newspaper musings
Institutions that do not allow critical thinking make me cringe. that's why when I read this article
in the Tucson Citizen this morning I nearly spit out my soy milk.
I get really nervous about religious groups who target college
students. It is a very vulnerable time being away from home and I
do understand the need to feel a sense of community. However,
these groups are so so...cultlike.
In order for organized religion to succeed, they must make people believe that they need it. To do that, a person must lose faith in themselves and then believe that the religion will provide the faith/questions they do not have. You have to accept this faith without question or the religion will begin to fail. If you begin to have questions, the whole system could fall apart. An institution that discourages young people from asking questions (especially about what is right and wrong) should be feared.
This is why I found the Da Vinci Code so fasicinately. What if there was a secret (such as Jesus marrying Mary M. and having a kid) that if known would change everything? Would people go at any length to keep that secret a secret? This is probably why the Vatican was so against this book....If enough people begin to question, will the secret be in fact declared true?
In order for organized religion to succeed, they must make people believe that they need it. To do that, a person must lose faith in themselves and then believe that the religion will provide the faith/questions they do not have. You have to accept this faith without question or the religion will begin to fail. If you begin to have questions, the whole system could fall apart. An institution that discourages young people from asking questions (especially about what is right and wrong) should be feared.
This is why I found the Da Vinci Code so fasicinately. What if there was a secret (such as Jesus marrying Mary M. and having a kid) that if known would change everything? Would people go at any length to keep that secret a secret? This is probably why the Vatican was so against this book....If enough people begin to question, will the secret be in fact declared true?