An insult to Hindus and Muslims

May 15, 2018 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
Francis Carryl’s letter “Paul’s letter to Mothers of the World,” published in Kaieteur News on May 13 is a blatant disregard and disrespect for people professing religious beliefs other than Christianity. It is an offensive attack on the freedom of religion.
Mr. Carryl writes that his letter “is addressed to every mother in every society throughout the entire world.” Now, we know that mothers ‘in every society throughout the entire world’ include Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists, Bahá’ís, etc. But most discourteously, Mr. Carryl greets them “in the name of our coming King and Lord Jesus Christ.” He continues, “I beseech you, not to forget that you owe everything to our Blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.”
In his missive, he seeks to educate the “Mothers of the World” on the teachings of the Bible and of the “wisest man who ever lived” (King Solomon). Seeking deliverance from their sufferings, he advises them to “remain steadfast in Christ Jesus.” He assures them, “one day we will all meet face to face in that place which Christ has gone to prepare for us.”
Editor, this is a gross insult to the Hindus and Muslims everywhere. And Kaieteur News is complicit in this. It has allowed itself to be used as a pulpit for a Sunday Christian Church Sermon.
This is a multi-religious society where freedom of religion is guaranteed. No one has a right to impose his beliefs on another. Both Mr. Carryl and Kaieteur News should apologize.
Yours truly,
Pt. R. Balbadar

EDITOR’S NOTE: Anyone can preach to anyone, regardless of religion. Nothing in the letter sought to convert or to denigrate any religion.
The letter may have been rooted in Christianity but by the same token the reader, like Pt. R. Balbadar, could have disregarded it.

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