Recently, the pope quoted a deceased person’s words about Mohammed being for violence and jihads. This inflamed the Moslem community to protest violently, instead of exercising its right to freedom of speech – expression of thoughts and feelings to make a public statement of their own. They choose to burn an image of the pope and flags, and to have a public display of angry people, which creates the impression the deceased person was correct in his comment.

Every religion has their middle-of-the-road healthy teachers/followers, and unhealthy extremists with personal, self-centered agendas.

Why is it that the various religions have not decided to work at conflict resolution?

In what ways do the healthy followers of each religion agree with each other, and in what ways do they disagree with other followers of their religion as well as each other? What are the equal rights of all people, and what are the shared responsibilities between all religions to respect the rights of other people, especially by males and their teachings in every home, community and country?

Why do some males feel so weak, vulnerable, powerless and helpless in their skills when it comes to using their minds with which to do their combat, that they instead feel a need to resort to violence?

It is the self-responsibility of all males internationally to protect the rights of others to feel safe.

Pauline Bailey, Auburn