MARX ATHESIM
- Created by: Rihanna Amoah-Williams
- Created on: 13-01-13 21:40
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- Marx (1818-1883)
- KEY IDEAS
- Religion is used by the ruling (upper) classes to control the working class.
- COMMUNIST
- MARXISM
- The ruling class use religion to stop the working class from rebelling by telling them they will reap their rewards in an afterlife
- God is the invention of the human mind to satisfy emotional needs.
- EXAMPLES
- Matt 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.
- STRENGTHS
- Demonstrates the different forms of oppression
- Shows that holy books such as the bible were only created to lead people into a false sense of security
- WEAKNESSES
- United Methodist Church
- Religion unities communities/societies together
- MY OPINION
- KEY IDEAS
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