[Reader-list] secularly secular.

[Rajen Uppinangadi]

It is indeed interesting views about being secular and its hues of
definitions.
  As I see it all faiths are secular, if they are not under control of its
clergies.Because all faiths teach us of compassion, empathy, concerns for
fellow living beings and good way of life to live ethically and morally
correct.All faiths talk of love( not in western meaning of love making) to
other s in society, and secular life in democratic rule of governance means
all citizens get good governance, right to property and all fundamental
rights so that they can be facilitated by good governance to avail all
opportunities in life without depriving others of their rights.And that is
dharma, or duty to accept rights of others to live as they feel fit, without
impinging on others rights in society.Respect to other individuals rights is
the duty or dharma as long as it does not hurt the societal peace and
harmony, if it does the laws are there to take action, and none can take
laws in their hands to correct the deviant behaviour of the few.

As we see today, the clergies have bigger role in some faiths, they after
prayers provoke the followers of faith into violent acts, only to strengthen
their hold on the community so as to deliver votes to the needy who pay the
price for such votes, not to community but to these self proclaimed leaders
of the community. Thus they become king makers of the community.

 This is more marked in christian faith and some ects of islamic clergies
and we see the taliban and evil effects of such clergies who have no respect
for rights of individuals of their own faith.!

In christian faith the role of pope onwards is that of a fascist dictator
who orders with money power to harvest souls of the poor and convert them
with material needs. It only reflects the fact that bad governance,
governance of discrimination on caste and faith has made all feel deprived
and thus naalism, deviant fanatism of violence is born out of bad
governance.Proper implementation of rule of laws will be only method were
individuals do not take laws into their own hands at the percieved injustice
in governance where the judiciary acts promptly to prosecute the violaters
of rule of laws.

Any faith helps individual to have good ethical, moral material life,
intellectual life and spiritual life at his/her own choice, but clergies
mess up the life with fanatism, with their considered dos and donts. Every
individual knows what is correct, and what is wrong for him.When an
individual respects others rights in practice of his rights, that is
happyness for all in society.

Regards..