Removing the spiritual core
Imagine a religious movement with a spiritual core. One day the leaders decide to cut out the spiritual core, to banish it and to focus only on the religious tradition. Imagine that the followers and defenders of this spiritual core…
Religious storytelling
Religion seems to deal with God, with morals, church service, guidelines for life, etc. But this is only the official part. The hidden part consists of things like the need for getting followers, for keeping followers, making money, defending the…
Elite and religion
For the masses, religion is the frame for life. It gives clear orientation and tells you how to behave. For the elite, religion is a tool to control the masses. The things which are valid for the masses are not…
Some thoughts about crosses and headgears
Today I want to share some personal thoughts about the symbolism of the cross and the religious idea to wear headgears. When we think about the term cross then we have the Christian idea of a cross in mind. Officially…
God´s Will
Religious leaders enjoy to say “This is God´s Will! And you have to obey!” This sounds really impressive. The religious leader seems to know the Will of God. Thank God, the follower does not ask the religious leader how he…
The Prison of Mankind
Most people are imprisoned. Not physically but invisibly. People are born in prison, raised in prison and they die in prison without recognizing the prison. In fact, it would be the perfect prison if the living conditions weren´t so painful….
