Letters to the Editor
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Pyromania
What I find odd about liberal religious people is that they, A, seem to be blissfully unaware how their 'private' ideas and practices affect the social world and B, that the tradition they are part of is actually part of the world which has been surpassed intellectually, scientifically and in reality, for many years.
A, if everyone, even in a 'kind' way, believes in made-up things; in old, erroneous books, in myths of life ever after, in a pick-and-choose religion, what impact do you think that has on the society and those around you? A lot! Remember that whole 'organized religion' thing that somehow seems to be part of the ruling establishment in this country? Who gives them intellectual credence? You do!
I had a little "AHA" moment watching "Elizabeth" the other night. Cate Blanchett is addressing her ministers as the Spanish Armada is coming into view off of England's coast.
She said, "Make no mistake about it, hidden in the holds of those ships is the Inquisition."
Gives a whole new meaning to the Protestant Reformation, doesn't it?
B, Have you heard of the Englightenment? Scientific revolution? Reason? Logic? It seems, simply, philosophically immature to moon about life after death, an ahistoric Jesus, the New Testament, etc. Come on, what about Easter is really true? What do you actually 'believe'? It is really an old pagan spring ritual, folks. Jesus died, yes, and was buried in a crypt in Jerusalem with his family. They even have his bones in a small box in a museum in Jerusalem. Good guy? Maybe. But there have been plenty of other very good guys recently - history is full of them. Why not worship them? Would not it be more relevant?
Maybe you just want to fit in. That is our problem in America. Too many people 'fitting in.'