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It is power and the drive to preserve power that is behind much of this. Religion is a convenient scapegoat in the case of islam because much of the islamic wor
by eldaisfish 4y ago
It is power and the drive to preserve power that is behind much of this. Religion is a convenient scapegoat in the case of islam because much of the islamic world is some combination of poor and lacking freedom. Islam is also in the relatively unique situation of mixing religion with politics that leads to the power struggle in the first place.
- welshwelsh 4y agoNah it's religion. Power and the desire to preserve power is behind religion. Religion is just "you'd better d̶o̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶ ̶s̶a̶y̶ do what god says (he said you should listen to me) or I̶ ̶w̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶b̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶g̶r̶y̶ god will be really angry and punish you after you die!" God never talks to anyone directly - there's always some human who conveniently relays god's message. Usually an authority figure, like a parent or a priest. It's just a tactic they use to reinforce their authority and help them control other people.