Board:   [DoveNet] Religious Discussion/Debate/Evangelism
Subject: Re: Spirituality
From:    Moondog
Date:    Tue Jun 30, 2020 23:40

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  Re: Re: Spirituality
  By: Vk3jed to Moondog on Tue Jun 30 2020 11:28 am

 > -=> On 06-29-20 09:35, Moondog wrote to Vk3jed <=-
 >
 >  Mo> In a case where people will follow the church before the state, it was
 >  Mo> essential to establish a system where the church became a branch of the
 >  Mo> state.  The divine right of kings was such a system, where kings became
 >  Mo> leaders of men because it was God's will.
 >
 > Yeah, that's another way of explaining it, highlighting that the Church real
 > was an instrument of political power.
 >
 >
 > ... There is more kicking done with the tongue than with the feet.

At one time, the church was the state by itself.  When man began to look
beyond their basic survival and wonder about how items moved in the sky, or
how seasons worked,  I imagine it was easy to establish the existence of an
outside source, or architect that lives outside our realm.  This became
important for laws.  Kosher and Halal laws rose from health issues regarding
the proper and improper storing and preparation of certain foods. By making
some laws as being the laws laid down by a diety, these lawswere easier to
enforce out of fear of going against the will of a higher power as opposed to
the big guy waving a stick sayinghe's the boss.  When the laws became so
complex it was hard for the average person to keep track of them, then that
laid the groundwork for organized religions and tiered leadership within it.

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