Friday, January 08, 2010

Stupidity...thy name is Religion

I have just been reading the newspapers and I'm disgusted. Absolutely disgusted. Some stupid fucking idiot of a priest wrote an article in a church newsletter and then translated it to Malay. Incorrectly! Apparently, this idiot used the word Allah as a translation for God. This has stirred up a hornet's nest of trouble as can be imagined. I mean, of course the Muslims are pissed off. I would be pissed off. Well ok, maybe I would be a little confused but ultimately I would be annoyed. I respect the religious views of others so long as my own religious views are respected.
It's one of the edicts of Christianity that God's name is not to be taken in vain and the fact of the matter is, Allah isn't a translation for God, it's the name of God!
I don't know that I would be pissed off, truth be told because having some guy from another religion professing admiration or adoration for your God would be a good thing. Unfortunately that's where the press comes in. Our country is in the beginning stages of some kind of political revolution. The youth of the country are becoming more involved in politics, it's beginning to look like everyone has an opinion about everything. We've gone from having the Asian mentality of keeping our heads down and getting our work done to speaking up and expressing ourselves. The downside is of course that the empty drims make the most noise. So of course the ones garnering attention in the media are the morons with abso-fucking-lutely nothing to say!
I swear if I get my hands on the jackass who wrote this article and started this mess, I'll give him a swift kick up his backside!
Just ME!