Monday, 20 April 2015

THE PURPOSE OF RELIGION?


THE PURPOSE OF RELIGION.
(from my notes)
 

WE LIVE IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY.

RELIGION MUST EVOLVE TO ACCOMMODATE THE CHANGES MADE BY THIS SOCIETY.

THE PURPOSE OF RELIGION ”GOD GIVEN”  IS TO PROVIDE A LAW AND ORDER SITUATION IN SOCIETY AT A HIGHER THAN STATE OR GOVERNING BODY LEVEL  AND TO BRING ABOUT A BROTHERHOOD  CONCEPT INTO EXISTENCE. (e.g. Islam)

“MATERNAL” RELIGION HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE LACUNA TO ADAPT TO THESE CHANGES, (WHAT WERE A FEW THOUSAND THEN, TODAY AND IN FUTURE IS GROWING TO OVER A SEVERAL BILLION.) HENCE OUR RELIGION DEVELOPED FROM ITS OLD MATERNALESTIC RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OR DOGMAS IF INCLUDED AT THAT TIME TO ACCOMMODATE MORE PEOPLE WITHIN ITS FOLDS AND THIS PROCESS IS EVOLVING EVEN TODAY; THEREFORE A CLOSED DOOR RELIGION IS NOT THE ANSWER TO A BROTHERHOOD TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT THERE IS BUT ONE GOD. (GENERIC)

THIS IS WHAT I HAVE HEARD FROM EL-SHADDAI QUITE SOME TIME AGO. IT IS PUT HERE FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN  THEOLOGY (OURS).

PUT INTO PRINT ON 21ST APRIL 2015. S.R.T.

 

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