[lbo-talk] Atheism

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Dec 22 13:48:04 PST 2003


Brian Siano wrote:


>Doug, I'm not agreeing with Carrol, but you're missing a distinction
>here. A _particular_ religion, sect, or cult is certainly a mass
>movement. But saying that "religion" _in general_ is a mass movement
>is like saying that "politics" or "science" or even "eating" are
>mass movements. They're practices that humans engage in, and
>_within_ those practices, movements (or theories, or ideologies, or
>tastes) emerge, gain influence, wane, etc.

Sorry for the lack of clarity. Religion-in-general is not a mass movement. Mormonism and right-wing evangelical Christianity are mass movements. Very effective ones, too.

Doug



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