I agree with most of what Shah Deeldar and Q. A. Rahman have written below. Let me add a bit of my thoughts.
Indeed, boasting and arrogance are not good in any kind of people. However, it is a given that most religious people think their religion to be the best; otherwise they would not stay in that religion, at least not very seriously. In fact, a lot of religious people think their religion to be perfect. I see a problem with the thought of perfectness in a religion, boasting or not. When the religion is presumed to be perfect, all verifications of that are done with the thought of finding ways to establish that perfectness; with the mind being closed. That is essentially the end of improvement for the human mind.
I think boasting about one's religion being the best is not the most serious problem with religious people. A lot more serious is the religion-based hatred and injustice. Boasting can be ignored as a foolish act, hatred and injustice should not be ignored.
I am more than willing to tolerate people's thoughts, opinions and actions on their faith, as long as they do not translate into hatred and injustice.
Sukhamaya Bain
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From: qar <qrahman@netscape.net>
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If religious people can keep their religion private and stop boasting about their religion being the best, there would not any problem.
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-----Original Message-----From: Shah Deeldar <shahdeeldar@yahoo.com>To: mukto-mona <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com>Sent: Tue, Jul 10, 2012 6:47 amSubject: Re: [mukto-mona] Let us not criticize religions, criticize religion-peddling
Only thing I can add here is that the people, who are truly spiritual and never stop asking questions about our origin and our relation to the universe should not have any problem with little critic. If religious people can keep their religion private and stop boasting about their religion being the best, there would not any problem. But. that is not happening in practice and hence, they do deserve critic now and then. Any belief should be challenged now and then before it gets transformed as an universal truth. The next thing you will find that people will be demanding the religiously adjusted science in the public schools. Who would want that? How would reach to the next frontier with such compromised science?
-SD
-SD
"All great truths begin as blasphemies." GBS
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From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:32 PM
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I have thought about the question also - as to why people get offended by the criticism of their religions; why can't they leave it to God. This is what I found. People are interested in religion not only for the eternal rewards, but - also they are also interested in the brand name of the clan. Religion is no different from other commercial commodity. It needs to be sold for continued expansion, and criticism is not good for the business, and also for the reputation of the clan. As a result, people cannot wait for God's punishment. Now, the tolerance level of criticism varies from followers to followers. Some followers may care more about eternal rewards than expansionism. They will have more tolerance to criticism. Some followers could be totally indifferent of criticism. It's a matter of priority. Having said that, I have to recognize that, while protecting the brand name is discouraged in some religions, it is mandatory in others. Jiten Roy ================================ On Tue, 7/3/12, Sukhamaya Bain <subain1@yahoo.com> wrote From: Sukhamaya Bain <subain1@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Let us not criticize religions, criticize religion-peddling To: "mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com" <mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com> Date: Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 4:36 PM
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