Idol Worship

American Idol? The American Dream? Do these two concepts mix? Does having a so-called American Idol have anything to do with achieving the American Dream? Idol worship throughout history has been frowned upon beginning in the biblical days. God, a much scorned, doubted, and feared concept in America today dissuaded idol worship. So it seems the idea of an American idol has usurped God, hedonism at its most primitive. Americans should ask themselves what will an idol give them in times of need? How will an idol fill them with hopeful spirituality, other than they themselves hoping for that same monetary success. Isn’t that jealousy? When one learns to dispense with the idea of “getting,” then the soul is freed. God, unlike many far-right pundits believe, does not threaten the soul with fire and brimstone. He is not a vengeful God that preaches wrath and violence. Christianity and Islam are predominantly peaceful religions. Only mental illness and drug abuse could outwardly attempt to change that concept. Considering the amount of drugs that are produced in the Middle East, it stands to reason some extreme behavior may be triggered by narcotics. “Drugs are bad, kay.”