THE  MODERN  RATIONALIST

The World Atheist Conference passed its historic Conference Declaration unanimously. The international and inter-State delegates who participated in the three day Conference so overwhelmingly welcomed this Declaration - which provides the solution and the right direction to the present day world which is haunted by terrorism, religious riots, caste-wars etc.

It rightly identified that the youth are a potential force and education is a necessary pre-condition for liberating the people from ignorance, illiteracy and superstition.

Ignorance is the worst disease which germinates fear in the human minds and they are made to believe anything and everything without any rhyme or reason.”

Eventhough humans are rational beings, when the question of god and religion comes, they are afraid of using the reason lest they might be condemned to hell. Heaven and hell are nothing but concoctions. The cheats invented this to make many people vulnerable and be their slaves.

The Conference Declaration rightly warned about growing religious fundamentalism, sectarianism and violence.

Many religions were spread with the help of sword and by lure of paradise of plenty, to meet the human’s insatiable wants and needs.

The Historic Declaration took note of the rapid deterioration of environment and the climate change and appealed for eco-friendly development.

This is the most important problem to be solved by creating the awareness. Awesome effects are unavoidable if the warning is neglected.

The blasphemy laws are out-dated, out-moded and atrocious. It is the old rulers’ weapon to spread and save their respective religions from criticism so that the people who embrace their religion (Christianity) could keep their mouths shut.

Is it fair that such laws still remain in the statute book, in spite of so many social reforms?

What happened in our neighbouring country Pakistan.? Because of the invocation of blasphemy laws the State wants to take away our human rights and freedom of speech and expression.

Let all the progressive forces come forward and make a passionate appeal against these maladies.

This Declaration must be taken to the masses. The freedom to think and express is an inalienable right of every human being. Then only the world would be a better place to “live and let-live”!

Future belongs to atheism (which is nothing but humanism) as “Altelrnative Culture”.