religion, the opiate of the people

[RonButters at AOL.COM]

In a message dated 3/13/03 1:07:59 PM, t.paikeday at SYMPATICO.CA writes:


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <RonButters at AOL.COM>
> To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 11:51 PM
> Subject: Who influences journalists?
>
>
> >... Eventually they
> > come to see that ... religion is the opiate of the people, etc....
>
> Hey Ron, I didn't know someone of your learning would believe in such a
> thing! Surely, everyone who practises a religion couldn't be considered
> drugged. I believe in the civilizing and cultural influence religion has
> had
> over all peoples, especially in the West. I am just a Sunday Christian and
> admire people like Mother Teresa and Gandhi who were religiously motivated.
>
> TOM.
> www.paikeday.net
>

This was a joke. I believe that I was quoting Karl Marx. Maybe i was Engels.
Or maybe it was Fred Jameson.