Well things are being exposed to the public here in sweden concerning organized and mindcontrolling sects. One in particular is getting the headlines after some murders have taken place (Knutby).
At first i wasn't even remotely interested in the event, but now i find myself reading about the issue more and more.. In short i think Christianity really sucks..
I also think organized religion to some extent is the worst agent to ever walk this earth. But it's also easy to blame the religion. But it's always the people who get, either a distorted view, or use it to premote their sick views or use it to get control. Alot of christians see the devil in this or the devil in that. But it is really unhealthy to distance oneself from the world in that way. Which is why alot of sick individuals are drawn to it's allure of only accepting the good. And not really accepting how other people have chosen to live their lives. And locking up sexuality within the confines of marriage really isn't healthy either. For a few it might work but for many people its restricting. And we've all heard of the problems many christians have with homosexuality.
Many past religions weren't always any better. Like infant sacrifices in Phoenicia. Or any type of human sacrifice oriented religions. Imagine getting a paper from the local temple, to at a certain date give up this or that member of the family for sacrifice, doesn't look pretty does it.. :?
Even here in scandinavia there was a religion (dunno if it was during or before the viking period) that had the element of strangling certain individuals with a rope in bogs and tossing them in the water of these presumed 'holy' places.
So this wave of paganism doesn't get my vote. Shamanism might.
Even though i dispise human sacrifices i find the topic somewhat fascinating.
Hey! I managed to squeeze two topics in one thread. Or maybe i'm just getting "Barmy"... :)
At first i wasn't even remotely interested in the event, but now i find myself reading about the issue more and more.. In short i think Christianity really sucks..
I also think organized religion to some extent is the worst agent to ever walk this earth. But it's also easy to blame the religion. But it's always the people who get, either a distorted view, or use it to premote their sick views or use it to get control. Alot of christians see the devil in this or the devil in that. But it is really unhealthy to distance oneself from the world in that way. Which is why alot of sick individuals are drawn to it's allure of only accepting the good. And not really accepting how other people have chosen to live their lives. And locking up sexuality within the confines of marriage really isn't healthy either. For a few it might work but for many people its restricting. And we've all heard of the problems many christians have with homosexuality.
Many past religions weren't always any better. Like infant sacrifices in Phoenicia. Or any type of human sacrifice oriented religions. Imagine getting a paper from the local temple, to at a certain date give up this or that member of the family for sacrifice, doesn't look pretty does it.. :?
Even here in scandinavia there was a religion (dunno if it was during or before the viking period) that had the element of strangling certain individuals with a rope in bogs and tossing them in the water of these presumed 'holy' places.
So this wave of paganism doesn't get my vote. Shamanism might.
Even though i dispise human sacrifices i find the topic somewhat fascinating.
Hey! I managed to squeeze two topics in one thread. Or maybe i'm just getting "Barmy"... :)
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