Politics and Religion; An Interview With Huston Smith

Politics and Religion; An Interview With Huston Smith
"People are scared. Okay. Now if you are scared, you reach for straws. And I think what’s basically behind this huge stampede is, okay, this world is scary, let’s be sure we have eternity on our side. And that points them in the direction of the more conservative religions that promise them happy eternity if they just sign on with born again."