Mary Kuhner posts, in part:
This was my disappointment with products like
_The Primal Order_. The person who tried to
sell me on it said that it had to do with religion,
but the presentation actually pretty much denies
the religious impulse, reducing the whole thing
to a marketplace of power offered or taken.
What do you see as "the religious impulse"?
It strikes me that religion fulfills different needs for different
people, and occupies different niches in different cultures. While
many today, including perhaps you and I, may prefer religions that
focus on a spiritual role, there are those who see it as primarily a
force for secular power. Historically, the crusades had a strong
secular element, and the muslim conquest of Africa and Spain, while
religious in nature, was perhaps more secular than spiritual.
I think many do see religions as things they can ride to power and
influence, rather than methods of reaching spiritual understanding and
fulfillment. Or am I missing your point here?
Warren J. Dew
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