The resulting stream of war, violence and mental illness based in large part on religious doctrine reaches from today's headlines back to earliest recorded history. Last month Muslims were killing Catholics in East Timor. Earlier slaughters occurred in Kosovo, Bosnia, Pakistan, Iran. During WWI Turks massacred Christian Armenians. Lutherans and Catholics devastated northern Europe during their Thirty Years War.
Medieval crusades echo today in Lebanon, Palestine, and the Balkan violence.
Killing, killing, killing by humans who devoutly believe in a supreme being. Those who can step aside from culture may see the evil in it which is caused by theism. Let us put away present supernatural myths which divide and infuriate the human family. Hope lies in creating new themes based entirely upon natural assumptions while we retire our God to Olympus. Excerpts not exceeding 500 words are allowed provided the proper copyright notice is affixed.