Gunnarthorell's Blog

World Religions are an important link
in the cultural evolution of humanity.
Advanced primates create a way of
in written document signify how they
have come into existency, why they
should stick together, and have simple
rules for agreement, to gain collective strength.

The powerful feature of the New
Testament, as well as the Qur’an, is that
the genealogy of Abraham’s sons is made
universal, thus appropriate for ”saving the
whole world” (in other words, ”build empires”).
Therefore, Rome could be ”christened” under
Constantine who saw a cross in the sky.
”In this sign we shall conquer”. The
foundation was laid for the West.

Similarly, the Islamic Empire was also
created. The intolerance of and guilt laid
upon non-believers – the hidden or direct
threat – is found both in the Torah,
the Bible, and in the Quran.

Christianity could not have been the
driving force of the early colonial era,
only being about ”friendly”, ”good” and

”the sermon of the mountain”

But precisely by having universal claims
of virtue, under an omnipotent God, and
creating ”blind compliance” – produced the right
mixture that won over idolatry.

The same applies, of course, to the Qur’an
and to the Islamic Empire.

The New Testament and the Qur’an should
be seen as ”more developed” versions of
the Jewish genealogy. They are designed
to build civilization in grand style. The
ingredients of fanatical unity, victorious
messages in Judaism remain, INSIDE both
the New Testament and the Qur’an.
Today, we must look through the
intolerance of the abrahamitic religions.

Islam is not an ”enemy”. Christianity or
Judaism is not an enemy. It is the war
and the few who advocate intolerance
and profit from war who are dangerous.

Islam has, through dogmatism and West’s
effective colonial war, come to retain
a somewhat retarded trait, in terms
of perspective on women.

But to understand how it works,
we only need to go back a hundred
years in the history of our own civilization.

Islam is not the ”enemy” of women.
Rather – the protection of ”women
and children” has got an old-fashioned
character. By ”old-fashioned character”
I mean that all religions go through a
process of secularization as their
economy and culture copy and trade the
”latest technology”, ”best idea”.

Even in my childhood, older women
in the rural area of the Protestant Sweden
had covered their hair, and their foremost,
important task was considered to be good
wifes and mothers.

It is obvious that Christianity conquered
worldwide power through the wars of the colonial
era. Our dominance was cemented by the
Enlightenment that brought the American
and French Revolution and the wave of
new colonial war in the 19th century.

The secularization of Christian nations
can be seen as a feature of modernization.
The foundation of the political propaganda
is ”We ourselves, who have the freedom,
democracy, ie the LIGHT on our side” towards
”the dictatorship, the uncivilized, the DARK”.

It is very much like the mission, and to have
God on our side, and to force the unbelievers,
by power of arms.

Only a naive mind can be fooled by war
rhetoric.

(But we are naive, and desire to belong to
the flock is strong. We do get manipulated
into hatred and war)