Religion cycle – personal faith and private military
Before I start explaining the next cycle I think I need to further elaborate on why states are inherently religious. And what I mean by state (dictionary definition): of or relating to the central civil government or authority. Meaning, when people gather up they form a state. A state can be a nation, a trade union, a monastic organization, or a one-world government. Religion comes in layers; every generation updates religious traditions by either adopting something new or discarding something old. This should be obvious to everyone who has studied Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. If you open the first page of the Bible you quickly notice that stories of genesis are ancient and have little to do with modern Judaism. Moses is the first character who we can find relevant in all three major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. And he even doesn't appear in genesis! Yet Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, and the descents of Abraham are known by everyone. The reason ...