Of course, there was the flood. God obviously based
this action upon a poll he had ordered of all of humanity, even those
who lived in places that those in today's Middle East wouldn't hear about for
millennia. Of all of the people living
upon the earth, god's poll must have shown that fewer than 50% of all human
beings weren't behaving themselves. So,
instead of saving the 49% that were, god ordered a great rain which turned into
a great flood which wiped out all but one family and, supposedly, two of every
kind of creature which inhabited the earth.
Noah, his family and some animals got to float atop god's great flood
while innocent men, women and children, even infants, and helpless animals,
were drowned to death, one of the slowest and most frightening forms of death.
There's no amount of good in the rest of the entire Judeo/Christian Bible that can make up for the very few instances to which I've referenced here. No sermon on a mount, no helping his favorites, The Israelites, no amount of good resides in those wicked books that should make those who are enamored of the death penalty feel that god shouldn't be injected with the most hideous of fatal drugs or hung from the neck until dead.
So, the question, again, is this the god on whom we've turned our backs? Is this what's going to get America into trouble? I might believe it if I believed that this particular being, as anthropomorphized in those sick publications, really existed. I would believe it because this sick mother can cause some trouble, even for those who don't deserve it.
I don't believe my colleague was referring to Allah, the Muslim god, birthed, by the way, from the same Abrahamic rubbish.
Here's the catch 22 as I see it.
No one in his or her right mind would prefer to be in a state of war as opposed to a state of peace.
However, most of us in our right
minds are, like it or not, in a state of war.
Those who are playing with this state are perpetuating it as part of
their games.
The leaders of The FUSA lie and rile
up people who, subsequently, revert to pre-civilized instinctive behavior. However, the so called holy books were
written after the dawn of civilization and they contain descriptions of acts
which today's human beings should look upon as pre-civilized acts. Not only are these acts supported by the
various gods of the books, but, in many cases, they're committed by the so
called creator(s) of civilization him (them) selves.
Religion is looked upon as very
civilized. In order to belong to the
leadership of the most populous organized religions, one has to attend many
years of university and seminary study.
Yet, once the leadership of many of these religions graduate and become
ordained leaders, they begin to support some of the most horrendous and
horrific acts visited upon the human race.
They also support the books' content
that those who do not believe in the books' messages aren't worthy of
life. Some of it is in reference to some
kind of afterlife, but much of it deals directly with our earthly
existence. The words "heathen" and
"infidel" thread their way through these books of faith and people who have
spent life times studying and learning exhort their followers to believe that
these books hold the reality of a successful existence. The existence, again, will not only
successfully bring you eternal happiness after death, but guidelines tell
the followers what is and is not a successful earthly existence.
In The Torah, The Christian Bible and The Quran, having enemies is as natural as breathing. Warnings against those who don't believe are constantly issued. Mass murder or genocide is shown to be a legitimate way to solve problems.
Governments tell lies and not only rile up people who revert to pre-civilized instinctive behavior, but rile up people who use these horrible, hate and violence filled books to justify tossing away civilized behavior, allowing pre-civilized instinct to motivate them.
Supporters of the holy books say that they can be interpreted however one wishes to interpret them. They all point to sections of their books which call for love and tolerance. They don't deny that the books encourage their followers to destroy those with whom they disagree; they merely say that, along with the unthinkable, there is good.
Let's see what happens if we use
this logic in the case of an abused wife. Say to
her, "Sure, he becomes violent at times and beats you. Yes, he's broken your limbs as well as your
spirit. But let's not forget who drives
you to the emergency room and kisses your forehead, telling you that everything
will be all right. It's he, for he is a
kind and loving husband."
We're at war now. We were in a state of war for the greater part of the twentieth century and we're not starting the twenty-first century much better.
Although they didn't get the attention that antiwar protestors received during the Vietnam War or are receiving today, people did march against World War I, World War II and Korea. There were marches and arrests. Protestors didn't join the violence. They protested peacefully and the wars ended when the game players were damn well ready to end them.
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