The Addiction to Hate in Religion

Whether or not we worship Jesus, Buddha, Ishtar, or the Devil, we may find ourselves spending as much time worshiping one deity as we spend hating another. The word “worship” stems out of the word worth. Devoting intense mental and emotional processes to something or someone thereby places a high degree of worth. As such devoting any time or type of mental energy to a subject is a form of devotion, even if it is time spent hating such a thing.

For example, Devil worshipers spend a large amount of their time hating Jesus, Christians spend a large amount of their time hating the Devil, people of one religion, no matter how closely related it is to another, often spend their time hating that other religion. Is it any wonder that so many “Devil Worshipers” in fact started out as Christians?

Hating intensely, and consciously, is a form of worship, albeit negative. In light of this, it is ironic that so many Christians spend much of their time hating “The Devil”, and on the converse, so many “Devil Worshipers” spend much of their time hating Jesus. Devoting so much of their time and energy to that which they claim to despise and to the emotion of hate, instead of purely concentrating on what they profess to be the object of their devotion. This makes both slaves to their proclaimed nemesis. Maybe their objection of devotion is not God or The Devil at all. Maybe it is simply the emotion of Hate. Maybe they have become so addicted to the venom of Hate, that they are actually worshiping it instead of either deity. Be aware that this type of hatred feigning itself as a spiritual path is not limited to Christians vs Satanists.

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This chart is perfect for people who hate both math and relgion, not only do the numbers not add up, but no number is given for the “Other” category!

Why is this addiction to hate so common and what can be done about it?

Hate is an easy force to control and direct towards someone or something. People can focus their hate. For this reason, hate is difficult to eradicate. Love on the other hand is such a subtle emotion that it is difficult to control. Love is harder to direct. Love can not be forced. Love must flow from you, not through you from some external supernatural force. Being only a conduit is not enough. If we think of things in the dualist perspective of Good and Evil, true unconditional love can not exist.

Hate is one sided coin. I am not really sure what is on the other side of that coin, but it clearly is not love. What I do know, is that Love is a sphere, no sides, just love. Maybe we should all examine our beliefs to ensure they are not a product of reactionary hatred for something else. What ever ones path is the focus should be on it, instead the opposite. That just may lead to a place of love and happiness instead of an addiction to hatred.

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