Well I write this and it is late September, the leaves are starting to turn orange, and in just over a month the clocks change. In my Home city, the students are returning toUniversity, and the same thing is happening in cities across the countries.
Those who are new to University are undergoing the Fresher week, which is one big piss up, well good business for night clubs, pubs kebab shops Taxicabs and the local bus companies. Maybe not so good for local residents who happen to live next to student lets. So for the next few weeks the commerce is going to be swelled. The problem living in a university City, and my home town is gradually becoming one, is that when the students are not there, certain parts of the city take on a ghost town look which is not so good. But in general it is kerching for the city.
We have had a recent visit to England by the pope, which caused controversy amongst the press due to the scandals that have rocked the church. I know catholic people, and I know people of other faiths, whilst I dont subscribe to one particular religion, I do respect other peoples views.
What I do not agree with is when people use their faith as an excuse to attack other people, whos faith and ideas happen to differ. After all the root of all mainstream religions is love and peace to your fellow man. The so called muslim extremeist terrorists who have committed mass murder and crimes over the past decade are not true muslims in my opinion. It amuses me that the people who ignite the hatred and persuade gullable people to go and blow themselves up in the name of their faith, will not go out and do the deeds themselves, nope they sit in the background and hide.
The catholic church, is a very hierachy sturcture, and alot of bad practices and rot has set in over the last several hundred years. Dont forget, 4 hundred years ago people were put to death for disagreeing and questioning the faith. Maybe this piece I am writing would have been heracy,(dont know if I spelt that word correctly),. The bottom line is Jesus and all the other prophets from all the other religions questioned the then establishment, Jesus, trashed the temple, when the establishment was using it as a glorfied market place, going against the 10 commandments.
The elders shut him up by putting him to death. The church set up, did the same when they became the establishment, in the guise of the Catholic church. persecuation happened over the years, between protestants and catholics, depending who was in power.
The same happens outside the religious world, where the people who have the guts to speak out are branded as subversive. It is our given right to question things, and try to work things out and tolerate each other, after all we all share the same planet, breathe the same air, we all bleed, we all live and eventually we all die. Idealist talk I know, but I feel it needs saying.
So all I can say is, question everything, live life for you and not the consumerist media orientated establishment who think they own us. We are all unique and an asset to this world. Think about it
deep as always Calum. Well written too.
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