(September 30, 2018 at 4:15 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Xtianity was the tool of the slaveholders!
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/30/nyreg...ss&emc=rss
Quote:The Bells of St. Martin’s Fall Silent as Churches in Harlem Struggle
Quote:The struggles of the two congregations are emblematic of the troubles afflicting what was once one of the most church-filled and church-conscious neighborhoods in the United States. But attendance in Harlem has dwindled as America has become less religious, and some congregations in Harlem have merged with others in an effort to remain viable. Nationally, with polls indicating that more Americans than ever consider themselves “spiritual but not religious,” headline writers summarize what has happened as “the great American unchurching” or “the de-churching of America.”
Quote:Churches, he added, could be replaced by apartment buildings with condominiums filled with the kind of people who will not help the neighborhood’s remaining sanctuaries. “The overwhelming majority of people who buy condominiums in these buildings will be white,” he said, “and therefore will hasten the day that these churches close altogether because it is unlikely that most of these people who move into these condominiums will become members of these churches.”
The churches could be replaced by a WalMart and it would still be an improvement!
Um while everyone knows I am no fan of any old mythology, I am also not a fan of over simplifications of a complex species.
Neither religion, or private business are going to end on a planet of 7 billion. But, what can happen if more humans focus on what we have in common, like need of resources and stable lives, and not give religion or wealth monopolies of power, we could provide for more humans and create more stability worldwide.
Point being, sure, in my utopia there would be no religion at all, no greed in humans, in my pragmatic reality though, the only viable thing I can see is promoting anti monopoly concepts so that neither religion or business can exploit or abuse.
