Religion, the who's who of pretending to be peaceful

Day 5,670, 15:35 Published in Canada Canada by Jokubas Zdobrodosli

Greetings readers! After discussing (at length) a very controversial topic in yesterday's issue, I thought we'd keep it going.

In yesterday's issue, we talked about the Israel/Palestine conflict, but I forgot to mention the religious aspect. This issue will be focused mainly on Christianity, Judaism and Islam, and nothing to do with any conflict on their behalves. With that, let's dive in.

Historical records say that Judaism came first. It has also one of the oldest monotheistic (one god) religions on the planet. As such, both Christianity and Islam borrowed from it, just a bit. The first book, the Torah, is known to Christians as The Old Testament. It was created to expand upon the original 5 Books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.) But little does Christianity know, it's borrowing ideas from Hellenistic, Pagan and early Islam. The exact religions that they so hate.

Speaking of, Christianity. Our (meaning boy Jesus was born Jewish, a fact many Pagans laugh at, and many Christians frown at. After stirring up the religious world quite a bit with his teachings of peace, Judas screwed Jesus over by kissing him and referring to him as "master" in the Garden of Gethsemane If that wasn't kinky enough, the Jesus-hatting Pagan horde conveniently gathered around them decided to string Jesus up on a cross. The Bible says Jesus predicted this during the Last Supper, which is immortalized by my personal friend, Leonardo da Vinci. In it, we see Judas leaving the table, on his way to be paid to betray J-man. In a way, Judas was one of the first capitalists.

We lastly arrive at Islam. This lovely religion is based on the roots of Christianity, with sprinkles of Judaism for extra flavor. Followers of this religion are called Muslim, and they number 1.9 billion worldwide, making it the second largest religious population in the world. It's religious texts include the Qur'an, the Zabur (Psalms), and the Tawrat, which is the Muslim reference to the Torah, which is the Jewish reference to the Old Testament. Circles, circles, circles. Unlike the Torah and the Bible, the Qur'an is believed to be the literal word of God, or Allah, sent to the prophet Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel. since the prophet did not know how to write, that seems like a probable conclusion.

Spanning from the 6th to 21st centuries, these three f(r)iends are still going strong, with a notable exception to Judaism. A shame, but dare I say, part of the natural order. A large bit of humanity used to worship gods with animal heads, and now, not so much (we love you Kemeticism!). With Pagans, Hellenists and Astruists on the sidelines, this "holy trinity" has a major grip on politics, education, freedoms and social interactions. I hope the irony isn't lost on you that these religions were founded as a solution to the constant wars throughout Eurasia. But now, they fuel many conflicts, both domestic and international.

It is this author's hope that humanity can get over the fact that everyone is different, or get out of the way. I personally don't have nearly enough time on this Earth to worry about whether or not I'll be persecuted for my beliefs. Do you?

I bid all my readers a good day, evening or night, and we'll be back with Thursday's issue! Ciao!

For a prosperous future,

Jokubas Zdobrodosli, citizen of the world