Marx said religion was the opiate of the masses, it's more like religion is the skirts feebleminded people hide behind to flee from personal responsibMarx said religion was the opiate of the masses, it's more like religion is the skirts feebleminded people hide behind to flee from personal responsibility and thought.
Sad this bunch of dross inspired so much violence and hatred through the centuries and still does.
ETA: Had to read this again for summer 2009 class - it's even more unbelievable to me after a refresher that anyone could believe one word of this and think it's the word of anything but humans bent on building a power base. the Old Testament doesn't even pretend there aren't "other gods" at the time of Jehovah's attack on every poor soul who happened to live where he wanted the tribes of Israel to settle. It's basically a chronicle of how some bumpkins who had the attention span of a fly were bullied and forced into mass murder so one "god" could become famous and powerful.
Gregory has an ability to write a good, solid feeling historical romance.
The only problem is you keep wondering what she is making up, and it's more tGregory has an ability to write a good, solid feeling historical romance.
The only problem is you keep wondering what she is making up, and it's more than I would care for. But she isn't a historical writer, she's a novelist. If she could incorporate more truth and less speculation, she could be an author to be reckoned with. As it is she is fun to read....more
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