.... The phenomenon of hugely emotional responses to stories with religious flavours is not restricted to Islam – think US televangelists, for example – although it is something which is a particular feature of some forms of Shi’ism. Mehdi isn’t pretending to be upset. He is genuinely expressing how he feels.
I’m a bit distrustful of religious fervor which is expressed in this manner. I’m inclined to mistrust the judgement of people for whom religion isn’t simply a set of moral and ethical lessons, passed from God through the ministries of righteous men and women: but an occasion for wildly emotional fervor. [Harry’s Place] Read more
