: Some it seems doubt my contention that religion forms an integral part of what it is to be a hopi and that the destruction of their religion would (Which MDG wishes for) be devestating.Right, Cope. That's what I want. Do you always twist people's words for your own ends, or do you skip that part and go straight to lying?
: Well here it is from the mouths of the hopi themselves:
: "As an Indian man, I realize we make no gains without the Great Spirit being in our lives. Neither I, nor anything I attept to do, will work without our Creator. Being Indian and being Spiritual have the same meaning. Spirituality is our gift from the Great One. This day I vow to walk the Red Road. As an Indian man, I will return to the traditional and spiritual values which have guidedmy ancestors for the past generations. I will look with new eyes on the power of our ceremonies and religious ways, for they are important to the very survival of our people. We have survived adn are going to grow and flourish spiritually. We will fulfuill our teachings and the purpose that the Creator has given us with dignity. Each day, I will pray and ask for guidane. I will commit to walk the Red Road, or whatever the spiritual way is called in my own culture. If I am Christian, I will be a good one. If I am traditional I will walk this road with dedication. If each of us can do these things then others will follow. From this day forward, I will reserve time and energy for spirituality, seeking to know the Creator's will."
The Inquisitors in Spain also quoted scripture while torturing heretics. Pain is pain, Cope, no matter how nicely you try to giftwrap it.
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