"Religion's misguided missiles"

[Carl Remick]

> > Yes, a bad foreign policy that is a rich stew of many misconceptions --
> > chief among them that capitalism and religion point the way to human
> > betterment.
> > Carl
>
>A lot of my New Age friends have taken a similar line - religion is evil 
>and
>leads to misunderstanding and war (but, they feel, spirituality is good and
>leads to peace and understanding).

One key problem with religion -- meaning organized religion -- is that it 
inherently tends to violate one of its own precepts and promotes idolatry; 
in other words, it encourages its followers to worship *their religion* and 
claim a definite understanding of God that seems to negate the very concept 
of God as ineffable.  The humbler approach of cultivating personal 
spirituality does not, IMO, lend itself so much to this abuse.

Carl

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