My conscience is disturbed when I saw my fellow brethren [exalt] - TopicsExpress



          

My conscience is disturbed when I saw my fellow brethren [exalt] upon news of famine, war, destruction and calamities where thousands of people lay dead. Some even said, Makasalanan kasi ang sanlibutan, matuwa tayo dahil nalalapit ang kaligtasan natin. (The people are sinful. We should be happy because our salvation is near.) Saving your soul as a single mission is quite selfish in the face of human suffering. I understand it stems from fear and existential uncertainties, but it’s wrong to choose a convenient personal escape and say kung gusto niyo rin maligtas, umanib na kayo (if you want to be saved, join us) instead of engaging in collective action driven by empathy and compassion. In the excerpt above, the writer has struck upon the fundamental conflict between humanism (to which she evidently subscribes) and many of the worlds religions and sects.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 03:36:38 +0000

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