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November 02, 2006
ON THE RISE APOSTASY
“Many analysts have found that conservative members of politics have been damaged by their association with the religious right and their attempt to align themselves with some of it’s ideology in order to attract votes.”
Apostasy (from Greek αποστασία, meaning a defection or revolt , from απο, apo, "away, apart", στασις, stasis, "standing") is a term generally employed to describe the formal renunciation of one's religion, especially if the motive is deemed unworthy. In a technical sense, as used sometimes by sociologists without the sometimes pejorative connotations of the word, the term refers to renunciation and criticism of, or opposition to one's former religion. One who commits apostasy is an apostate, or one who apostatises. In older Western literature, the term typically referred to baptized Christians who left their faith. Apostasy is generally not a self-definition: very few former believers call themselves apostates and they generally consider this term to be a pejorative. One of the possible reasons for this renunciation is loss of faith; another is the alleged failure of religious indoctrination and/or brainwashing.
A common realization is that religion has been used to control and suppress the masses and the original esoteric spiritual teachings upon which many were originally based have been obscured and perverted by egoic intention. Much of the doctrine and teaching has come to be seen as a fabrication of man, if not distorted, and not that of a divine source.
Religious institutions that use fear and practice judgment are now considered by some to be the manifestation of the Antichrist, which uses fear as opposed to love as a modus operandi, depending on a popular ignorance for there existence. As predicted by the wise in the past many have been fooled, and it has led to destructive fundamentalism, terrorism, and the religious right in politics.
“Many analysts have found that conservative members of politics have been damaged by their association with the religious right and their attempt to align themselves with some of it’s ideology in order to attract votes.”
This epiphany has given rise to a mass movement towards spirituality and away from the illusions perpetuated by many organized religions. In conjunction with this new awareness many are seeking the original insights, wisdom, and knowledge born of a spiritual source and divine intention, that were suppressed, destroyed and often claimed to be heresy by various religious institutions.
Many of the ancient and modern scripts empower the individual, and imply a direct connection to omnipotent being that does not require another entity as an intermediary.
Posted by Richard at November 2, 2006 10:49 AM