Iranian protesters damage Saudi embassy in Tehran

Associated Press

3 January 2016

 

ricky l12 seconds ago

 

Catholics and Protestants are in conflict, terrorism and fought from 1609 - 1997 years - a whopping 388 years - before Catholics and Protestants reconcile and end the century of hatred and jostling of powers.

Islam who share the same biblical roots of Christianity and hence inherit the same karma seeds.

How long will Sunnis and Shiites will continue the conflict, terrorism and fight last?

Will it take another 388 years to end?

ricky l2 seconds ago

The jostling of powers between Catholics and Protestants - is the result of disagreement in some aspects of the religious teaching and the religious structure.

 

Similarly, the jostling of powers between Sunnis and Shiites - is also the result of disagreement in some aspects of the religious teaching and the religious structure.

 

Catholics want to be the authority of Christianity. Protestants similarly want to be the authority of Christianity. Hence both Catholics and Protestants fought - conflict, terrorism and war.

 

Similarly, Sunnis want to be the authority of Islam. Shiites similarly also want to be the authority of Islam. Hence both Sunnis and Shiites fought - conflict, use terrorism and war.

 

Deep study and insight on how to end the conflict, terrorism and war between Catholics and Protestants may provide insights on how to end Sunnis and Shiites jostling for power, and hence will end the conflict, Islam terrorism and war between them.

Christianity is chararcterised by mixing political structure and power with religion.

Islam is similarly chararcterised by mixing political structure and power with religion.

When politics and religious are mixed together - jostling for power - religious power and political power - will trigger conflict and war.

Terrorism and funding of terrorism will arise - because politics want political strugle to be hidden under religious decency.

Thus when politics and reglion mixed ------- unfortuante incidents of conflicts, war, and terrorism will rise.

I believe when the West after late 1990s adopt politices - without mixing religion into the equation - have finally reconcile the Catholics and Protestants conflict.

Iran leader sees "divine vengeance" for Saudi cleric execution

Reuters

3 January 2016

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/Files

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attacking Saudi Arabia for the second straight day over its execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric, said on Sunday politicians in the Sunni kingdom would face divine retribution for his death.

"The unjustly spilled blood of this oppressed martyr will no doubt soon show its effect and divine vengeance will befall Saudi politicians," state TV reported Khamenei as saying. It said he described the execution as a "political error".

Saudi Arabia executed Nimr al-Nimr and three other Shi'ites alongside dozens of al Qaeda members on Saturday, signalling it would not tolerate attacks by either Sunni jihadists or members of the Shi'ite minority seeking equality.

Khamenei added: "This oppressed cleric did not encourage people to join an armed movement, nor did he engage in secret plotting, and he only voiced public criticism ... based on religious fervour."

In an apparent swipe at Saudi Arabia's Western allies, Khamenei criticised "the silence of the supposed backers of freedom, democracy and human rights" over the execution.

"Why are those who claim to support human rights quiet? Why do those who claim to back freedom and democracy support this (Saudi) government?" Khamenei was quoted as saying.

While Western human rights groups have condemned the executions, Western government responses have so far been muted.

The U.S. State Department expressed concern that Nimr's execution could exacerbate sectarian tensions in the Middle East. In Hawaii, where President Barack Obama is on vacation with his family, White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said the administration has urged the Saudis to show restraint regarding respect for human rights.

(Reporting by Dubai newsroom; Writing by William Maclean; Editing by Paul Tait and William Hardy)