Society has stripped all the virtue out of religion and replaced it with empty words and vile deeds. Matter of fact, society has its own golden God.
All mystic experience converges. Most religions lock their mystics in a closet because the non-duality of the universe leaves no room for "priestly" intermediaries to gain power and advantage (like over innocent kids).
David Loy traces this back to "Canon Law"
The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life
There's little left of the spirit in organized religions.
But we Dems stand for the kind of virtue that was lost, religion or not.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217954571
May 2023
Some, like Dr. King, got that.
A good shepherd cares for their flock, even if it's just for the wool.
The kind of shepherds we have now just send them to the slaughterhouse.
A real person of virtue puts to shame the hypocrites. That person doesn't have to be religious, but I ask you: Who the hell is a virtuous person nowadays? I go looking, like Diogenes, and found one.
A virtuous person shines with a light from within. Others all shine by reflected light. Dimly.
Look deeply.,
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