Religious-looking Rogues

I feel really, really sad when I take a look at the ugly charm of today’s sense of God and particularly how it’s being displayed by certain religious-looking rogues, whose willful intimidation and coercion of harmless people is believed to be on behalf of a Merciful God.

It is so disheartening to pick up some of their spiritually shrouded hateful discussions and their prescription of barbaric solutions to uncomplicated issues; see that ‘self-declared Islamic State (IS)’ for instance; or see how one satisfactory scripture is being interpreted into twenty-ten arguing versions.

Perhaps the only thing that unfurls my heart in worship up till now is the awesomeness of the natural scenery, and my existence of course; I am a grateful type. This is what nourishes my awareness of the fact there is a Creator behind those beautiful creations that I said I cherish; a Maker and Master Architect that needs to be well-regarded and highly praised.

... perhaps that’s the way to go, maybe our spirituality was intended to be realistically simple; maybe all we need is to be a forgiving and tolerant people, to be brotherly, to not despair, brush aside insincerity and the double standards of supposed holy-men who’ve turned into yes-men, learn from sources that we consider authentic, speak our honest two cents when necessary and pray to the extent that we can.

Maybe the ‘Halal’ [lawful] is that which pleases the sense of right and wrong, and perhaps those things that the conscience is naturally uncomfortable with are the ‘Haram’ [unlawful]. Maybe this is what religion is all about; orderliness, restraint and obedience, and not to force anyone to be partial to any camp or cult, each dressed in different names, causing so much divergence, confusion and division.

May the Most High forgive our transgressions and give us the wisdom to overstand and to act upon the right path.