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%MYSTERY RELIGION OFFICIAL SECRETS COLLUSIONS GODS+990726
%POWER CORRUPTION EXCLUSIVE 990726
Mystery religions focus upon transcendent secrets
which must not be shared with "outsiders"; transcendent
"truths" which are too wonderful for commoners to handle.
Mystery religions are often the domains of men who
are preoccupied with issues of control. Thus mystery
religions often are dominated by official collusions which
must be protected without reservation. (See other essays
about collusions.)
Mystery religions lack integrity because the
supporters of mystery religions cannot share their
"truths" with outsiders who are unwilling to participate
willfully in the essential tenets of the central
collusions games of mutual self deception. Such outsiders
must be excluded. Many religions can be well
characterized by who is excluded from the community or its
leadership.
The central mysteries of mystery religions are not
essentially mysterious; rather they are kept mysterious so
as to concentrate power in the hands of the leaders of the
mystery religions. If the central "truths" of mystery
religions were openly talked about --- they would be
recognized as not being really true; but rather as parts
of collusive games of mutual self deception.
True religious leaders do not fear to share freely
what they have discovered to be liberating truths with
common people, including women and children. True
religious leaders focus upon liberating people from the
prisons of collusions, dis-eases, addictions, and
exclusive preoccupations with issues of control. True
religious leaders work towards reconciling inclusivity;
rather than in support of alienative exclusivity. True
religious leaders work to help people fulfill their unique
creative potentials and needs --- in integrative ways
which are open, honest, and healing.
Mystery religions maintain conflicts between insiders
and outsiders. Peacemaking is not a respected activity
among believers in mystery religions --- because the
separation between believers and non-believers is an
essential feature within mystery religions. Believers in
mystery religions are alienated from the wider community
in tragic ways; and reconciliation with the wider
community is not anticipated in any positive way.
True religions encourage believers to work for
reconciliation, conflict-resolution, peacemaking, and the
healing of old wounds from old conflicts. There are no
essential secrets in true religions wherein fears do not
dominate the lives of leaders.
(c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in
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