Cult-ture?

This video that Matt mentioned on facebook had me interested in writing a blog about..religion.

Religion always seems to be a touchy subject, alongside many other taboo subjects. I've found that it's hard to talk to a lot of people about religion, because there are those that try to push their religion on you, those who believe so deeply in their own religion they won't listen to you, those that live their lives how their religious leaders say they should and it all just turns into a huge mess.

I don't think religion should be a touchy subject personally. But then again, not everyone is open to listening to opinions.

With the elections, and particularly Prop 8, many have turned to religion, using it as a kind of fire power to convince people that same sex couples should not marry. Because it says in some part of the (new testament CHRISTIAN) bible that homosexuality is a sin. And I would just kind of laugh when I heard things like this, coming from people driving in their luxurious cars, pending divorces or previously divorced, wearing their clothes made of multiple fabrics, eating their hamburgers with the buns made from more than one grain, and outwardly slandering someone because they are not the exact same as themselves. To turn around and say that two people who love each other are not allowed to take part in something that all people should be allowed to take part in if they want to or not, it's laugh worthy I thought (alongside severely pissing me off). People so easily fall for something they think is religious because someone tells them it is, whether it's right or wrong. And many people consider religion as part of their "culture" and "heritage". Which led me to the interesting discovery I wanted to touch upon.

Culture has the word cult in it, I don't think it's at all related. But, cults are generally seen as those thing where people are like wearing all black and chanting nonsense and all killing each other at the same exact time...but I decided to look up the definition and find out what the meaning of cult is. And, ironically enough, the Oxford English Dictionary defined it as:

1. Worship; reverential homage rendered to a divine being or beings. Obs. (exc. as in sense 2). 2. a. A particular form or system of religious worship; esp. in reference to its external rites and ceremonies.

Religion. This also made me laugh as I thought about all the people who go to the big "The Rock" churches and the Mormons (Latter Day Saints) with their large temples...Cults. Religion.

Hypocrisy.

I guess I don't really have a point to make. I would rather get people's opinions on what they think about religion as a "Cult-ture" because I find this interesting...