Human Sacrifice: The Pagan Origins of Modern Warfare
The Aztecs tore the hearts out of human victims to appease the sun god. The victims were treated with the utmost respect before their deaths, like royalty. Their sacrifice was honored by the populace, who believed the priests and rulers who said that murdering their loved ones kept society free from destruction.
The murder of innocents did not prop up the sun. Rather, it propped up the ruling regime, and kept the populace in a reverent gratitude for the courage of the leaders in sacrificing the people's children.
We are told the same pack of lies. Our sons are sent to die in wars against a threat as real as the sun god. We are supposed to thank our leaders for sacrificing our children to protect us from imaginary destruction.
In the pagan ritual of war, our leaders claim a mighty priesthood indeed. The ability to consecrate human sacrifice unto the most-high God, a sacrifice that preserves our liberty and safety. The fires of Moloch devour our children still.
Ironically, war makes us less safe. For every “insurgent” killed, ten more are created. This stubborn math makes sense when you consider that insurgents are people, with fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, children and friends. Each loved one wants vengeance for their lost companion (there's a movie coming out based on this premise).
True peace and liberty will not come from murdering in the name of imaginary gods. Peace will come when we cast our weapons of death and destruction to the ground, and turn our labors again to the tools of industry and prosperity. If we do this, God has promised He will fight our battles for us.
Peace is not a ridiculous promise. Our current enemies were past allies. Our current wars are blowback from previous wars. To end the cycle of violence, we must turn the other cheek. The sword will never bring peace—only death—to those who wield it.
The murder of innocents did not prop up the sun. Rather, it propped up the ruling regime, and kept the populace in a reverent gratitude for the courage of the leaders in sacrificing the people's children.
In the pagan ritual of war, our leaders claim a mighty priesthood indeed. The ability to consecrate human sacrifice unto the most-high God, a sacrifice that preserves our liberty and safety. The fires of Moloch devour our children still.
Ironically, war makes us less safe. For every “insurgent” killed, ten more are created. This stubborn math makes sense when you consider that insurgents are people, with fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, children and friends. Each loved one wants vengeance for their lost companion (there's a movie coming out based on this premise).
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Peace is not a ridiculous promise. Our current enemies were past allies. Our current wars are blowback from previous wars. To end the cycle of violence, we must turn the other cheek. The sword will never bring peace—only death—to those who wield it.
I'm totally using this as a lyric,
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Great post!
Great read Chris. All good points. The hard part if we stop the wars will be to turn the other cheek as our "enemies" test our resolve on staying out of their business. <-- Didn't W. Bush say that about staying IN the war? Ha! It would be a difficult transition as we would be goaded and called cowards. Decades of culture's taught to hate (on both sides)would take a while to erode. Here's hoping we can do it some day.
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