Emails to the MCB on issues and events since Sept 11

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26 March 2003
H. Trueman.

Dear MCB,

For years now I have been extremely concerned about the plight of the religious world and its interactions, which have only proved to have left a massive trail of blood shed both now and throughout history. Such blood shed is not the problem of the dead but the living. Is it not a time to assess what religion is really doing for the Human race?
Such interactions have at no point ever to have been the message sent by God to any religion, because God has never ever been passed such messages on in person. Yet every religious leader, who are only religious leaders because of human demand and not the demand of God, seem to interpret the so called word of God to suit there own personal quest or the preferred requirement of the human demands, in many cases who’s eyes are totally closed to the differences of others. I would never ever believe anyone who said they carry the word of God to or for any religion. The Buddhist idea of a path to each individuals enlightenment seems the best advice.
I am lucky to live in this period where I can be free to say whatever I want without the shackles of religious power and its once deadly consequences to the free.
I refer to myself as free. My religious back ground was the church of England and I have studied it many times and still come up with the same conclusion which is that it is just a story. I follow the Ten Commandments which to me seems perfect sense for everyone, plus there are not many rules to break. Every religious person continually breaks or distorts the so called word of God to suit their own demands.

I truly believe in science as it is the only truth that carries with it real proof. I do not believe that Jesus was the son of god as much or more than anyone else in the world. Although the Moslim religion does not claim to have had a leader sent directly from God, which is maybe more believable. It still carries the message of backing the powerful leaders and receiving nothing in return but a paradox of eternal life. Eternal life can be proved in a certain way anyway, ‘you die turn to matter, the matter stays on the earth, the matter is ten absorbed by creatures and plants, which are then eventually absorbed by humans who obviously reproduce.
Hence the so called Kingdom of heaven is on earth anyway.
For many years Moslems have continually fought one another and killed one another over there own differences concerning their own religion. Its seems the only way you can unite the religion is to do so against a common enemy, even if it means negating the rights of freedom of people in moslim countries.

I am now extremely concerned about the fact that now in reply to the rather strange, violent and at times outrageous rantings of religious leaders in the moslem world and on our own door step of the free peoples of the world, it has given raise and power to another religious nut with a lot more power at his disposal. That religious nut case is President Bush.
So on behalf of people who wish now that there really was a god, who can take the good non religious and free away from this crazy and utterly evil religious world I thank you for your time, because time is something that the world has very little of.

Regards

PS; If you wish to reply, do so in a debating fashion. A message of reprisals to my person for my belief will not phase me in such troubled times. I would like to know more about all the history of the Israeli Palestine situation from a moslim perspective and how a normal moslim person would deal with the situation. I have Moslem friends and acquaintances, however I feel as though I can not discuss how I feel without hurting their feelings and ending up being sued or attacked. Also could you confirm to me whether it says anywhere in the Koran if all non Moslems should be either turned to be Moslem or labelled ‘an infidel’ and deserve to be slaughtered.

26 March 2003
Peter Chesson
Sir,
I was delighted to see Inayat Bunglawala's excellent article in today's Times. I for one would like to see Britain's foreign policy formulated in London instead of in the synagogues of Washington DC, and in Israel.

Yours sincerely,
26 March 2003
Elaine Davidson.

It is my understanding that Muslims born into Britain and migrated into Britain and have been given a prosperous and privileged life here seem to refer to their country as being Iraq. I must protest if Muslims feel so strongly about Iraq, then why don't you go to live there. Not once has this article referred to Britain as their country, yet this is the country you live in and earn your bread and butter from and use our resources, indeed it is a white Christian British Government who has recognised your council and it appears this is the thanks we get. You claim you want to promote brotherhood, but that will never happen when you print articles such as the one I refer to. You simply cannot have divided loyalties and it appears this article promotes that. Again I say if Moslems in this country feel so strongly about Iraq and consider this as their country then the solution is easy, go and live there.

26 March 2003
Hythum Ibrahim
This war on Saddam has turned into war on the Iraqi people.

Sir
We were led to believe that once this war starts the Iraqis would cheer our troops as liberators. As it happened all the Iraqi forces, even those opposed to Saddam seem to have left aside their differences with Saddam and gave our troops a real fight to defend their country against what they see as invaders. Even in the town of Um Quasar at the border with Kuwait there is still fighting going on today on day 5 of the war. This led the Defence Secretary in his press conference today to call those Iraqi civilians who are fighting our troops terrorists. Is he going to liberate those terrorists or fight them?
This war on Saddam has turned into war on the Iraqi people.
Listening to various talk shows on radio there are some disturbing suggestions with some people suggesting that the only way out of this situation is to carpet bomb every town that resists.
Whatever the outcome of this war everybody in Britain will be deeply upset that it came to this and regretting that our country has been involved in this scandal.
Yours

26 March 2003
Linda Hughes
Dear Mr Bunglawala
I have always believed and supported the traditions of free speech in this country. Gradually, I had come to think that free speech was "dead". Listening to voices such as yours, I know this is not entirely true.
However, I do not want to hear voices of leaders that are shrill, intemperate, lacking in intellectual aragument and, above all, failing to support their country and its democratic laws. You may not like decisions that are reached; frequently, I feel the same.
What I find distasteful, is that you clearly put your members' interests as Muslims first and your country second. This is a Christian country. I hear more from you about Muslim interests, than British interests.
If you wish to start alienating our very tolerant moderate society in the UI, you will do so, if you cannot find a way of integrating your religious beliefs with the laws and traditions of this country.
I supported the war in the Balkans, because I believe that you have to fight against dictators - whomsoever their subjects or their religious persuasions. This Gulf war is an extremely complex situation and deserves deep thought and debate - not ranting. It has raised many many issues of judgement and morality. You alone do not hold the moral high ground, I assure you.
Our British soldiers - regardless of their religion - are currently dying so that the disgusting regime of Saddam Hussein can be changed. You might think about tempering your criticisms with some support for them. Are you -- after all - British? And what does that mean to you? Simply an address from which to preach?
If the Muslim world continues to put itself as "Muslim" first and its loyalty to its countries of origin second, it will deserve the doubts people have that the Muslim world is only concerned with spreading its religion to oust any other (just as the Christian Europeans were accused of doing in the 19th and 19th centuries). This is bound to set up an increasing backlash. Is that what you want?
Yours sincerely

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