In the news: "Drunken row sparked Pakistan riot".  A drunken row between two friends was the trigger for blasphemy allegations that prompted a mob of angry Pakistani Muslim protesters to burn more than 100 Christian homes, police and witnesses said.  More than 3,000 Muslims rampaged through Joseph Colony, a Christian area of the eastern city of Lahore, on Sunday after allegations that a Christian had made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammed three days earlier.

I feel very sad on reading the above news.  How stupid can people be.  Religious sentiments have caused havoc among religious followers.  Prof AC Grayling, University of London recently wrote:  "It (religion) is a frequent source of conflict and cruelty.  Monstrous crimes have been committed in its name.  And more often than not it has stood in the way of efforts at human liberation and progress.  It is far too often oppressive and distorting as regards human nature, and divisive as regards human communities."

How very true.  I am in full agreement with the Professor's views.