Religion: Death to Us All

“Religion is the opiate of masses,” and Marx by no means was kidding. Oh, how the weak, feeble minded prevail. I’ve always known that organized religion would become the doom of us and upon reading Atwood’s novel my fears are further strengthened. I am no way advocating socialism despite by growing infatuation to it but I must say the political and religious structure that the Republic of Gilead had become is amazing. The power structure holds so much potential for dehumanizing the being of every woman and there’s order and a structured hierarchical society who wouldn’t want to live in such a world like that. For the sake of creating a society based on Scripture and “good” morals who needs the nuclear family structure. Punish “gender treachery” and “rebels” and unholy critical thinking people who want to live in a society with equality. But wait who dares to defy the Republic of Gilead, off with your head! Wow. What resounding similarity to issues that impact our society today. Of course, we don’t execute people who are homosexual and are from repressing women’s reproductive rights (ya, right) but don’t you grimace in acknowledgment that the events narrated by Offred are in no way different from ours? Grotesque propositions prohibiting the union of couples—ahem, Prop. 8—the numerous legislations in our country controlling the rights of women and by far the weirdest one (in my opinion) advocating the right to kill a women’s abortionist. Ah, yes, thank you America for reaping rights mandated for all! “Hush, you radical and your anarchists ideals”, says the equally, radical bible-thumping religious organizations. Did I have nightmares after I read the book? I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t.