Truth

The devil was talking to his friends when they noticed a man walking along a road. They watched him pass and saw that he bent down to pick something up.
- What did he find? - asked one of the friends.
- A piece of Truth - answered the devil.
The friends were very concerned. After all, a piece of Truth might save that man's soul - one less in Hell. But the devil remained unmoved, gazing at the view.
- Aren't you worried? - said one of his companions. - He found a piece of Truth!
- I'm not worried - answered the devil. - Do you know what he'll do with the piece? As usual, he'll create a new religion. And he'll succeed in distancing even more people from the whole Truth."

- Unknown

Religious education must be avoided in schools

Few can disagree that young minds need education in humanism and civics, rather than in jihad. Children at an impressionable age need to be educated in the unifying, inclusive and irrefutable principles of humanity and respect for all, rather than the divisive, exclusionist and controversial concepts of jihad and crusade.

Human values are universal. The quintessential principles of morality are rather simple, and they do not require religious teachers to explain them to us. The best moral guide is the simple rule to not do to others what you don’t want others to do to you or to your family.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006\06\08\story_8-6-2006_pg3_2