“If I were a dictator, religion and state would be separate. I swear by my religion. I will die for it. But it is my personal affair. The state has nothing to do with it. The state would look after your secular welfare, health, communications, foreign relations, currency and so on, but not your or my religion. That is everybody's personal concern!”
-Mahatma Gandhi
Dedicated to humanity
It seems as if humanity is on the brink of extinction. We no longer treat each other as equals. Religion too, has become a reason for us to fight, acting as a catalyst inciting communal flare-ups across the world. Secularism and religious tolerance are words understandable to a countable few. It is thus no wonder that political parties with communal agenda have been able to draw big crowds signifying the rise of religious extremism and intolerance. It is a pity that we have not been able to break the boundaries that have been separating us thus far. Instead of falling prey to the devilish idea of religious extremism and acting as a disgrace to humanity, we must unite and create an environment promoting religious tolerance and harmony, thereby instilling the moral values which we have lost fighting in the name of God.
