Yes , when I did history as a child and saw how many wars and purges had a religious base, I did lean towards that opinion, but moderated it for a bit over the years. However, the more I hear about the activities of some Muslims and relate to people who swear on the bible that they are "Christians", the more I again lean towards the conclusion that if not all religion, then certainly Islam and Christianity are if not totally, close to being at the root of most of problems in the world.
Take for example the recent abortion debate in Jamaica.
Which God or who on earth gave the those vocal "Christians "who have been making appearances in Parliament, authority over the bodies of women? Interestingly, most who have come railing against abortion are men.
I wonder if this has anything to do with the Christian theory (*propaganda) that women were created from the rib of man? Even forgetting that silly argument, who else should have dominion over one's body but the owner of that body?
Now the "Christians" here are making a great fuss over the flexi week debate. One had expected the Adventists to be the vocal ones since they have always been strict adherents of the sabbath.
However, Sunday worshipers have also suddenly jumped into the fray at a time when it is accepted internationally that Sundays are just another day and commercial activities proliferate as they do on Saturdays.
In my book, as long as Jamaica continues to have this wild growth in irrelevant religions, we will not only remain the among the top five countries in the world with the distinction of having the highest number of murders per capita, but also productivity will hit a new low as church leaders fight tooth and nail to try and keep their collection plates full by insisting that people stay in Church and nag poor God to provide for them rather than getting involved in production.
