Religion criticized by the criticized essay
Religion over the course of history, has been criticized by the criticized. Using religion to justify why individuals should conform to a certain lifestyle or way of life has created naivety amongst followers, resentment to specific ideals of the religion, and ideas opposing religious explanation of why things are the way they are. The hypocrisy of not practicing what you preach has left a sour taste in the mouths of many people, and when things are too sour you are left only with one decision, spitting it out. Sor Juana Ines De La Cruz a nun and Olaudah Equiano a former slave both criticize religion through their own experiences. Sor Juana a women living in the 17th century during a time when women did not have many rights and the church and state where not separated, faced criticism from both the public and the church. Equiano a slave in the 20th century who bought his freedom, experienced and witnessed the hypocrisy of the men who would preach the word of God but would notactually practice it. Equiano a black male and Sor Juana a white women are both idle victims of religious hypocrisy. In “the interesting life of Olaudah Equiano” byOlaudah Equiano and in “Response to SorFilotea”translated by Margaret Peden the characters get there points across through literature.
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