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RE: Religious Freedom...
You make a lot of sense here. But there must be a tactical move of dealing with this issue, instead of just keeping quiet, because this people tend to strike unprovoked sometimes.
I thank you.
No one uses the method of ridicule without having the impression of being provoked. The labyrinthine ways of feeling provoked, however, are usually hard to track down and play out in the subconscious and impulsive actions and language. What seems to come out of the blue for you, makes sense for someone else. But it is idle to judge what others do or don't do. It is more important to consciously handle your own actions and omissions, because you cannot govern into the hearts and minds of other people, nor do you want someone to govern into your head and heart.
There is this saying that I find very beautiful: Change the things that you can change and leave those things alone that you cannot change. Know how to distinguish wisely between these two.
This means that you don't have to be silent when you are in a personal encounter with someone - a Muslim man, for example. If he makes stupid statements in your eyes, try to figure out if there is a part of wisdom in him which has nothing to do with the topic.
But if you cannot find anything, divorce him in honesty and tell him that you have to think about what he told you, that you do not want anything evil against him and that you wish him and his family a peaceful life instead. Only when you can say that with conviction can you expect from someone that he too will go home peacefully.
But insofar as you have no personal contact with Muslims and only meet them on the street, it is enough to give them a good day and a friendly nod.
Treat your people near you well and be interested in calming difficult situations for yourself. In this sense you can become a role model in the long run for other people as well.
We both, you and I, can find an understanding. I could have been angry and tried to make you ridiculous as well. But I didn't because I don't believe it is helpful.
I wish you all the best.
What I thought religion to be was to make people cool hearted, because in my religion Christianity, no matter how you ridicule it, no one will attack you.
But Anyway all the best.
Can you explain that? I am not sure what you mean.
Yes. You said in Islam, people can attack, if you provoke them by ridiculing their religion.
So am now saying that, if a religion sees God has supreme, no one will attack anyone for the sake of religion even though provoked because God does not need man to fight his battles for him.
Thanks.
Well, you also felt provoked to agree with this pictorial joke above and thus took part in ridiculing Muslims, didn't you? So I could assume that you don't seem to believe that God can fight his battles without people.
I think it would be safest to always reckon with the imperfection of other people.
It is like road traffic. It is better if I do not insist on my right of way, but continue to drive carefully, even if someone takes my right of way away. That is how I avoided an accident with my mind in mind. Which is better than insisting on the law, when it was my common sense that worked much better than any law.
Otherwise: yes, why not let God or the universe rule? :)
Your analogy does not fit this case, but let me just leave it here.
yeah, if it doesn't fit than just leave it.
Bye.
Yah✌