Religion vs fanaticism

Some people believe that the god is one but is if there’s One God, Why All the Different Religions? and since there are so many religions, which one is, right? Religion is an organised collection of beliefs and there are various religious activities, as there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world. Theologians and psychologists give their own explanation and they argue that people need to believe in something, something powerful and superficial. Moreover, the believers allege that prayer as a religious activity gives strength and compassion to them.

We are not born with any sense of time, of place, or cause and effect or of the society in which we live. We learn about those things through social interaction and what we learn depends on the society in which we live and our particular place within it. The answer is that people inherit their beliefs from their predecessors and they act according to their cultural and historical background. Furthermore, as Robertson aptly remarks in Barnes & al (2002) p. 28:

At this point, I would like to underline the importance of freedom of religion, covered by Article 18 of United Nations 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. According to this convention, every person has the right to change his religion or not to follow any religion. Consequently, people need their individuality and they are free to believe whatever they want about God.

Contrary to freedom of religion fanaticism is a worrisome behaviour. The action of Jihadists and the apparition of Jihadism, a new form of Islamic terrorism, frightens not only Europe but also the whole world. The World will never forget the terrorist attack in Paris when two masked gunmen broke into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo and killed 12 people. Europe is now devastated, but European Union officials try hard to stop the spread of terrorism and threats. From their side, French Muslim Community condemns Charlie Hebdo attack and they agree that is time to stop violence.

European presidents, prime ministers, journalists, philosophies and millions of people holding “Je suis Charlie” banners send their own message that they condemn violence from wherever it may come and scream out that everyone has the right to express his beliefs freely and without fear. There is a saying, “Love your neighbour as yourself”; the hidden meaning of this sentence is that when you love someone you cannot hurt him. In addition to this, we must accept as equals and respect their beliefs and opinions and remember one thing your freedom ends where another begins!!!

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