Originally Posted by
WingNut60
Which makes one wonder about their calculation of the Hijra calendar and the continuing use of the moon as the basis for annual events.
Or, more specifically, the rejection of a calendar that is accepted by pretty much all "scientifically advanced" nations and religions.
Might have something to do with the fact it starts at the birth of a non-existent alleged deity modeled on Mithra and Horus with which they don't agree. BTW, the reason Easter moves each year is because it's based on the position of the moon.
If we were fully objective, human society has been going for about 12,000 years so by rights, the year should be 12,017. But unfortunately religion of one kind or another permeates everything so people can feel comfortable with their invisible friends.
It's just a pity the world hadn't moved on from all this piffle which seems to have earned for itself some privileged position that excludes it from virtually any criticism. One can criticize someone's football team, personal habits, family, friends but for some reason the element of people's lives that has caused so much death and misery through history marking it as something that should be banned like dangerous drugs but is instead given a shroud of special status.
One suspects this is why there's been a century of abuse before a Royal Commission because of this stupid special rule.
Having said that, one isn't more poisonous than the other. Every group has its demons. It's only 30 or 40 years since 'good Christian members' of the KKK were lynching and beating African Americans by the thousands in the US (no one called them Christian terrorists even though they put their christianity front and centre and used it to justify their actions). Not to mention the numerous terrorist groups operating in Europe in the 70s or the support of the fascists and the Nazis by the Vatican.
We all have very selective memories.