I write as an admitted heretic, yet it's clear to me that the orthodoxies of all three great religions--along with atheists, pragmatists, and secularists of many political persuasions--are embroiled in a blasphemy that far outweighs any amount of naked dancing around a bonfire. They are united in the worship of the God of Force.--extracted from "The Boy Who Kissed The Soldier" by Starhawk in the August 2003 (I'm a little behind in my reading) issue of The Sun, a fabulous magazine to which you should probably subscribe.
The God of Force says that violence is the ultimate answer to every dilemma, the resolution of every conflict, the only thing "they" understand. The God of Force makes appearances in the Old and New Testaments, the Koran, and other scriptures, both sacred and secular. The God of Force licenses his agents to kill, unleashes the holy war, the jihad, the crusade, the inquisition. The God of Force says, "Go unto the land and kill all the inhabitants thereof."
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Bush, bin Laden and Israel: Worshipping Together--All Day, Every day
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A minority of so-called Christians have practiced "love thy enemies" and "forgive those who trespass against you." And similar provisions are similarly ignored in Judaism and Islam. Thus, the God of Force prevails, largely, yes. And humility has never held much regard in any marketplace--of ideas or otherwise.
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