The Goal of Religion

[Fool]

Should a religion enslave, treat it's followers like mushrooms?

or should it empower, enlighten them, so they will not need the light of some other for the Love of All?

Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

 

[Vinayaka]

I vote #2.

 

[Twilight Hue]

Should a religion enslave, treat it's followers like mushrooms?

or should it empower, enlighten them, so they will not need the light of some other for the Love of All?

Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

It's actually a very good question. I think a possible goal deals with the universal quest for some kind of answer, easements of fears and concerns, and maybe even a sense of continuation.

 

[Sunstone]

Easy choice for anyone who is not an elite using religions to enslave the masses.

 

[Dawnofhope]

Should a religion enslave, treat it's followers like mushrooms?

or should it empower, enlighten them, so they will not need the light of some other for the Love of All?

Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

The Baha'i writings have quite a lot to day about the purpose of religion:

The Purpose of Religion | What Bahá’ís Believe

“The Great Being saith: O ye children of men! The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race, and to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men. Suffer it not to become a source of dissension and discord, of hate and enmity. This is the straight Path, the fixed and immovable foundation. Whatsoever is raised on this foundation, the changes and chances of the world can never impair its strength, nor will the revolution of countless centuries undermine its structure. Our hope is that the world’s religious leaders and the rulers thereof will unitedly arise for the reformation of this age and the rehabilitation of its fortunes.

Let them, after meditating on its needs, take counsel together and, through anxious and full deliberation, administer to a diseased and sorely-afflicted world the remedy it requireth….

It is incumbent upon them who are in authority to exercise moderation in all things. Whatsoever passeth beyond the limits of moderation will cease to exert a beneficial influence. Consider for instance such things as liberty, civilization and the like. However much men of understanding may favorably regard them, they will, if carried to excess, exercise a pernicious influence upon men…. Please God, the peoples of the world may be led, as the result of the high endeavors exerted by their rulers and the wise and learned amongst men, to recognize their best interests. How long will humanity persist in its waywardness? How long will injustice continue? How long is chaos and confusion to reign amongst men? How long will discord agitate the face of society?… The winds of despair are, alas, blowing from every direction, and the strife that divideth and afflicteth the human race is daily increasing. The signs of impending convulsions and chaos can now be discerned, inasmuch as the prevailing order appeareth to be lamentably defective. I beseech God, exalted be His glory, that He may graciously awaken the peoples of the earth, may grant that the end of their conduct may be profitable unto them, and aid them to accomplish that which beseemeth their station.”

http://portlandbahai.org/2017/07/the-purpose-of-religion/

 

[Looncall]

Should a religion enslave, treat it's followers like mushrooms?

or should it empower, enlighten them, so they will not need the light of some other for the Love of All?

Revelation 22:5
And there shall be no night there; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

The goal of religion is to provide influence and a living to clergy.

 

[paarsurrey]

The Goal of Religion

The goal of revealed religions, I believe, is to get nearness with G-d, please.
Regards