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In reply to the discussion: Why are so many black Americans Christians? [View all]treestar
(82,383 posts)31. Good point about the oppressed
Maybe why Marx called it the opium of the people. The harder this life is for you, the more persuasive might be promises about the next. That scripture about a rich man having a hard time getting into heaven - very comforting. Now I know it may be a cynical way to keep the poor happy, as an "opium," and continue taking all the wealth. But a lot of people will not see a way out of that and will take comfort in the doctrine. No wonder the Church did not like communism. That movement recognized that the poor could do something about it in this life.
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So you think Obama was a victim of Stockholm Syndrome? Martin Luther King Jr. too?
onenote
Jul 2019
#20
You might believe it, because you'd be, as a slave, cut off from African traditions
treestar
Jul 2019
#30
Back when I was in grad school studying Hindu Mythology, someone asked how anyone with such...
Hekate
Jul 2019
#10
Religions and cultures always do evolve with one another, in my observation. Japanese Zen Buddhism
Hekate
Jul 2019
#37
during the slavery era, they used a syncretic form to still worship native African deities and
Celerity
Jul 2019
#4
Thank you for saying this much better than I was about to. The OP is pursuing an arrogant...
Hekate
Jul 2019
#15
religion is cultural. it is learned behavior. if the behavior serves a positive purpose it continues
msongs
Jul 2019
#27