Answering just the italic section at the bottom here:
Because organized religion has -never- been about the teachings. It has always been about power over bodies of people. Organized religion has always, always, always been a political, not a spiritual entity. The Enlightenment didn't change that. It just made them ravingly insular.
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Date: 2005-04-02 06:53 pm (UTC)Because organized religion has -never- been about the teachings. It has always been about power over bodies of people. Organized religion has always, always, always been a political, not a spiritual entity. The Enlightenment didn't change that. It just made them ravingly insular.