Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Arinday: Religious doctrines distorted By G.H. Arinday Jr Sunfare
THE culture of violence cradled in beautiful chimeras is a distortion of religious or theological principle promising eternal happiness where one mutilates a perceived evil because the victim worships another God.
Unfortunately such false politico-religious beliefs have divided the humankind which explains the convulsions of the Human spirit, creating social antagonism The meanness of our times graphically illustrated by the war in Basilan, Sulu and elsewhere is illustrative of man’s descend into his savage historical genesis guised in the name of questing for the real meaning of his fundamental beliefs for the realization of the incontrovertible faith.
It is most unfortunate that in its pursuit for dominance of their faith, the Muslim warlord mullahs exemplified by Osama Bin Laden, have resorted to destructive manner which by any standard of culture is a “ grotesque form of edification “ if we have to define the affirmative character of culture, according to Herbert Marcuse.
The disasters in Southern Mindanao, being man-made with strident “philosophical theory” that approximates Friedrich Wilhem Nietzche though overwhelmingly claimed as religious reconstruction which is premised “by Destroying what wishes to replace” is the microsom of the “new order that the Taliban – like governance is being advocated by Al Qaeda.
If we dwell on sense reflection’s that it is improper to adopt the “eye-for-an eye or a tooth for a tooth” policy, would we suggest that we must give in to the demands of the terrorists and parcel out the areas that they want to establish the Islamic sate? To put it in another way of solving the crisis in war-town Basilan and Solu, must we abandon the Promethean Humanism and adopt “the rival affirmation of the jihadists theology?
If indeed Christianity is a religious doctrine which faithfully adheres to the teachings heavily etched since the Mosaic law and practiced since the dawn of the civilization, is it not logical to defend such doctrine from an “active combat against everything” which advocates” inverted faith or the anti-Christ living religious philosophy?
Even among the positive philosophers like Spinoza in the presence philosophical negativity which appears very living, once is precluded to assert his own right and even shed blood to defend from irrational assault on plain reason and one’s faith.
In our case, we have tried the very best possible solution to have closer link and understanding with those enmeshed in different scriptures out this efforts are taken without recognizing the humanistic gestures.
In taking account the other theme of contemporary discussions or arguments relative to the all-out offensive launched against the terrorists, some political thoughts designed purely to discredit the Establishments and the efforts to bring peace is unmistakenably a larger part of the coup mentality congenitally embedded in the selfishness.
For those who are standing in the way to solve the war initiated by the foreign-influenced terrorism by sending back over soldiers to the barracks are conveniently placing themselves mercilessly at the hands of these cutthroats.
If we have enough honor to defend our territorial integrity, let alone the humanistic civilization that we have espoused way back to our revolutionary past, then by all means we have to reject the catcalls of the so-called “peace advocates” who do nothing but help the insurgents and all forms of brigandage by their preachy pronouncements.
There is always the fear that the ideas from myopic commentators as well as those whose obsession is to put themselves in power would find themselves among the first victims of a menace threatening the world order.
As repeatedly stated in this corner, the peace desired by the Abu Sayyaf and the Jemaah Islamiya is the graveyard peace for the Christians, who are deemed as heathens.
Socrates suffered from the same danger by submitting himself to the rule of unreasmableness as his thoughts retreated into the abyss of questionable decision.
