RLG204H5 Lecture : RLG204 Lecture 1.rtf
Rlg204 10th July
2012
Lecture 1
-Islam - why it is important?
oOil
oThe growing fast
oGuideline and a meaning of life
-Happiness success salvation
-Success – targeting income, position, power, role model: Bill Gates
-Happiness – enjoying peace of mind with communication, example: Dalai
Lama
-Salvation – how you will be close to God, Purification, how you sacrifice your
interest regarding your belief, Islam must be answered to all aspects to Islam,
-Comprehensive religion – guideline to get H.S.S
oTerrorism – issue of security
-Terrorism - Knowledge and prediction – when you can predict that’s when you
can control their actions
-Cost and benefit: if you can C and B you can’t control their actions?
-No nationality, no border, no restrictions for their actions
-Fighting – U.S against Afghanistan
-Motivation – career opportunity, revenge, belief
-When you are capable to give your solider motivation they are ready to fight,
sacrifice
oCreated civilization
-Europe, Asia and Africa – created some sort of cultural affect
-Islamic Procedure in the West: Islam started through the colonial Power
-Spain: ignorance has been promoted through colonial Power
-First period: Colonial Power
-Second period: Crusades - barbaric religion
-Third period: Oil - justified why we need it, energy and security
-Money Power Position –
-Message of Islam – your money Power Position – will give you an obstacle to
salvation
- after 9/11
- civilization neutral to western civilization: war between Islam and western
- difficulty in studying Islam:
- the ambiguity inherent in every religion: minimal – no guideline, maximal -
strict guidelines
- the problem of politics – using violence, Islamophobia (enemy, threat)
- Islam has not accepted these values that everyone has chosen as a part of
their lives, private and social life
Document Summary
Islam - why it is important: oil, the growing fast, guideline and a meaning of life. Happiness enjoying peace of mind with communication, example: dalai. Success targeting income, position, power, role model: bill gates. Salvation how you will be close to god, purification, how you sacrifice your interest regarding your belief, islam must be answered to all aspects to islam, Comprehensive religion guideline to get h. s. s: terrorism issue of security. Terrorism - knowledge and prediction when you can predict that"s when you can control their actions. No nationality, no border, no restrictions for their actions. When you are capable to give your solider motivation they are ready to fight, Fighting u. s against afghanistan sacrifice: created civilization. Europe, asia and africa created some sort of cultural affect. Islamic procedure in the west: islam started through the colonial power. Spain: ignorance has been promoted through colonial power. Third period: oil - justified why we need it, energy and security.
