Idolatry is at the heart of oppression and coercion. Idolatry is at the root both of our oppressing and our being oppressed. Idolatry—wrongly perceiving who is in charge—is the opposite of shalom. — Walter Brueggemann
Unlike most countries, we have no overt national religion; but a partly concealed one has been developing among us for two centuries now. It is almost purely experiential, and despite its insistences … — Harold Bloom
Idolatry is at the heart of oppression and coercion. Idolatry is at the root both of our oppressing and our being oppressed. Idolatry—wrongly perceiving who is in charge—is the opposite of shalom. — Walter Brueggemann
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