Have you ever wondered why there are so many churches in our towns and cities?

Have you ever wondered why our country has so many religious institutions? As w e walk or drive around our neighborhood or business district, it is very probabl e that we will see a few of them. Have you ever asked why people would spend hu ge sums of money to build and maintain these institutions? Religion started very small and slowly evolved to encompass larger and larger po rtions of the population. The religion of the bible now permeates much of the w orld s cultures. This is the work of an ever growing organization of people, who often do not see the whole picture themselves or who knowingly perpetuate the agenda of the foun ders and that of their spiritual progeny. The essence of the religion of the Jewish bible centers around the event (real o r fictional) of a promise to Abraham to give to him and to his descendents the h istoric land of Canaan. It has been the ongoing work of Jewish rabbis and polit icians to convince the people around them, that the god or spirit, which promise d that land to Abraham, was really the Creator of the world. Thus the opening s tory of the Jewish bible. When rabbis and politicians are able to sufficiently convince others, that it was the Creator of Earth, who promised Canaan to Abraha m, then they can just as easily convince their listeners to support wars for Isr ael to occupy that land. This agenda has been a part of Jewish history for thousands of years. We can se e this agenda behind the numerous crusades against the Turks, which the Catholic church conducted. We can see this agenda in the support of Israel today by the United States. Religious speakers and politicians sometimes knowingly use parts of the bible to convince their listeners that God, the Creator of the world, wants them to supp ort political agendas. That is why they work so hard to convince everyone that the bible is God s word or that it is all true. That is why they build so many chur ches. That is why they work so hard to convince people, that it was God, who se nt Jesus to be crucified, instead of the Pharisees, who were the politicians of that day. When speakers convince their listeners that God, the Creator, sent Je sus to be crucified, then they can make people follow them instead of Jesus s teachi ngs. If people advocated forgiveness instead of wars, many politicians would be out of business. The Jews would also have less supporters for their wars for I srael. Jewish Rabbis have become experts at deceiving the world around them. Find reas ons to not advocate wars. Find ways to advocate forgiveness and kindness. Be w ary, when someone tells you to read the Jewish scriptures or tries to interpret them for you.