tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820850695729387378.post4379873951448878123..comments2018-09-14T03:40:26.760-07:00Comments on World Religions Conference (WRC): Interfaith group pulls support from local world religions conference [The Waterloo Record - Story]naranahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08898283681555501175noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820850695729387378.post-84690587672570159922011-05-19T20:25:46.946-07:002011-05-19T20:25:46.946-07:00Welldone Grand River.!!!
I think this was the righ...Welldone Grand River.!!!<br />I think this was the right thing to do. Ahamdiyya are considered NON Muslim by all the muslim commnunities worldwide, hence their image being muslim is not even accepted by any ( I mean ANY) sect of the Muslim community. I think if inter-faith groups want Muslim representation, they should invite a Muslim scholar who is accepted by Muslims. Money is nothing to do with these events, as they are based on religion...<br />Ahamdiyya have beliefs wehich are contradictory to general muslim beliefs. This organisation was started in late 19th century. Its founder announced himself to be a prophet and messiah. which is a contradiction to muslims who believe Muhammad PBUH to be the LAST prophet. <br /><br />I support with all might to stop this event as it is based on a false muslim image...the nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418799865426630458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820850695729387378.post-90139027353706921522011-05-03T11:00:19.914-07:002011-05-03T11:00:19.914-07:00Comment sent via email by Terry Polevoy
==========...Comment sent via email by Terry Polevoy<br />=========================================<br /><br />I am disappointed in your group's position on the World Religions Conference at<br />the University of Waterloo.<br /><br />http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/524632--interfaith-group-pulls-support-from-local-world-religions-conference<br /><br />The Ahmadiyya Muslim group has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars over the<br />years to bring to our community a lively and important event.<br /><br />I am shocked that your group would publicly pull support from this meeting. What in the world were you thinking?<br /><br />I am not a religious person at all, but enjoy hearing from all of the presenters. As a secular humanist I support everyone's right to express themselves in any manner.<br /><br />There is very strong prejudice against the Ahmadiyyah movement for more than a century by other muslim groups. I wonder if the other two sects that you mentioned would ever put down their swords and remain peaceful how much better the world would be.<br /><br />The world's religions and their minions over the last two-thousand years have been the perpetrators and victims of war and terrorism. Without religious hatred and bigotry our world would be a better place.<br /><br />How would your group feel if they came under attack? Would you ignore it or openly declare war on those who oppose your point of view?<br /><br />Those who would profess their own version of religious beliefs and impose their inhumane laws on others have been responsible for the murder, expulsion and persecution of millions. Do you oppose the sponsors of the World Religions Conference because they don't seem to be accepting of the two major Islamic religious groups in the world?<br /><br />If there really was a god in this world, why hasn't there been peace?<br /><br />Your rejection of what the Ahmadiyyah group has brought to our community is just adding to the terrible state of affairs. Religion should not be used to threaten people, yet it continues to do this across many continents. In those places,<br />like Canada, where we apparently have laws to protect those who practice religion and those who don't practice religion, it doesn't give any group the right to threaten those who don't believe in their "religion".<br /><br />I suggest that Interfaith Grand River should do something else with its money.<br /><br />The World Religions Conference, in my opinion as a secular humanist, should publicly defend its rights to run the conference as they see fit. None of their conferences have ever offended me.<br /><br />Terry Polevoy, MD<br />Waterloonaranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898283681555501175noreply@blogger.com