RE: Muslim Child Abuse
July 4, 2011 at 1:56 pm
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2011 at 2:07 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Religious tradition was civil in at least one way that it currently is not. Julian the Apostate, and the events surrounding his upbringing, rule, and ultimate devise are a great example of where polytheism was, by definition, tolerant. Statues of Jesus were erected in temples with all the other gods. When you believe in hundreds, if not thousands, of major and minor deities, you don't begrudge the believer for wishing to add yet another. Religion, observed from this snapshot in time, has been steadily moving in reverse where moral issues are concerned. The idea that we've been slowly moving towards civility from a point of barbarism is one that has been heavily influenced by the monotheistic tradition of straw manning all that had come before it. Just something to chew on.
minor shout out to the wiccan in our midst.....lol.
Before anyone does a double take when they see my post..et tu rhythm?...understand that I'm not defending the gross abuses that have been perpetrated in the name of religious tradition. Only showing that religious tradition can indeed be civil, highlighting my frustration with it's current state. None of this addresses the absurdity of any particular tradition, of course.
minor shout out to the wiccan in our midst.....lol.
Before anyone does a double take when they see my post..et tu rhythm?...understand that I'm not defending the gross abuses that have been perpetrated in the name of religious tradition. Only showing that religious tradition can indeed be civil, highlighting my frustration with it's current state. None of this addresses the absurdity of any particular tradition, of course.
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