How do we live in peaceful co-existence? |17 April 2025

How do we live in peaceful co-existence?

by Abdul Gafoor Yakub

If we trace the history of the human race and ponder over current conflicts around the globe, we find that quite a bit of violence has been done and is being done in the name of religion. Some people condemn a particular religion or faith because of the violence done in its name; others question their faith because of that.

I have heard some people say that religion itself is the enemy and that peaceful co-existence is not possible between the three Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. I would tend to disagree.

[Please accept my apologies: I have chosen not to include Hinduism and Buddhism because Hinduism is a polytheist religion and Buddhism has no God or gods.

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