Does religion prey on the poor and uneducated?

Question

So that one group of men can control another group of men?

Answer 1

Yes, it does. It mainly targets young children, who tend to be extremely poor and uneducated.

Answer 2

Well you certainly don't expect Kings to go around saying things like ALL ARE CREATED EQUAL

The peasants would want to live in the Castle!

And it wouldn't be RELIGION your are talking about, but EDICTS.

You see, if you're able to read and you read the Bible (that was FORBIDDEN until the period of 1500-1600 unless you were a Priest or Scholar) you find out that little David Defeated Golaith and could draw a conculsion that little you could bring down a King.

Can't have any of that!

Can't have stories about Pharohs (Kings) enslaving Jews (peasants) to work for them and build their cities and (share crop, giving the lions share to the King).

That's anti-FEUDAL

If people could read and read the real religion we would have had things change LONG BEFORE THEY DID.

See it was the Barrons and Burgers and Governors and Mayors that confronted the King with the Magna Carta.

It was all the educated LESSER royalty that DEMANDED the KING make a body to decide the laws and formed the House of Lords which then started telling the King and Queen what was right and wrong.

Back in 1000 AD the KING RULES WITH AN IRON HAND

By 1600 AD the King was starting to become a figurehead.

When the Artisans and Shopkeepers and Bankers and Shippers DEMANDED a say and formed the House of Commons the whole shape of FEUDAL life changed.

And it came from education.

The Church was a big form of education for the poor. they wanted them to read the Bible and Educated them enough to read it and then in reading it they LEARNED GOD was on their said and would help them OPPOSE the EVIL PHAROH!

Hence in 1609 a group of outcast Puritans who were getting stoned and mugged in London Petitioned King James to let them leave and settle the NEw World. And James went along with it to get rid of these educated fools who didn't own shops, didn't run the East India company, didn't have a royal title. BUT they had to remain Loyal to England and the King as a condition of their venture.

And in the New World in the 1700s it was decided we needed a place of great educataion so the Governors and Mayors asked the Clergy to help out and gave them perks and benefits and funding and tax exemptness and thus the Clergy created Harvard School, which became Harvard College down the road once it got accepted by Europe. Which became HArvard University.

The first advanced school in American teaching Art and Science under the guidence of the Clergy and with the blessings of Government.

Answer 3

Fact: Most mainstream religions are actually more likely to have a higher educated congregation then the general population. Especially true among Jewish and Catholics.

Opinion: It is the non mainstream, non denominational one man churches that prey on the poor and uneducated. Making them blind, close minded adherents with no real knowledge, they can only parrot what has been heard.

Answer 4

No, I'm an atheist, but I don't think religion "preys" on the poor and uneducated, I just think people in more difficult situations turn to something they feel they can hold on to, like religion, when they don't have much hope left.

Answer 5

Rich people prey on the poor and uneducated. Religion does keep people humble. But deep inside you learn that marerials are just that and shouldn't control your every aspect of life. And it gives better understanding of the people who do the things they do to their fellow man.

Answer 6

No I wouldn't say that. I work with many highly educated people, and many of them consider themselves religious. And many of them belong to organized religious organizations (churches, synagogues, etc).

Religion "preys" on those that need something outside themselves to be whole. Some people turn to religion, some turn to alcohol or drugs, or other addictions, some play golf. Overall, I think religion is one of the more positive ways to channel that need.

Answer 7

Jesus had a real problem with the "religious" ones of His time.....many times religion does prey on people.....not necessarily the poor and uneducated, but on the bible illiterate.....seek a relationship with the one who had a problem with religion...seek Jesus....

Answer 8

It does from the standpoint of "donations."

Once, when I was laid-off, I went to work for an elderly farm couple. They weren't living "high off the hog," if you know what I mean, but they sent significant donations to televangelists, and I just felt bad that decent people like them were so taken advantage of.

Answer 9

the answer is yes..! but it does not stop their ..religion was once an old form of government . that seemed to work for the most part by inflicting fear of the unknown in to people. they were mostly Jewish nomads that roamed from here to there by inflicting fear they kept the tribe together then eventually in time it was a way getting their money as well. please put your money in the baskit ...or you will go to hell

Answer 10

Surely. Education unites and religion separates. Dont believe in religion.All religion are created by man But believe in GOD, who came down as humble servent to serve you,Took away you sins, curses, sickness and death and in return gave you HIS holiness, blessings, health and HIS everlasting life.