tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post459893018307457323..comments2024-03-21T20:19:27.398+11:00Comments on Hareega: Losing Your ReligionHareegahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506185925815988104noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-20162772158031871712008-11-20T19:20:00.000+11:002008-11-20T19:20:00.000+11:00H, I'll try to watch it someday, I like what I rea...H, I'll try to watch it someday, I like what I read from Soledad (most of the time).<BR/><BR/>BUT, without providing at least few topics to think about, remains a terrible story instead of an instructive lesson on how to keep history form repeating itself.<BR/><BR/>I think the internet generation would have helped, as other churches could have sounded the alarm when orthodox tenants of faith were tossed and JJ started believing himself a type of MEssiah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-63838341396040412292008-11-20T05:56:00.000+11:002008-11-20T05:56:00.000+11:00London.. as kinzi pointed it might have been possi...London.. as kinzi pointed it might have been possible to prevent this tragedy, however at what point do you draw the line between the government interferring with religious groups and their practises. Now in every religion you'll find some practises that an agnostic or athiest will consider irrational however these practises are essential in that religion. I totally agree with you that absolute freedom has a lot of problems coming with it.Hareegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506185925815988104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-9279395012669524642008-11-20T04:35:00.000+11:002008-11-20T04:35:00.000+11:00I always believed in the saying with great power c...I always believed in the saying with great power comes great responsibility. This incident is a vanilla example of the exact opposite of that, where abuse of power rather than responsibility was the mainstream.<BR/>Speech is probably one of the most effective forms of power, and of course like other forms, it can be used for both, the good as well as the bad.<BR/>At the beginning, Jim Jones’ actions might have been protected under democracy and freedom of speech umbrella. However, this is why I think that absolute freedom of speech is never a good idea; because you can never tell who is your next Jim Jones or what kind of crazy ideas might be on its way to the already so-crazy world. Approving of absolute freedom of speech would be like handing a gun to a child and expecting them to act responsibly. <BR/>This tragic ending would’ve never took place if the government was keeping a close eye on how rapidly this cult was growing and put an end to it before it was too late. Some people are just not capable of making their own decisions, and until they are, someone else will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-36082376862084126272008-11-20T03:13:00.000+11:002008-11-20T03:13:00.000+11:00Hani.. religion is about faith, either you have it...Hani.. religion is about faith, either you have it or you don't and that would make you agnostic/athiest (or religiouless, good movie watch it)<BR/><BR/>kinzi, that was an interesting read. I watched the docuemntaries on NBC and CNN, 2 hours each, the CNN one was really really good, that Solidad O'Brien is pheonomeonal, but as the blogger said there was no reference to how that ragedy could have been prevented. <BR/><BR/>Hatem... there's always something to learn from a tragedy!Hareegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506185925815988104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-17518456926224477072008-11-20T01:14:00.000+11:002008-11-20T01:14:00.000+11:00I remember this mass suicide because It taught me ...I remember this mass suicide because It taught me the meaning of the word "Cult".Hatem Abunimehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089501384107746137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-9672383067191390452008-11-19T20:35:00.000+11:002008-11-19T20:35:00.000+11:00Hani, I am still thinking of ways :D.regarding JJ,...Hani, I am still thinking of ways :D.<BR/><BR/>regarding JJ, I was a senior in high school then, and being from California (and a Jones!), we followed this very closely in our agnostic household (I was not a person of faith then, although it was the time I was reading the Quran)<BR/><BR/>There were MANY warning signs, but the SF community were also so enamored with JJ, they were missed or swept under the rug for various reasons. I found this link that you may find interesting: <BR/><BR/>http://jonestownapologistsalert.blogspot.com/2008/11/cnns-escape-from-jonestown-powerful-but.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13628251.post-36994532534860918382008-11-19T18:58:00.000+11:002008-11-19T18:58:00.000+11:00I always think of it this way, what reliable infor...I always think of it this way, what reliable information about religion does X (or Mr Jones) have that I don't. Then I realize neither of us has any reliable source because there aren't any, and so dies summarily any attempt to influence me to act through religionHani Obaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030803365502348949noreply@blogger.com