Christian, Muslim , Atheist , Hindu
I have been thinking a lot.
Randy and I are reading Benazir Bhutto’s book “Reconciliation”. She was a moderate Muslim running for president of Pakistan and fighting against radical Islam - she was a Muslim leader fighting against OUR enemy. Go figure. She was assassinated December 27, 2007 by radical Muslims just days before her book was published and before the Democratic vote in Pakistan. She was fighting radical IDEAS within Islam not Islam itself which was her very own religion. Christians can become terrorists too by becoming too radical.
Only 30% of the WORLD is Christian. The remaining 70% are NOT Christian. Are we going to kill 70% of the world’s population? What about the sixth commandment “Thou shalt not kill”? We live and work in a world economy with all kinds of religions. Islam is the second largest religion. We are not at war with Muslims. We are at war with TERRORISM which is an IDEA not a people. Only 54% of Americans are Christian and attend church regularly.
World Religion rankings:- Christianity: 2.1 billion
- Islam: 1.5 billion
- Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
- Hinduism: 900 million
- Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
- Buddhism: 376 million
Recently, my computer programming job was outsourced and now I work for a Hindu company at GMAC Insurance in Winston-Salem , NC . It was neither Republicans nor Democrats that made outsourcing a reality but the corporation trying to make a profit. It’s not a conspiracy. It’s CAPITALISM. Corporations and the stock holders own America. However, the masses do have some say over the public sector via DEMOCRACY which is majority rule while protecting the rights of the minority via rule of law. This country was founded by people fleeing persecution for their religious freedoms. Minority religions and races are protected from persecution from the majority religion and race via rule of law. Some of the founding fathers were Quakers that did not want to fight the British. Some were slave owners but still put in the Constitution that all men are created equal. They compromised. Slavery was abolished after much infighting and a civil war. But fortunately their was “Reconciliation” just like what Benazir Butto wanted for Pakistan before she was assassinated. Not everyone agrees.
Compromise is this country's strength. We do not go around killing others for their thoughts. Not everyone in this country is Protestant. Some are Catholic. Some are Jewish. Some are Muslim. However, it is a world economy. America must get along with the world. We must compromise. China and India are the top dog now whether we like it or not. Our economy is in shambles.
I personally feel put upon by the Hindu's that took my co-workers jobs. The outsourcing company, Wipro, offered me a job and I decided to try it. Now that I have gotten to know them personally, I really like my new co-workers. My old co-workers have found new jobs. Change is tough though. I took my new Hindu team bowling last week- 25 Indians (red-dot-not-feather 
) and this middle aged white lady went bowling, ordered 6 vegetarian pizzas, 3 pitchers of diet coke (they do not eat meat nor drink alcohol) and had a great team building activity. Was it awkward? Yes.
Change is tough. But change we must.
Barack Obama was baptized Christian. But that should not matter. Maybe since he knows some Muslims he can talk “Reconciliation” and talk more moderate Muslims like the late Benazir Bhutto into fighting against the radical Muslims. Then we would not be fighting this war alone anymore. We need help with this war. It's breaking our economy.
We live and work in a world economy with all kinds of religions. Islam is the second largest religion. We are not at war with Muslims. We are at war with TERRORISM which is an IDEA not a people. Only 54% of Americans are Christian and attend church regularly.
- Christianity: 2.1 billion
- Islam: 1.5 billion
- Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion
- Hinduism: 900 million
- Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
- Buddhism: 376 million
However, the masses do have some say over the public sector via DEMOCRACY which is majority rule while protecting the rights of the minority via rule of law. This country was founded by people fleeing persecution for their religious freedoms. Minority religions and races are protected from persecution from the majority religion and race via rule of law. Some of the founding fathers were Quakers that did not want to fight the British. Some were slave owners but still put in the Constitution that all men are created equal. They compromised. Slavery was abolished after much infighting and a civil war. But fortunately their was “Reconciliation” just like what Benazir Butto wanted for Pakistan before she was assassinated. Not everyone agrees.
Compromise is this country's strength. We do not go around killing others for their thoughts. Not everyone in this country is Protestant. Some are Catholic. Some are Jewish. Some are Muslim. However, it is a world economy. America must get along with the world. We must compromise. China and India are the top dog now whether we like it or not. Our economy is in shambles.
I took my new Hindu team bowling last week- 25 Indians (red-dot-not-feather ) and this middle aged white lady went bowling, ordered 6 vegetarian pizzas, 3 pitchers of diet coke (they do not eat meat nor drink alcohol) and had a great team building activity. Was it awkward? Yes.
Change is tough. But change we must.
Barack Obama was baptized Christian. But that should not matter. Maybe since he knows some Muslims he can talk “Reconciliation” and talk more moderate Muslims like the late Benazir Bhutto into fighting against the radical Muslims. Then we would not be fighting this war alone anymore. We need help with this war. It's breaking our economy.
