Do you think that politics can ruin religion?

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Saviour-V teleports in, and places a Recording Globe on a pedestal in the centre of the room... If there's a prime example of this, sad to say, one such example would be my country, Malaysia. As Saviour-V mentions the name of his home country, the Recording Globe shines, and begins to project several images of Malaysia; its geography, its weather patterns, its population, and several other related images... While Islam is the main religion here, we live in harmony with other races and religions. Saviour-V glances at the images cast by the Recording Globe, and sadly turns his attention back to his audience, as a glowing red dot appears on the geographical map of Malaysia, followed by several others... Or so we thought. The reality is that there is an uneasy alliance caused by the current ruling governmental party, the Barisan Nasional, or the Unified Front. This party, which comprises several other parties such as UMNO (United Malays National Organisation), the MIC (Malaysian Indian Congress), and the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association), has been running our country for the past 50 plus years unchallenged, and quite a number of its policies have been detrimental to non-Muslims and Muslims alike. Notably because of our Internal Security Act. This act, a remnant from the British colonists who once took over our homeland, was meant for use during wars to restore order. However, over the course of the past 51 years, this same law has been used to detain people without consideration, i.e. without any chance to defend themselves legally. And apart from this, Malays in particular, were granted "exclusive Malay rights" which pretty much meant they could do anything they pleased, without concern for other races (in fact, not even our own). In other words, it was a case of WHO you knew instead of WHAT you knew. But the kicker's the fact that Islam was used (and is STILL used), POLITICALLY, to accomplish the above. Not religiously, as the real teachings of Islam dictate, but politically. Which means that as long as the current ruling party remains in power, they pretty much use Islam to merely fill their pockets and leave the people to suffer, just for their own sakes. Now, you may think that this is a mere rant, but this is real, and is currently occurring as we speak. I believe that no religion teaches its followers to be unjust, but there are no such provisions in politics. I am very certain that our case is the same case faced across the world, though in varying quantities and qualities. The followers of any religion are not the only people at fault here, but our leaders who use religion to accomplish their own political ends are the worst transgressors of all. The images from the Recording Globe fade, and Saviour-V picks it up from the pedestal... I do not really expect a satisfactory response from anyone here, largely because I believe that we should take it upon ourselves to undo the damage caused by those who have betrayed our trust. However, I would like to know what you believe about all of this. And if we have any chances of fixing things after all. I do not claim to know everything about my own country, or my own religion, but I will say this: Religion should NEVER be used as a political tool. Saviour-V bows to his audience... Thank you for your time, ladies and gentlemen. ...before teleporting out as usual...