Why attack religious places?

The brutal and deadly mosque attack in Durban must be severely condemned by all those who seek peace and tranquility on this war-torn planet. When carnage becomes a spectator sport, the media becomes the decisive theatre of operations. Intolerance has pitched the entire world into a vortex of unprecedented selective slaughter. Bloody images have become a salient feature of this grotesque turn in world history. These insane events are choreographed to send a chill down the spine of the world. The horrors of internecine conflicts and unconventional warfare often go undocumented, sanitised out of reality and glossed over in news accounts that focus on casualities. As the rhythm of war intensifies, and the drums of war bleat out louder, there are those who continue to stoke the fires of hatred as innocent souls are disfigured and dismembered, incinerated by the fires of global intolerance. Naked hatred consumes the lives of over 100 people a day. The polarisation of beliefs is so complete that all sides believe that it is impossible to live together peacefully. Across the world rabid politicians are shrinking the scope for moderate voices. Religion has become the epicentre of many of today’s ferocious wars. According to reliable statistics 24 countries are involved in wars with a religious dimension. It is our sacred duty to resist ideologies that preach hatred and distrust. Unless we change course and restore our sanity, we will be on the path to obliteration. —