Recently on this blog (6/20/2014) I posted, Why One God Is Never Enough. This was in response to what I perceived as the lack of understanding regarding sectarianism and sectarian violence; what is the source. I was equally put out when I asked several young people about the what and whys concerning July 4th.....sorry, it's not about fireworks, beer, and hot dogs. But this post is not about the valiant struggle of thirteen colonies struggling to free themselves from the yoke of imperial tyranny. Rather, it is taking the above mentioned post a step further; Monotheism as another form of tyranny.
*Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defines religion as - supernatural constraints, sanction, religious practice, to restrain, to tie back.... 1a: the state of a religious.... b(1): the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2): commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance... 2: commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance.... 2: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices. 3 archaic: scrupulous conformity.... 4: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith.
The same source* defines Monotheism as - the doctrine or belief that there is but one God (italics - mine).
Monotheism is, bottom line, life and world rejecting. Their adherents are told to sacrifice themselves in one way or another in this life for vague promises of paradise in the afterlife, an afterlife that is as vague as its promise. Sadly, because of this vague promise, countless have died. It is the only belief system that makes men kill one another over a vague religious promise of some Utopian, heavenly paradise based on supposed religious superiority. You would think that rational people would find this repugnant; hope does spring eternal.
This view and its subsequent behavior is contrary to our ancestor's worldview of life and world acceptance. For them, life was good, the world that they lived in was good, and prosperity was good; killing a man because of a different religious opinion was not just silly but unfounded. It made absolutely no sense. Fortunately today, we have a resurgence of these healthy life affirming virtues.
This resurgence is called Asatru, loosely defined as belief in the Old Gods. Check it out and free yourself from the tyranny of Monotheism. Life is good. The world is good. Prosperity is good. Enjoy it. Northern soul, come home.
* Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, Copyright @2007 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Copyright @2014 Terry Unger
Copyright @2014 Terry Unger
