Globalization and
religion. Part 2
Religions
opened up
This phenomenon of
globalization makes all religions a common subject of news in all newspapers of
the world, in all channels of television, and in the internet. Since September 11,
the dissemination of this information has greatly increased in the
All media give religious
information as we have never seen before; as an example, let us just remember
the scandal of the clerics of the Roman Catholic Church. Religious information
by media opened up the religions of the world, starting with Christianity and
Islam. Besides this, you may find in the internet any kind of information you
want about religion in general, or about any particular religion.
Protecting "walls" of
religion
For centuries, religions
as Islam, Judaism and Christianity, have been protected from inside, by the
"walls" of their own cohesion and integration; but if these
"walls" start falling apart because they are opened up for
discussion, then their strength and cohesion starts disintegrating. This is
what is happening now, I think.
In this avalanche of
information there is a kind of "battle," in which the strongest wins.
Each religion tries to protect itself and remain unchanged, but the information
that comes from all sides and by all means, exposes all of them in an equal
plane.
This information shows the
strengths and weakness of the traditional religions, tells their history, and,
what is very important, emphasizes that religion
itself, that is, the cult of God, is what counts. This battle is often critical
of particular teachings, and traditional tenets do not always win over the
simple cult to God. Particular teachings become "accessories" to the
act of religion.
A lot more in the book
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