Sentences with phrase «primitive ancient religions»

I wish these primitive ancient religions would run their course so mankind can get down to solving real problems like over population and hunger and non poluting energy...

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All religions are nothing but ancient mythology, written thousands of years ago by members of primitive cultures.

But if enough time is not available, a basic course could be worked out on a typological basis in which one primitive cult, one of the ancient religions of the Near East and the two great competitors of Christianity — Islam and Buddhism — could be dealt with.

ALL religions are nothing but ancient mythology, written thousands of years ago by primitive people in order to try and explain existence, comfort people in the face of their mortality and keep people in line.

«Holy» was an ancient term in Canaan, a primitive term long current in fertility religions.

Religion, after all, is constituted by symbolism — whether in primitive amulets, totems, and rituals, the earth and sky god mythologies of ancient civilizations, crucifixes and relics of the medieval church, formalized texts and creeds of the world's great modern religions, or even the sacred rites and markers we use to define ourselves, our relations to nature, our sense of personal identity, and our collective loyalties and destinies.