Desmond Tutu: Goid is not Christian (neither Muslim)

sister herb

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“Peace, prosperity and justice - we can have them all if we work together. There is no 'us' or 'them'. God is not a Christian but neither is S(he) an adherent of any other religion because no religion has monopoly on God. All major religions have love and compassion at their core, they promote tolerance not violence and hate, and most have their own version of the Golden Rule - treat others as you wish to be treated. They all recognise that human happiness ultimately comes from our relationship with each other.

In truth there are no outsiders, no enemies - unless we put them there in our minds. Black and white, rich and poor, man and woman, gay and straight, Jew and Arab, Muslim and Christian, Hindu and Buddhist, Hutu and Tutsi, Pakistani and Indian, - all belong. When we start to live as brothers and sisters and to recognise our interdependence, we become fully human.

Our diversity is beautiful - it would be so terribly boring if we were all the same! Conformity is stoked by fear of not being loved, and an expression of a need to belong. Let's love each other - warts and all. Let's dare to be beautiful in our own truth - and still belong. Unselfish self-assurance, compassion, an inner knowing that our humanity is caught up in one another's, that we are inexorably diminished when others are humiliated, oppressed or treated as if they were of less worth than us - these are some of the inner qualities that will save us as a human race.”

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Aapa

Mirajmom
Assalaam alaikum,

In the article it is written:When we relate as human beings despite our differences, recognising that ultimately we all want the same thing - happiness.

As Believers we are really not after happiness. Happiness is the state after we serve Allah. Our primary purpose is to worship Allah subhana wa taala.
It is written in the Quran that Allah created diversity to show us our unity.

I have appreciated the Bishop Tutu. However, his scope is limited. He is still practicing a belief in a false god. He is a proponent of the trinity. How can he say that God is not a Christian when the very belief he expounds states God is a Christian. It makes no sense.
 

Aapa

Mirajmom
Walaikum assalaam,

Yes, he does. And he was an instrumental player in helping the world see the wrongs of apartheid. It is good for young Muslims to be aware of his contributions towards peace.
 

strive-may-i

Junior Member
Walaikum assalaam,

Yes, he does. And he was an instrumental player in helping the world see the wrongs of apartheid. It is good for young Muslims to be aware of his contributions towards peace.


To be and to be undivided, is "the" challenge to human race. But many forget, work hard to develop hate and prejudice.
 
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