Show The Eagle - Page 8 Foremost cause of fantacism is religion 'ragy considered to be a harbinger of doom sent by the Gods to punish man for his wickedness People committed suicide because they believed the world was coming to an end and sacrifices were offered in the name of God imaginable Today we understand Halley's for what it is thanks to scientific research we understand what it is therefore we do not fear it We would think someone today who declared a comet to be the end of the world was silly at best They may even be regarded as de-- Stereotype from page 2) (continued The people of Japan used to worship a warrior god (he religion was called Shinto During WWII our ships suffered countless attacks from all females Gwythcr stereo-type- d fanatical followers of Shinto known as Kamikaze Pilots These men with PMS lieved so strongly in their God they committed suicide to further what Editorials are the sole opinion believed the of to be a divine cause The error of their ways became ap- editorialist not necessarily they parent when we dropped the bomb Their God had been killed much the the staff as a whole This is an issue that should be taken up with same way that scientific knowledge destroyed the myth of bc-cvc- ry Halley's the author not the Eagle as a The Reverend Jim Jones proved to the world what can staff Karl Marx called organized religion the "opiate of the masses" I happen when The paper does not censor agree One of the dangers of any drug is that it prevents us from formu- - people follow a religious leader with blind acceptance No one in editorials We uphold First his an motives until accurate it of was too late Much like Guyana questioned lating picture reality Kamikaze Amendment Pilots the followers of Jim Jones went to their deaths be-An example of this drug-lik- e effect can be found in the United rights Next time S tales Thousands of people in the UJS are content to let their church lieviqg in their leader's wisdom They were sheep looking for someone you write to the staff maybe you could compliment the staff on the do their thinking for them When I ask these young Christian soldiers something to believe in and their weakness cost them their lives dedicated hours donated to the what the basis for their devotion to their religion they usually respond Sadly this is only one of the many tragedies resulting in the misuse or that it was the church of their parents misinterpretation of religious power production of the paper and the I am not condemning those who believe in God for all I know I cannot tell you how many missionaries have tried to convince me they variety of the articles written be correct I What am that their religion is the one true religion These bright-eye- d may condemning is the ignorance that exists as a travelling Ryan Frazier ArtsEntcrlainmcnt evangelists leave my house in frustration not out of worry for my soul result of the differences of worship People who use their religion as a L “ but because I forced them to question a few fundamental precepts of their religion TUtS IS torn? BRA If Sadly most will not question these precepts but instead offer the ar0N5APPAM Htl&SFll gument "It is because God said so" Good argument Like when we were kids and you asked a playmate why and the response you received "because" What an intelligent response I am not trying to condemn them or prove them wrong but if I am expected to convert to a belief then I have certain questions that must be answered before I can accept a doctrine as plausible As of yet I have not been given acceptable answers Christians are supposed to promote peace on Eanh and goodwill towards man Because it is human nature to do so we socialize our religious worship into cults sects and religions with different doctrines Often these differences in doctrine erupt into violent conflict Religion breeds the very violence it seeks to eliminate They are unable to ask questions because they are taught that is wrong to question their faith The early pioneers who participated in the Mountain Meadows Massacre and the subsequent battles that took place in Echo Canyon believed it was wrong to question their religion as well Another good example can be found in the Vatican The pope is arSCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION FOR guably the most powerful man on earth Millions of Roman Catholics listen to him as if he were a God He cannot be wrong This is indeed a STUDENTS WHO NEED dangerous premise since all men are wrong at one time in their life or another Consider Northern Ireland The various churches in the Christian religion are supposed to be believers in Christ a very great man who Every Student is Eligible for Some type of struggled for peace and goodwill on earth So what do these followers Aid Regardless of Grades or Parental Income Financial do? Why kill each other over their differences of course What better Many scholarships art glvan to aludtnla based on thalr academic intaaata way to bring about peace than by killing those who do not agree with tartar plana family harHagt and placa of rtiidtnca Thara'a monty avallabla tor aludtnla who hava bttn ntwtpapar carriers doctrines your ale erocary clerks chaartoadara We condemn that which we do not understandThcre is a name for Rtaulli GUARANTEED this condemnation it is called prejudice 1 perceive organized religion to CALL BETWEEN be second only to skin color as the major cause of prejudice on the 800-542-5ludod Comet a co-edit- or EBEg rribE MONEY FOR COLLEGE Doth the Protestants and Catholics in Ireland believe in Christ Doth accept Jesus as their savior yet they turn their backs on his teachings and kill each other in the name of God Happy Valentines Day and many more to cornel --4) I Love you D tjJ' Hollywood yp Owner 637-20- Tuesdays are CEU Nights! 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