Abs Damahan
Is the Community has it rights for peaceful co-existence?
Continuing interfaith dialogue of Priest-Ulama-Pastor Forum in Zamboanga City is a laudable prospect for the mutual respect of religious tolerance among the followers of faith of every religion: Islam, Christianity and other sects. Mixed society of different faiths can come-up together for the common visions to achieve strength and unity of purpose in a democratic society. A republican nation like ours with different traits and cultures delve for an open minded for public debate can stirs public opinion has it role to the society itself. I categorically say it; we are diverse society in the Southeast Asia with different belief in practice.
Should the Church and Mosque have direct participation for our nation’s building? My answer is “Yes”, but it should limit the role of our religion focus of what Gods commands to its own flocks and what our Constitution prescribed in its written articles: The separation of the State and the Church. I suggest, the Church and the Mosque should not have direct mingled with the leaders of the state meaning our political leaders. It allows sharing his /her public opinion purely on check and balancing role to society.
Undeniably, the influence of the Church and the Mosque will change moral values, strengthen family values, religious tolerance, and degeneration of educating every family in the community towards understanding each other what is Pinoy society role and contributions to the state. As a whole live together in One Republic. Instead of polarizing, it’s better as one community of the Republic. We might be different in our religious affiliation, but as Filipino we are cannot be separated the identity as Pinoy who cares, loves, helps, supports and trusted one another.
Religious responsible leader’s member of the interfaith group whether local and international affiliation has it critical obligation to the followers of faith in the introspect for the Global Peaceful Alliances that have started in many nations around the world. In my view, “There is no different of Muslims in the Makkah and the Muslims in the Philippines. And there is also no different Catholics of Vatican and the Catholics in the Philippines. They are of the same flock and the same belief.” To follow what are verses written in the Qur-an and scriptures written in the Holy Bible with the same meaning and interpretations delivered in Pulpit.
I just want to react the recent attached by the Elite Navy Commandos of the Israeli Arm Forces to the Organized group of the Pro-Palestinians activists massacred inside aid flotilla Ship at the international waters bound for Gaza Strip for a relief mission to Gazan’s civilians are trapped and in an extremes difficulties of food shortages because of blockage imposed by the Israelis government for almost four years now.
We are all watching, on how Muslims community all over the World was reacted for that incident. As you can witness in the Television screen how massive reaction it was, is consider much tensed condemnation from all over International Community? If only leaders of that state is responsible can prevent what transpired in that pre-dawn raids. This should not happen of heartbreaking animosity of ill filling of the Muslim brothers and sisters in the community of modern time of the 21st Century.
Finally, this is a wake-up call for all religious leaders of the global community. Interfaith dialogue must continue to explore in all community of nations elsewhere in the World to stop the atrocities that almost parted global citizens in every nook corners of global community.
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