In the last 60 years I have lived in the shadow of Stalin and Hitler, but thank goodness not been directly affected by their hideous rule. I have stood by as Vietnam went into meltdown and then as the Killing Fields flourished. I went on marches to try and end apartheid and stopped buying South African food. I stood in Trafalgar Square praying for peace in Ireland. So many awful awful leaders have abused their power and their people and so many people have abused their neighbours, families etc. And now it is happening again. Muslim against Muslim, Muslim against Christians etc. Not real Muslims but people claiming to act in the name of Islam. Their actions have made me finally get my Koran out and read from it. Today's reading included the following:
"He has revealed to you the Book with the Truth, confirming the scriptures which proceeded it, for he has already revealed the Torah and the Gospel for the guidance of mankind, and the distinction between right and wrong.... It is he who has revealed to you the Book. Some of its verses are precise in meaning and others ambiguous. Those whose hearts are infected with disbelief observer the ambiguous parts so as to create dissension by seeking to explain it. But no one knows its meaning except God.
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