You said What?

What did you say?

Oh. You said nothing

you simply drew the lines...

that described some absurdity

that caused offence... 

yeah.

Every day, I hear blasphemy, or ridicule

or something that I could, if I chose,

be offended by.

To take offence is a choice

To turn the other cheek is a different choice.

To react instantly because of shock or high emotion 

is a natural response

but, to take offence, and not react immediately,

but instead, plot, and plan, and ultimately execute... 

is not a natural response

it is a deliberate act

designed to cause the biggest shockwaves

to stimulate and repulse.

This act of violence is not a religious response

No matter what is claimed.

Our God

and the Prophet 

are bigger than petty offences

To corrupt scripture - any scripture - words revered, followed and honoured

is sinful. 

Taking the Word of God

or the Word of the Prophet 

and bending it to your own desires; your own agenda

is a corruption of the Word

Ultimately all that happens

is that the different sides are pulled further and further apart

views become more entrenched

and the life of faith that is sought

becomes a distant memory

a lost ideal.

Lost in the mire.

When lines are drawn

sides are taken

and the idea of cooperation, collaboration, unity becomes more and more unlikely. 

People of faith

pray!!

Pray like you never prayed before 

For peace... 

For unity...

For hope.