Religious
Suffering
This article talks about how Christians in Yemen are
suffering for their faith and freedom of religion as the government does not
provide them their religious freedom and because most of these Christians have
a Muslim background the Islamic Sharia Law makes it illegal for Muslims to
convert their religion to Christianity. Yemen is the 14th on the
World Watch Open Doors ranking of the most difficult places for the Christians
and the continuous struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia makes it difficult
for Christians to be allowed the freedom for their religious faiths. I have
selected this article since my book “Karma” by Cathy Ostlere also shows the
social issue of religious suffering through the clash between the two most
dominant religions of India (Sikhism and Hinduism). When Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
was shot dead by the Sikhs the Hindus were angered because of her assassination
so they began to march through the streets in groups and killing anyone who
wore a turban or had long beards. They were the burning the Sikhs alive on the
streets and set their homes on fire. The result was that there was blood
everywhere on the streets of New Delhi and many Sikhs had to abandon their
homes and businesses to flee the city the same night. Maya and Amar were
staying at a hotel when Amar cut his long hairs and shave his beard so that he
could disguise himself as a Hindu and this was a very drastic step he took to
protect Maya as he had already promised to her mother Leela before she died.
Even when the mobs entered the hotel Maya cut her hairs so that she would look
like a boy and no one would notice her. Maya and Amar both went against the
rules of the Sikhism to cut their hairs and converting themselves to Hinduism
temporarily so that they could protect each other and move to a safe place
without anyone noticing them.
Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus(Slam Poetry)
This slam poetry talks about how religion is the main source of conflict and suffering whereas Jesus is the symbol of love, forgiveness and peace. It contrasts Jesus ideology of one God against all other religions and how he wanted the people to live together instead of being categorized by their religion. This slam poetry talks about the power of Grace and how Jesus was about God searching a man instead of a religion where a man searches for god.
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