August 6, 2008
Religion and Crime
Sacrilege is the religious correlative of witchcraft as a crime. If instead of or in addition to the somewhat impersonal powers postulated by magic, spiritual beings of a more personal character, such as gods, are assumed to exist, which cannot be coerced but can be pleased or offended, then it is greatly to the public interest that these beings should be pleased and not offended, for otherwise they may wreak divine vengeance upon the group. Hence it is that those who have committed acts which are supposed to offend these sensitive deities miist be punished, in order, if possible, to avert this divine vengeance. If you have enjoyed reading about crime, then you will like to know more about the real life work that detectives do. I have written an article about how to find person online using the internet.