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, separatio ...