Religion, Immigrants, and Law of Their "New" Land

The land and people which let the settlers earn their bread and butter should not be revolted against. But, faith knows no bounds or rationale. One may have an undying belief in someone or something; yet for some other person, the same may hold no merit at all. 

The recent past has had a remarkable mention of occurrences wherein the immigrants expressed their discontent with the administrative apparatus regarding certain societal policies of their new domicile. To convey their displeasure, many a time the immigrants take to roads, organize violent protests, damage national property, and cause extreme discomfort and inconvenience to other citizens.

Most often the religious policies of a certain nation-state do not go down well with the émigré. Because of reasons such as social constructs, strong beliefs, or upbringing in a totally different atmosphere, etc, different people from different socio-religious backgrounds often contradict one another over matters that may seem trivial to one but profound to the other. Such dissensions often lead to situations that escalate quickly and get out of hand, resulting in severe altercations, rampage, and even riots, which may further sometimes affect international relations.      

The irate immigrants ought to understand that the law of the land prevails. Any law or policy may have some issues and those issues might be subjective or opinionated. There is a procedure for everything and creating hostile conditions is not any of them. To express a grievance, any immigrant or native, for that matter, must formally lodge their vexation to the government through the proper legal channel. If only protests appear to be the approach of getting oneself heard, it must be made sure that any demonstrations are non-destructive, peaceful, and non-violent. If that does not seem possible, the immigrant must gracefully go back to the native land or any place that they deem better. None must go about spreading hate or inciting violence.

The immigrants must not forget that the host country welcomes them with open arms, provides them with opportunities to earn a living. The expatriate could have worked in their own country but they chose, with their free will, to come to an alien nation. The land and people which let them earn their bread and butter should not be revolted against.

On the other hand, faith knows no bounds. It needs no rationale. One may have an undying belief in someone or something; yet for some other person, the same may hold no merit at all. It might even be absurd and laughable to them. Discussions over such matters often lead to discord and tension. 

Furthermore, issues related to faith and ideology stand ahead and independent of the matters of immigrants. Communal conflict is not specific to immigrants and can develop amongst natives also. Considering the variety of religions and their corresponding scriptures, rituals, Gods and Prophets, etc. that exist, statistically, it seems quite fair to assume that not all people will agree with every religion/scripture/God. Some may even question the existence of God altogether. To avoid disputes that occur over matters of religion, one must ensure that grace and dignity are always upheld. Discourse over matters pertaining to sensitive matters as these ought to be carried out in a manner that is scientific and logical, and respectful; the diction must be reverent. 

Something that causes offense to some conviction held by a significant number of people must definitely be avoided. Having said that, religious chauvinism or radicalism should also neither be encouraged nor tolerated.