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Warren DeMontague

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1. It sure seems like the Western Variety has been obsessively focused on controlling people, certainly

Reply to Vanje (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 12:23 AM

Jun 2012

Although it's an interesting question as to whether this seemingly endless itch to control other peoples' lives is an outgrowth of religion, or a driver for it.

One thing seems certain, from a historical context, the Priest celibacy thing sure seemed to have a lot to do with making sure the church got all their property and loot when they died.

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Interesting for discussion: Religion as a means to assure paternity [View all] Vanje Jun 2012 OP

It sure seems like the Western Variety has been obsessively focused on controlling people, certainly Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #1

Historically, religion was used to control the populace kdmorris Jun 2012 #2