RE: Religion: a tool for the ruling class to keep the population under control?
June 30, 2016 at 11:14 am
(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?
maybe in the 15th century dark age church, but if you look at religion as a whole and not just Christianity's past, the 'ruling class' is often times themselves being overthrown and subjugated by religion itself. Look at Islam and recent history and the failed regimes of middle eastern countries now influenced or controlled by isis. (look what happened to the lanisters in GoT by their holy roller sect/meaning even most secularists understand that the ruling class have not been given exclusive rights to the power religion has over people.)
Religion is a tool that can be used by either man or God to build up or tear down. It is all on what the mass of followers truly want from their religion that will dictate how it is used, and who has control.
