Believers, Actor Richard Burton Had You Figured Out


Actor Richard Burton once said, The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.

How could any literate person not see the truth in that simple statement. You can see it in the history of shifting positions of all kinds of issues and it is no different at this moment.

Just now a big portion of the Methodist denomination is separating because it hate gays. It is claiming gay marriage violates something in the Bible, a false claim. Then, we see frantic attempts to stop abortion. These play to emotions that we should train ourselves to think of the fetus as a human being then transfer out affection for babies to fetuses. 

Both of the above links are the same in that both are made up of believers who receive personal pleasure from looking down on other people. Before the gay issue, the Methodists now leaving the denomination were happy with what it had to say. But, when the opportunity presented itself of feel superior and withhold something from a group they despise it was Katy Hold the Door. It remains as Burton said, ...man never worshipped anything but himself. 

If you ever wanted pictures where the faces register self righteousness, photograph faces of protestors in front of an abortion clinic. The writing of a very self righteous person is the second link above.

The reason the faith started to fly in many different directions from day one is because humans find different ways of worshipping themselves. In the 1500's Catholic Clergy so admired themselves they felt they deserved to live very well. They needed money to do this. They discovered a con game where they could shame people for sins. Then, they could convince their marks, members of congregations, they and only they could dissolve sins if the were paid enough money. 

Along came Martin Luther and self worship took a different tack. Countless spin offs have come and gone from the time of Luther as people see themselves differently. The reason for religion did not change.  

I wish the words "In God We Trust" put on our money in the 1950 could be taken off and replaced with the words of Richard Burton. 


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