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Monday, 05 May 2008 |
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Religion: same program, different names
'Judgment is a basic element in the salvationist program. Jehovah judges, Christ
judges, Allah judges. All the creeds are unanimous on this point. Bear in mind
that "You are judged by God" is a human statement, made by men who claim to be
emissaries of the judgmental father-son deities. This assertion that God judges
us exemplifies the tactic of the Abrahamic religions: a man tells us what God
wants of us. Presumably, the man who speaks in this way has been previously
briefed by God. That is an issue of faith.
Patriarchial religion demands that we
believe the men who speak for God, that we take them on their word, which is
God's word. And consistent with the violence inherent to patriarchy, the word of
God is threatening, menacing. God judges you, so you must do this and that in
order to be well judged, to get good marks, to have your soul saved by the very
entity who threatens to condemn it. The threat tactic is very effective in
setting up a social control program.'
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