All believers find nourishing food for their souls within whatever separate universes they choose to inhabit. I prefer to think that there are as many settings at the Table of God as there are people to fill the places. And I still mourn when tragedy befalls any of us. That seems less unreasonable than other religions that tend to focus on wiping out or at least overpowering those with more unreasonable beliefs than their own.
All cults are more bad than good.
We humans will be much better off when we grow up, accept the natural world as all there is, and work together as a species. Given the fact that religious believers around the world still face harassment, torture, and even death, I find it incredible that a scholar such as Luhrmann cannot distinguish between resistance to official persecution and self-destruction to satisfy the deluded fantasies of a misguided and manipulative cult leader. Include full name, address, and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited. Inc. All rights reserved.