宗教団体に潜む悪魔
悪魔は人間界の様々な所に潜んでいる。小悪や巨悪、残忍、陰湿、物理的、抽象的な悪魔等、様々だろう。私自身は、悪魔は様々な団体に多く潜んでいるのではないかと考えている。人が組織し階層があり権力があり、お金が動く世界。そんな世界を悪魔が好まない筈がないではないか。
そんな中でも厄介なのが、宗教団体に潜む悪魔であろう。信徒に対して強い影響力を持つ教団専従者が、利他を装って発言すれば、批判的精神を放棄した信徒を利用して悪に誘う事が出来る。この時、教団専従者自身も悪魔に騙されていて信徒を悪の側に誘導しているとは感じていないのかも知れない。
人間社会を善導する筈の宗教団体が、悪に汚染される事は非常に恐ろしい事になる。
かつてキリスト教で、十字軍が結成され約２００年の間に計７回もイスラム教国に戦争を仕掛けたことがある。聖戦という美名に隠れた悪魔の仕業であろう。
Demons Lurking in Religious Groups
Demons lurk in various places in the human world. There are various types of demons, such as small evils, great evils, brutal, insidious, physical, abstract devils. I myself believe that many demons are lurking in various organizations. A world where people are organized, there are hierarchies, there is power, and money moves. There's no way devils wouldn't like such a world.
Even in such a situation, the most troublesome thing would be the demons lurking in religious groups. If a religious full-time official who has a strong influence on followers speaks out under the guise of altruism, they can use the followers who have abandoned their critical spirit to tempt evil. At this time, the full-time servants of religious community themselves may not feel that they are being deceived by the devil and leading the followers to the evil side.
It is a very frightening thing that Religious organizations which are supposed to guide human society are tainted with evil.
In the past, the Christian Crusaders were formed, and in about 200 years, they waged war on Muslim countries seven times in total. It must be the work of a devil hiding behind the beautiful name of holy war.
