Tag: religion

The Good Iman, Wife & Daughter Receiving the Award in London!

Church of Pakistan: Iman Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi [طاہر محمود اشرفی] Receives “Global Peace Award”! (19.9.2026)

As an individual with no political power – the Iman has stated that the existing “blasphemy law” should not be misused to attack non-Muslims – but he broadly supports punishing bona fide attacks on his faith (what more could he do – considering the situation he is in?). Bear in mind that the CofE has been historically riddled with allegations of paedophilia, and permits St Pauk’s Cathedral to me used for “raves”. Furthermore, whether an individual (or group) is Christian or not – the CofE permits people to use Churches as “hotels” over a single night or a number of nights – indeed, this highly expensive and lucrative development is termed “Champing”! I have personal experience of this – as I stayed over-night in a local Church assessing if claims of “hauntings” had any validity (there was no evidence). I note the CofE has registered the term “Champing” as a “Trade Mark” (after-all, the CofE has only just ended its long-term investment in the arms industry). I support a universal freedom of thought that gives equal weight to “believing” and “not-believing” in religion. Religionists must accommodate and accept atheism and non-theism – just as secularists must tolerant those who believe in a sky-spirit. Religions tolerating one another’s delusions is not the answer – it is just a step. Religionists should not be offended by my words.

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Taliban Schools Out-Law Unauthorised Smiling

UK: “Taliban-Style” School Discipline Comes to Somerset! (18.9.2026)

It is a primitive culture that equates “literacy” with “rebellion”. In Somerset, “lack of freedom” is illogically equated with “literacy”. Creative expression is equated with a “deviation” from the norm – but whose “norm” are we talking about? A disadvantaged working-class child will continue to be a disadvantaged working-class child – even if their personal freedom is compromised. The “weight” of society is already balanced against them. No. Like the brutality of the Taliban – the Somerset Solution is designed all crush freedom of expression. Of course, the justification for all this suffering is that it allegedly “does the children good” – but surely – this is a form of child abuse. Not all children will be high-achievers or geniuses. Nature (and evolution) is just not like that. The lumpen proletariat (of which I am a part) are “average” in achievement – but this is precisely how humanity has developed. It is the “group effort” that matters – and not usually the antics of an individual whose “behaviour” (UK spelling) does not equate to the well-being of the collecive.

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Buddha & St Benedict United!

UK: Buddha & St Benedict Entwined – a Retrospect! (10.9.2026)

Now, whilst in Hereford I befriended an Irishman (my family are part Irish) named “Brian Gray” – who was training to be a Catholic Priest. He was fascinated by Buddhism and liked to “spar” with me in gloved-boxing matches (I was a nasty bit of work in my late teens – as I discovered my natural physical strength). He introduced me to a “Father Thomas” the Abbot of the Catholic Hereford Cathedral. He wanted me to go to the Vatican to meet the Pope – and to join the Catholic faith – but of course, this was not my path. I am not attuned to entering these paths that discriminate against non-members for not being members. Also, at that point I was learning about how the Vatican supported fascism before, during, and after WWII. So you can see my predicament. Although I had friendly interactions on the personal level, there were certain political realities that had to be acknowledged and balanced. Anyway, the upshot of all this was that I was introduced to the study of the Rule of St Benedict followed by the monastics of the Catholic Church (and given the ring you can see here – although I am unaware of its significance).

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Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) group visited the iconic landmark in Paris on Saturday

France: Investigation After Female Staff at Eiffel Tower Replaced By “Men” for Religious Visit! (9.9.2026)

Yes – I have visited Paris with my Chinese family members, my mixed ethnicity children, and their family and friends – but this does not necessarily mean that an intolerant attitude should be encountered due to me engaging “difference”. I did expect more from France simply on account of its Socialist Revolution and its great thinkers. Once, when crossing a road in a French suburb – a car stopped and about four young skin-heads got out pointing at me and my Chinese partner – shouting in French. They only left when other French drivers stopped and started shouting at them. I have a number of such stories (French students once blocked my exit from a left-bank cafe – but they were ordered by the owner to move out the way). Following the 1789 Revolution – the Catholic Church was abolished and all religion uprooted. Napoleon did allow a limited form of religion providing the Church remained subordinate to the State. And here we are. The “Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS)” has been accused of sexual abuse of children, false imprisonment, and trafficking,, etc. Whilst France “bans” Islamic dress – the French Establishment bends over backwards to accommodate a bizarre Hindu cult and its sexist attitudes.

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The Mind Must Be Calm and Serene!

BMA-UK: Buddhist Practice of “Accepting” & “Rejecting” Food Donations – The Politics of the Buddha’s Begging Bowl! (8.9.2026)

Rules in the Dhammic-sense serve only as basic guides toward moral-behaviour – hence the obvious latitude found in the night-life of places such as Thailand. Obviously, a lay-Buddhist is free to follow whatever path they perceive is correct for themselves and the circumstances they inhabit – after-all – it is their karma-producing habit. One issue is not to inflict suffering on others – including animals (this is why my family will never hurt animals in anyway). Hunger striking, in this sense, only physically “hurts” the individual participating in it – although a case can be made that those watching or caring “from afar” might suffer emotional pain. Of course, in the poor parts of Asia, Buddhist monastics exist whilst eating every other day – as the laity is so poor they have very little to share – but what an effort they make! Although starving themselves, the Buddhist laity will put aside a small amount for the Buddhist monastics. I was told that in the Northern forests of Thailand food is so scarce that Buddhist monastics often sieve a type of algae out of the local rivers – using their begging bowls – and share this to eat.

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AAlice Weidal & "Wife" Sarah Bossard - Co-Leader of Far-Right German "Alternative of Germany" (AfD) Party!

Germany: Lesbian Far-Right Leader – “Alice Weidal – Will Not Let Her “Gayness” Interfere With “Hating Other Races”! (7.9.2026)

The genuine far-right, of course, is extremely homophobic (just as it is against Jewish people) and it is counter-intuitive that a “lesbian” woman could be considered a “poster-girl” for neo-fascism or Neo-Nazism movement. Within the German-language Press a number of observations are poignant. Firstly, Weidal is referred to as a “fig-leaf” – a person with an unconventional lifestyle which is used to hide the true nature of the far-right – and facilitate its infiltration into mainstream society. The other point is that the area the AfD won a local election in – resides in the former “German Democratic Republic” (GDR) of East Germany (following the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the USSR – the West unleashed a sustained wave of anti-Socialist propaganda throughout East Germany) – and it may be this left-wing influence that motivated the local population into mistakenly believing that the far-right is “acceptable” this time around due to the hue of the racist candidate. This is all about the far right laughingly perpetuating the false idea that some sorts of racism are acceptable – whilst others are not. This is a transitional step on the path toward making “ALL” types of racism acceptable – and we will be back to 1933.

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