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Religion: a tool for the ruling class to keep the population under control?

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Religion: a tool for the ruling class to keep the population under control?
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RE: Religion: a tool for the ruling class to keep the population under control?
June 17, 2016 at 1:31 pm
(June 17, 2016 at 10:16 am)Veritas_Vincit Wrote: To what extent do you see organised religion as an institution to give the ruling classes power over the general population?

You seem to have phrased that "...institution to give..." to imply that is the reason for organized religion. That does not work so well if the religion you are talking about happens to be the minority or unwelcomed type (or was at one point).
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RE: Religion: a tool for the ruling class to keep the population under control? - by SteveII - June 17, 2016 at 1:31 pm

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