Friday, August 03, 2001
The Heretic
It's impossible to porperly discern what an individual can do when they claim religion is on their side. Some internalize their faith, and allow it to transform them into a better sort of being, trusting in the absolute, distrusting that which cannot guide, but destroy. Others use religious fervor to get their way. The latter sort are a motley sort of crew, often never even truly realizing the damage they do until it's too late, or perhaps never realizing it at all. So picture this... a man who leads a group of youngish adults on a mission to change the minds of youth across America. However, in attempting to do so, he somehow alienates individuals in this group itself. He accepts those based on "the color of their skin, not the content of their character." The group is supposed to be inspirational and talented, but the inspiration is somewhat muddled, and the talent is sometimes not even there. He initially wishes not to make the group one based on religion, but he chooses religion as a way to gain support. And on top of this, he takes money that his group has earned, through performance or through personal sponsorship, and wastes it. The tour ends early, people cry, but for what, exactly? Now he uses the remainder of the money to form another group, one purely based on religious fervor, and claims that the previous group was one that was necessary in order to build this latter group, a more evolved and secure one. This evolution and security is apparantly linked to the fact that all members are of one faith, thus their "moral code" is sound and the entire process is easier to handle.
From experience, I can tell you a few things. "Arbitrary" does not mean "diverse." "Elder" does not mean "flawless." "Religion" does not mean "good."
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