Misuse of Religion
MISUSE OF RELIGION
December 14th, 2006 "And an old priest said, Speak to us of Religion, And he said: Have I spoken this day of aught else? Is not religion all deeds and all reflection, And that which is neither deed nor reflection, but a wonder and surprise ever springing in the soul, even while the hands hew the stone of tend the loom? Who can separate his faith from his action, or his belief from his occupations? Who can spread his hours before him, saying, 'This for God and this for myself; This for my soul, and this other for my body? '"
--Kahlil Gibran
As our civilization reaches its peak, it 's obvious that it was created to destroy itself. Our past is the biggest proof of this theory. Through the centuries, mankind has been trying to destroy itself. World War I and II were just the manifestation of this destruction. Everything after these wars has been devoted to producing the most efficient weapons for so called "protection". Why put an end to life? Why destroy the only thing we have? What happened to God 's Ten Commandments? Religion was created to help mankind overcome its fears and negative aspects. But man wouldn 't be man if he didn 't alter his course. Individual believes were merged to organize religion, which has been moved away from individuals whom it belongs. Politicization of organize religion has caused "eternal" struggle for separation church of state. However, separation has never happened despite persuasions; Church influence has been hidden inside of political systems. Despite its peaceful nature, organize religion has been modified through the centuries, and it has become one of the most dangerous reasons for killing, destruction and quarreling about the separation church of state and church 's role in politics. Artifacts found in the trash heaps of ancient groups of people or tribes, supports the hypothesis that most if not all of these tribes had some form of religion. Why is this?
December 14th, 2006 "And an old priest said, Speak to us of Religion, And he said: Have I spoken this day of aught else? Is not religion all deeds and all reflection, And that which is neither deed nor reflection, but a wonder and surprise ever springing in the soul, even while the hands hew the stone of tend the loom? Who can separate his faith from his action, or his belief from his occupations? Who can spread his hours before him, saying, 'This for God and this for myself; This for my soul, and this other for my body? '"
--Kahlil Gibran
As our civilization reaches its peak, it 's obvious that it was created to destroy itself. Our past is the biggest proof of this theory. Through the centuries, mankind has been trying to destroy itself. World War I and II were just the manifestation of this destruction. Everything after these wars has been devoted to producing the most efficient weapons for so called "protection". Why put an end to life? Why destroy the only thing we have? What happened to God 's Ten Commandments? Religion was created to help mankind overcome its fears and negative aspects. But man wouldn 't be man if he didn 't alter his course. Individual believes were merged to organize religion, which has been moved away from individuals whom it belongs. Politicization of organize religion has caused "eternal" struggle for separation church of state. However, separation has never happened despite persuasions; Church influence has been hidden inside of political systems. Despite its peaceful nature, organize religion has been modified through the centuries, and it has become one of the most dangerous reasons for killing, destruction and quarreling about the separation church of state and church 's role in politics. Artifacts found in the trash heaps of ancient groups of people or tribes, supports the hypothesis that most if not all of these tribes had some form of religion. Why is this?
Bibliography: Gibran, Kahlil. The Prophet. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1989. Peden, Joseph R., Perry, Marvin and Von Laue, Theodore. Sources of the Western Tradition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991.