23-09-2009, 09:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 23-09-2009, 09:26 PM by Jan Klimkowski.)
Charles Drago Wrote:Jan Klimkowski Wrote:Except that the Catholic Church has never believed in education.
The goal of the Catholic Church has always been indoctrination.
Organized religion (is there any other kind?) is simply politics by other means -- the world's oldest profession.
So it's the life eternal you'll be wantin', is it?
Then do as I say, bucko!
Yes.
Plus the desire for Power and Control over earthly flesh can take rather extreme positions (and I'm not talking about priestly paedophilia):
Quote:Arnaud Amalric, or Arnau Amalric, (died 1225) was a Cistercian monk remembered for giving advice during the Albigensian Crusade to a soldier wondering how to distinguish the Catholic friendlies from the Cathar enemies to just "Kill them all. For the Lord knows them that are His."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_them_a...t_them_out
"It means this War was never political at all, the politics was all theatre, all just to keep the people distracted...."
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war
"Proverbs for Paranoids 4: You hide, They seek."
"They are in Love. Fuck the War."
Gravity's Rainbow, Thomas Pynchon
"Ccollanan Pachacamac ricuy auccacunac yahuarniy hichascancuta."
The last words of the last Inka, Tupac Amaru, led to the gallows by men of god & dogs of war