Letters on: Religion Related Links: Letters on evolution Letters Menu Archival Menu Four major religions Hinduism is not afraid of evolution Myths satisfy a spiritual need There are differences between the Christian God and the Muslim God Issues of religious faith must not be disguised as modern science Every religion has had historical episodes of violence The Catholic Church has condemned extra-judicial killings The message of Christ to humanity must be distinguished from religious dogma The church should be more involved The time is right for a hard look at religious dogma What is a secular state? All religions should be free to distribute their literature to schools Religious irrationality growing in Guyana Rev Haley had proposed that Guyana be described in the constitution as a multi-religious state The book of hope fiasco Vatican II statement on other religions is redolent with ambiguities Some Christian Pentecostal preachers show contempt for other faiths Keep the education in our schools secular Nation still in the healing process THE MOTHERHOOD OF GOD I am concerned about fundamental human rights Believers should be sensitive and respectful to other religions Teach a child hate, and he will practise war Regular venom towards Christianity The phenomenon of religious proselytism Converts to Islam don't have to take an Arabic name Wiser to remain in old belief system There are other threats to the secular state Cause better served by religious leaders Why proselytize? We needed a truth and reconciliation commission Let us pray for our brothers who face persecution Scripture must be studied to be understood The problem of determinism v free will Islam is not the ancestral religion of Africans Race has no importance in Islam Look at the traditional dress of Africans In African faiths God is infinite Race has no importance in Islam Mr Nkofi should seek to engage Muslims in dialogue Is monotheism superior to polytheism? There are black sheep in every religion Bilal was promoted to high rank Muslim scholars helped spread secular knowledge The African slaves who came here were not Muslims Mr Singh should give details of the Muslims who went to Libya What the Prophet Muhammad said The pen was not the only means of writing Islam did not destroy national culture African religious teachings are being put into written form Theocracies are a backward form of government Setting the record straight Third Caliph made official collection African faiths are not dogmatic Bedrock of all faith is love Downright insulting Did Africans produce a written language? Obeah is a reality of the West Indian region Dr Nehusi is wrong on Islam No evidence that obeah works for good or evil African languages are dying The African must face his predicament squarely without fake history or myths Religious belief can be divisive Dr. Nehusi's note was illuminating India is still suffering mentally from British colonial hegemony, the Hindu Renaissance seeks to repair this Swahili was developed by the Arab conquerors It is not religion but man's lust for power that causes wars Immigrants to the Caribbean always regarded themselves as Hindi speaking Africans are no different to anyone else