Religious Cults By Hoku Lani – Non-Fiction

Writer: Hoku Lani

Subject: Religious Cults

Link: MEWE / 15.12.2021

Religious Cults – That Are Extremely Dangerous For Humanity

“One of the greatest tragedies in mankind’s entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion” ― Arthur C. Clarke

And this quote is at it’s starkest true self when it comes to religious cults. The belief in a spiritual deity may have its psychological benefits, but following a religious cult, blinded by superstition and misplaced faith can and has led to massive destructions, and not always moral!

Their practice and belief are heavily contributing superstitious attitude of people, so much that it is actually proving to be dangerous for humanity. As such I want to share about one of the most dangerous ones.

Let’s look at the fundamental beliefs, which include some concerning things like spirt possession, eating flesh, drinking blood, slavery, rape, murder, mass genocide and misogyny.

Misogyny is fundamental to the basic writings of this cult. In passage after passage, women are encouraged, commanded to accept an inferior role, and to be ashamed of themselves for the simple fact that they are women. Misogynistic teachings are so common that it is difficult to identify the worst, however encouraging wives to submit unto your own husbands, as unto their deity.

Yes, I am referring to Christianity.

The ancient world was rife with tales of virgin births, miracle-working saviors, tripartite gods, gods taking human form, gods arising from the dead, heavens and hells, and days of judgment. In addition to the myths, many of the ceremonies of ancient religions also match those of that syncretic latecomer, Christianity.

To cite but one example (there are many others), consider Mithraism, a Persian religion predating Christianity by centuries. Mithra, the savior of the Mithraic religion and a god who took human form, was born of a virgin; he belonged to the holy trinity and was a link between heaven and Earth; and he ascended into heaven after his death. His followers believed in heaven and hell, looked forward to a day of judgment, and referred to Mithra as “the Light of the World.” They also practiced baptism (for purification purposes) and ritual cannibalism—the eating of bread and the drinking of wine to symbolize the eating and drinking of the gods body and blood. Given all this, Mithra’s birthday should come as no surprise: December 25th; this event was, of course, celebrated by Mithras followers at midnight.

Mithraism is but the most striking example of the appearance of these myths and ceremonies prior to the advent of Christianity. They appear—in more scattered form—in many other pre-Christian religions.

Death Cult, Mithraism, or Christianity?