Is organized religion a form of mind control?

YES!! There is always some ';holy'; or priest class who ';knows more than YOU do'; and they have the ';in'; with God- ONLY they can do ';the sacrifice'; (think of roman catholic- the mass is the daily sacrifice- the laity then eat it- the whole hierarchy understands the scripture, not the ';congregation';)





The Ayatollahs get blind followers- the JW's ';elders'; and Mormons too- their ';elders'; or whatever they call them- have the insight- and ought to be obeyed!! or else!





The Llamas used to be part of a very cruel ruling class too- it wasn't so lovely and peaceful as the myth built up about Nepal and Tibet is today!!!





The Brahmas looked down on the lower castes! It is the same everywhere!





NO, organized religions are NOT what God has in mind.





It's between us and God, personally. NO more ';go-betweens'; now, we have Christ, and Christ alone.Is organized religion a form of mind control?
yes. and so is the media...


just look around you and see how many people dress contrary to what they see on tv or the movies....


and why do people vote for the guy with the most publicity? why not the guy or gal with no publicity? why get your info from the tv when you can research the candidates yourself and NOT be told what to think about the person....Is organized religion a form of mind control?
I prefer to think of it this way:





';If organised religion is the opium of the masses, then disorganised religion is the marijuana of the lunatic fringe';





- Kerry Thornley
The thing is, people don't know that they have been brainwashed. That is WHY it is called ';mind control';. They claim religion is a conscious decision but they are not aware, it is only a symptom of social conditioning.
somehow to me it is because religion should be helping to find the god inside you but it seems that is not the direction of most religion....
It can be. That's why it's so hard to find a true church that focuses on God's teachings and doesn't include cultural/personal biases and temptations that can poison the ministry of the church.
Not necessarily. It depends on the religion in question.





Scriptures such as Matthew 24:14 shows that there would be a need for an organized group for that work to be accomplished.
Yes. I go to church to learn how to let God control my mind because I do not do a very good job of it.
No one forced me to be a Christian, I made a fully conscious decision.
No more so than TV.
Yes, in a nutshell, it is.
only if its cults that deny the trinity..