is 'social justice' an ideology or a theology?
Glenn Beck's understanding of religion seems to be based on the widespread concept that an individual can keep religion out of many human activities. For instance we claim that religion has no place in politics and that we must keep religion out of governance. Glenn Beck suggests that we must keep religion out of social justice and out of many other spheres of human life.
Religion, according to my understanding, is the very foundation of human life. It is what keeps people on the straight and narrow path of morality and integrity. I am reminded of a very pertinent story from Rumi's life. Rumi went to Mecca to pay homage and at night, in the midst of thousands of pilgrims, he found a little space and slept with his feet facing the Holy Kaaba. In the middle of the night the guard rudely kicked him and said: "Are you not ashamed to be sleeping with your feet towards God?" "All right, then," Rumi said softly, "please turn my feet in the direction where God isn't."
If religion is the way to God, then we cannot lock God in a Church or a Mosque or a Temple and worship God when it is convenient to us and ignore God the rest of the time. God is in the heart and soul of every human being, but we are so conditioned to looking for God outside and beyond us that we loose sight of the fact that God is within us watching every action. So Mr. Beck, it is impossible to leave God or religion out of any human activity, unless one is indulging in something totally savage and ruthless.
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April 19, 2010; 3:31 PM ET
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Mahatma Modiji and patriotic Muslims:
Hijrath: Quran says "If you can not practice Islam out of fear and threat, migrate to Darul-Islam, the land of Islam".
"250 million Indian Muslims must blame Brahmins+Modi+Jihadis and appeal for Hijrath-migration to 55 OIC Islamic nations"
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All terrorists are Muslims but all Muslims are NOT terrorists:
The challenge is:
1. How an honest law abiding Indian Muslim can prove to the security agencies that he is NOT a terrorist?.
2. Neither the security agencies have any mechanism to identify an honest looking hidden Jihadi.
3. Above all, what's the guarantee that a law abiding honest Muslim will NOT get brainwashed and become a Jihadi tomorrow?.
Mahatma Modiji's dilemma:
Mahatama Modiji is a die hard nationalist. His policy is zero tolerance for terrorists and anti-nationals. Yes. We need someone like him to save our nation to maintain the peace of 1.2 billion people.
The problem is, he can NOT distinguish Jihadis/bad Muslims from the good ones. So he has to kill all Muslims, bad or good indiscriminately. Is it his fault?. How can we good Muslims save ourselves from being mistaken for a bad Muslim?
The best answer is Hijrath(migration) appeal to 55 OIC Islamic nations. This will open the door for millions of unhappy Muslims to leave India and migrate to their own Islamic nations. Otherwise, they will get frustrated, turn to anti-national activities and will eventually become Jihadis.
Let patriotic Indian Muslims live happily and peacefully in our country.
So, let's stop blaming a great leader like Mahatma Modiji for Gujarat 2002 massacres. It's our fault that we did NOT open the door for millions of unhappy Muslims who want to leave India.
Is it NOT the duty of every patriotic Indian Muslim to save our nation from Jihadis?. Simply giving some meaningless fatwas will NOT save our nation any more. Let's follow the path shown by our Quran. Appeal for Hijrath to 55 Islamic nations.
Hijrath appeal is pure Islamic Ahimsa.
If Mahatma Modiji kills Muslims, will police and army save Muslims?
Appeal for Hijrath.
Let the unhappy Muslims migrate to their Islamic nations and let the happy Muslims stay back and live peacefully in India. Leave and let live.
Any problem?
http://alamsha.sulekha.com/blog/post/2010/04/mahatma-modiji-and-patriotic-muslims.htm