HUMAN QUALITIES SUCH AS FORGIVENESS,TOLERANCE AND TRUST FOR FREEDOM OF RELIGION OR BELIEF.
Religion is a particular system of faith and belief concerning the cause, nature and the purpose of the universe. There are number of religions in the world with the major religions as Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism. Each religion has different concept of God as well as different lifestyles as guided by their religious leaders. It can be clearly observed that every person has distinctive lifestyle with their own interests, activities, opinions and attitude. Even the way they are carrying themselves in the dresses or their outer appearance also forms the essential part of their lifestyles. While most of the civilized societies have settled down in peace with the tremendous efforts in raising the respect for each religion amongst the residents, creating the essence of brotherhood and humanism, there still exist many areas in the world where intolerable attitudes towards other religions and their lifestyles are found and the conflicts still remain unresolved. From past history to present day, there are so many stories and incidents revealing about the religious wars and their resulting in emotional, physical and economical calamities.
Majority uses it as a source of power and domination over the other religion people and their beliefs. Every religion spreads the message of Forgiveness, Tolerance and Trust. Though these conflictions have been diluting with the time but unfortunately it seems to be everlasting and will be always lingering amongst the societies.
Religion is a way of life. Everyone has an equal right to choose their own lifestyle. Number of people in this world decides not to follow any particular belief and desire for freedom of thought and outward appearance but now on contrary, these sorts of people have also been targeted somewhere by the religious countries or religious people. They are tortured even if they are not harming anybody or interfering in other’s beliefs. They are blamed for spoiling the religious values and thought to be against the existence of God which is not true. Orthodox people forget that God’s first lesson through every religion is humanity. They possess intelligence and participate in the development of the economy as equally as others but yet they are not spared.
Almost all religions around the world are based on love and peace. They all have certain rules and principles that human qualities such as hold Forgiveness, Tolerance and Trust. Let’s see below how these 3 human qualities are the major reasons for freedom of religion that people influenced beliefs and behaviour in their lifestyles.
Forgiveness - Forgive someone turn from the bitter for positive and End your frustration, anger and pain. Wash the anguish from our brain. A brand new peaceful life to live.thats our gift, when you forgive.
Tolerance - Religion tolerance is something we should all practice. However there have been more prosecution and atrocities committed in the name of religion &religious freedom.
Trust -Every difficulty you face in every waiting place, you’re being given the chance to trust in the things unseen & to be abundantly blessed. The more you believe and more trust God.
As a general rule, the above qualities to freedom of religion and expression entail, that all people should be free to choose what they want and what they don’t want to do in their life. Religion does posses a potential for extremism because it deals with extreme things. People can compromise with small disputes over borders and territory, but people cannot compromise with the will of God since it is absolute. However, religion should be based on love, but it can quickly be transformed into the opposite-hatred.
On the contrary, every religion in the world is a peaceful one. In not one single religion that exists or existed, there are principles and rules that require people to abide by them. many people twist and misinterpret the sacred texts like the Bible, the Quran, the Torah, etc. Even though religions around the world are considered to be peaceful and harmless, still every single religion in the world and its texts have been misunderstood or misinterpreted. The results of this are motivation and justification for freedom.
The main reason that we have made the religions as a cage to keep ourselves confined to that and trying to force others as well to remain within this rather than raising the spirituality levels which takes us to the greater heights. Spirituality will always overstate the similarities while understating the differences. These kinds of restrictions and conflicts are not adding to the glory of any religion or society but rather highlighting their harsh part. These all immoderate acts are the result of the ignorance of the true meaning of the religion and the lack of knowledge and ill-bred nature. These behaviours are anti ethical to religious and moral ethics. Moreover when the God will measure the man he will measure the hearts but not the brains and outward appearance unless it is becoming the reason of causing some deadly sins to prevail.
Although religion is still considered to preach peace and love, The biggest reason violence is connected to religion is because individuals that are driven by greed and hatred towards other religions, twist the views of a particular religion, and present their deferred standpoint to others, so by involving God or any other supreme being they would get more followers. It is not the religion or the belief itself, but it is the actions of the individual that cause mass damage and violence between people. “If perhaps people actually lived the good principles and not the interpretations of the principles of religion like Tolerance, forgiveness, Trust and personal accountability, the world might, it just might be a better holy place”.
Ashvini Benadict