A Few Questions To Ask About God, I Mean, Ask Yourself First (17)

Today, let's talk about the issue of religion and politics. Although this issue may be a little sensitive, it is actually a very real issue. You can't escape it at all. It's better to accept your fate early.

What is the difference between religion and politics?

This is the case, the Dajia Mazu Temple just happened to be re-elected, and there are a lot of good and bad things. Regardless of what kind of god Mazu is, it is very true that Zhenlan Palace is a rotten organization. What about the whole Mazu belief? ?

Yes, I just picked out that I want to scold people today. If this rotten religion is not properly rectified, I will scold you to the end.

Speaking of which, if you believe in God, even if there is a problem of right or wrong, if your belief is carried out with a good starting point, and with a good attitude and behavior, I don’t actually have much of it. Opinion, I have said that the Supreme One has infinite aspects, even if you go the wrong way, there is still a chance to be corrected (I will not say that the same destination is the same, the difference is far, and it is just a matter of believing in the wrong, more wrong and less wrong) .

But the organization of people is another matter.

By the way, people's organizations will change, so you can use the past as a mirror, but remember that what you have to criticize is always the contemporary organization.

For example, the Catholic Church once caused great persecution in the Age of Navigation, which of course should be condemned.

But this is how things are in the world. Because of the mistakes of mission in America, there is a follow-up reflection. When it started to mission to the East, the attitude was completely different. For example, the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan emphasized localization and localized mission. In addition to preserving the local culture, he also actively translates the bible in his native language to carry out cultural inheritance and education.

A good religion should have the ability to learn to manifest the truth of the Most High in different times and cultures, even if of course you make mistakes.

Here's the problem, you're going to be exposed to politics anyway, because politics is everyone's business, and politics basically involves "everything."

Or it can be said that politics and religion are actually concepts of the same nature. This can be said to be "religion of the present", while religion is "politics of spokesmen", both of which are "comprehensive" for the ruling regime of everyone in society. Yes, but religion doesn't even matter after you die.

Therefore, when we say that the state and religion should be separated, we are actually highlighting the exclusive nature of religion. These two things are destined to be separated.

Many people have the misconception that most countries in the East Asian continent (where China is today) have been separated from church and state since ancient times, while the West has always been inseparable from church and state and controlled by the church.

This is a downright huge mistake, and it's no wonder that many people are caught up in strong superstitions without realizing it.

In Egypt, Greece, and Rome, most Western countries did not distinguish between politics and religion, because the head of the country was God. But this changed after Christianization, because there is only one God, and the one below can only be called man, and all men are the same.

There is a reason for this. You must know that when the Israelites formed a political group (that is, after the exodus), although Moses was the leader of the tribe, Aaron actually served as the priest, and the church and state had been separated.

This situation remained the same until King David ascended the throne, and the kingship and the theocracy were separated.

Therefore, although Europe later required the canonization of the Holy See to be crowned as kings, the two were clearly separated (of course, there were still a lot of private political actions). After the independence of the Church of England and the religious revolution, the separation of church and state became even more prominent. Although the king may persecute political enemies or wage wars in the name of religion, please note that the "false" itself is the reason that needs to be presented because of the separation of church and state.

This is not the case in the countries of the East Asian continent. The emperors have always regarded themselves as emperors, and they are gods in themselves. Even the gods in various places listen to him and accept his canonization... In other words, the people of this cultural circle worship by human beings. The gods enshrined by the emperor, these gods are even lower than humans, so what is the status of people who worship such gods?

The Chinese people's servile character is not a casual statement, and the religious character is the most obvious evidence.

Taking the City God as an example, I have heard too many people stressing that the Chiayi City God is the emperor canonized as the Marquis of Appeasement, so the official position is relatively high, bigger than other city gods... That is to say, the status of the god actually depends on the emperor's face...

Not to mention how hilarious it is to see the temples of Zheng Chenggong and Shi Lang in Tainan at the same time, because these two guys who are enemies of each other are Taiwanese butchers! No wonder the Jiang Temple could not be demolished.

Therefore, most of these Chinese gods can be "cooked" by means of bribes, bribes, enticements, official protection, and pressure from high officials. No matter how you look at them, they are not worthy objects of worship (of course, the myths of these gods are also similar to Greek and Roman mythology.) It's just as wonderful, because it's messy, but it's actually worth seeing, which is really useful).

In addition, there is a popular religious war in China, or in other words, these wars under the name of "Blessing Heaven" are all religious wars, and they are completely indistinguishable between politics and religion. All Christian sects are Confucian churches).

It can only be said that if there is no religious revolution and a good reform, sooner or later these religions will become mere jokes like the Greco-Roman religions (in fact, it is almost the same now), and become a very pure superstition and money-gathering group without religion. of divine breath.

As for becoming a united front tool in China, it is undoubtedly a matter of course, because the entire theology of these religious organizations is based on slavery, so it is necessary to find the mother temple and the deity.

But how many people who believe in these things really understand the true meaning of faith... I don't think so, those who really understand have long since left.

As for the relationship between Tzu Chi, Fo Guang, and Zhongtai, the three poisons of Buddhism and China, I don’t need to say more.

By the way, Muslim countries are also in a state of indistinguishable state and religion. If you think they sometimes behave like Little Pink, don’t doubt it, because that’s how it is.

Oh, so is the atheist Zuojiao, because they are all "non-religious" believers, and there is no distinction between politics and religion. You can see how the European ring group is used by Russia.

Some people will talk about the churches before the Reformation 500 years ago, or laugh at the behavior of those unifying churches. I just want to ask, are you that virtuous now?