October 31, 2023
Or, The Power of the Vagina
I still retain a Non Sequitur comic strip (The Daily News doesn\’t \’do\’ Wiley) that depicts Two individuals at St. Peter\’s Gate and the sign on the gate reads: No Religion Beyond This Point–to which one prospective entrant says to the other: \”I always wondered how they could achieve peace and tranquility here for an eternity.\”
I\’ve said it before–but it bears repeating: At least 3 of the world\’s organized religions are all about controlling the power of the Woman\’s vagina–with only Islam succeeding in this endeavor–as Judaism and Christianity have failed miserably.
And based on this–I want to know why someone else should be telling me how to deal with the Woman\’s vagina–particularly when some of the dictates and rituals are 4000-years-old!?
So, with regards to the current Middle East conflagration–we need to look no further than Big Oil and/or Organized Religion as the root of the problem. In this attempt I will try to ferret out the role of Religion while keeping Big Oil in the bleachers.
Ironically, each of the aforementioned \”organized\” religions WORSHIP THE SAME GOD (who has undergone some name changes over the years [and was even married for a time]). Yet these Children of Abraham can\’t seem to work together for very long–and invariably resort to butchering one another (perhaps this is so because they worship THE SAME GOD differently?).
Judaism is the eldest of the three organized religions (by 2000 years or so). Next came Christianity–surfacing somewhere around 39-60 A.D. And finally, Islam emerged circa 610 A.D. I maintain that as the youngest of the three monotheistic religions–Islam is still going through growing pains–which might account for the most recent barbarism in Gaza–not to forget that Islam was a mere 500-years-old during the first Crusade!
Judaism still sports the vengeful God. Christianity gives us the forgiving God and a chance for salvation and a mansion in heaven. And Islam, well I\’m not sure if anyone has figured out exactly how this works, promises 72 virgins for all eternity should you die in the service of Allah. (My question is what happens to Islamic, female, suicide bombers?) Not to forget that Islam also sponsors polygamy. This latter dynamic is no mean feat! In the West a man would have to be a multi-millionaire (or royalty) to seek control over more than one vagina.
To further complicate matters–there is a division in Islam (exploited by the West whenever possible) between the Sunni and Shia sects–and has the largest impact on Iran–where the Shias comprise the majority Muslim population (but are the minority elsewhere in the Muslim world).
I have always looked at Iran and Israel as strange bedfellows–and that much of their \”hate\” rhetoric is meant to hide their connections. In fact, before the Shah was chased from Iran, he and Menachem Begin were developing a dialog.
Weren\’t the Crusades more of a Christian/Arab thang? Persian Jews would just as soon stay out of the fracas.
The aforementioned Big 3 each think they\’ve got the worship blueprint all sorted out–and, because each has a goodly number of followers (Christianity is shrinking while Islam is growing and Judaism holds steady) most adherents think their respective approach to the Creator is the way to go. You couldn\’t pay me enough to sit through any of their services (even if I could understand what was being said in Hebrew or whatever the language of Islam is). They are excruciatingly boring and ritualized (perhaps that\’s what makes sex so important?
Women of the Middle East unite!! It\’s time to shake off the shackles of male bondage (I didn\’t mean for that to sound kinky)! Your religion was created to keep you subjugated! If you are sickened by the loss of husbands, brothers, sisters, children, friends and parents–revolt! You have the power (and you know where it is!). Remember Lysistrata!!