Monday, February 15, 2010

New Zealand

Nothing wrong for us to be happy ( and amazed) when we were told that New Zealand is the most ethical, non-corrupt country in the world in terms of governance.
Nothing wrong for us to be mesmerized when we were told the info that New Zealand has various cultures all living together in harmony , where traditions and modernization, the Maoris, the Pakehas ( Europeans) , the Polynesians, the Asians all live together in harmony- without any religion and culture being more superior than others.

But it is somehow funny( and sad) to find on what irony that is.
You see...
 Them these Islamic preachers told us ...
" secularism is evil", "secularism is destruction", "secularism is the tool of Satan".
But the problem is that those highly secular countries, like Denmark and New Zealand, and the ones who are least corrupt, less violence etc? 
The closest Sharia-obedient country in modern times is Saudi Arabia which is influenced by Salafiyyah Wahabiyyah, a far right Ahlul Sunnah wal Jamaah sect, and yet the corruption is also rampant there.
So what it is?
" Mereka tidak mengamalkan Islam yang sebenar?"

Well, it would be fun if they are slapped by this kind of answer : " Well, if we could live peacefully and doesn't invite any social chaos without actually obeying any kind of religion ( being secular) and just follow the moral ethics agreeable to all religions, why would we practice the so-called true, I-am-sure-very-rigid Islam?"

That's a hard one. I don't really think "it's-for-akhirat-you-wanna-burn-in-hell-I-didn't-I-wanna-get-72-virgins" answer doesn't really apply to these curious non believers anyway. They had that around the...err...Dark Ages ago?
  

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

i agree with u completely..sometimes it's just empty words with no actions that makes it significant at all. instead of preaching hardcore, maybe they should consider putting it practically in real life.