The past few weeks, my fella and I have been watching the Leah Remini, docu-series about Scientology. I have a lot of respect for her, for standing up to them. It can't be easy to admit how naive and/or gullible you were/are. Clearly, Scientology is a cult. Any organization shrouded in secrecy, has something to hide. Duh. I always wonder though, about those people that get sucked into a cult, what happens in your brain that stops you from reasoning? If any organization told me that my family was the enemy because they didn't hold the same beliefs of that organization; I'd just have to say, go to hell. What stops some people from doing that? And for those people who get out, what happened in their brain that finally made them say, go to hell!
We've had some pretty interesting conversations about religion. I was raised in the Catholic church and he was raised in the Mormon church. We both became adults that have no interest in organized religion. I know that some people find that kind of sad. Others would say, hallelujah!
Religion in general, fills a need for people though. I was not interested in attending church as I grew up because I felt like they were hypocrites. I didn't like it at the time, that all religions basically said, if you aren't Catholic/Methodist/Baptist, etc., you're going to hell. Most of what I learned about God in the Catholic church, led me to believe that God just wanted you to believe in him. I figured, then why does it matter what denomination you are?
No, I'm not saying all church goers are ignorant. And I'm not saying all churches are only interested in domination. There are plenty of people out there who strive to be good or better or kinder, in the name of God. In the last couple decades though, NON denominational churches have been popping up everywhere, and gaining in popularity. I suspect, it's because they are driven by the teachings of the bible and not the Pope or the Bishop or the Prophet.
Organized religion is just too subjective. How else can you explain radicals? It's all about power and control for them.
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Marx was spot on when he wrote that "Religion is the opiate of the masses." Heaven, hell - what crap. Miracles and the promise of immortality. Get real. One does not need a god or gods to be humane and decent. It seems to me that all religions,even the big rich ones, eventually split and divide, snapping at each other like piranyas. Look what's happening since Luther broke away from the Roman Catholic church - how many Protestant denominations are there now? No wonder with all the silly rites and rules they impose. No dancing for instance. Well some believers do maintain say screwing could lead to dancing! Marx was right - religion is a power trip the popes, priests and varied ilks of imams, yogis, monks mullahs ad nauseum. Marx was right about religion - it's a big con.
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