Goodwill Towards Men?

When the term 'goodwill towards men' is presented, it refers to Mankind, not simply the male gender.

Thousands of years of male superiority have resulted as a basic misunderstanding of the word 'Mankind'. I'll save the illusion of male superiority for another time.

Today I am dealing with a much thornier issue. Today I am wondering about what happened to the idea of goodwill toward man?

We hear the goodwill phrase sung and spoken a great deal around Christmas time. In the holiday context, it is used to huckster us into consuming more, and buying gifts that won't embarrass us.

When the holiday passes, the ideal disappears altogether.ca

I'm writing about how much religions use their picture of God to justify bloodshed, worldwide. The killing America is perpetuating RIGHT NOW. Murder is the diametric opposite of goodwill. And war is bad will taken to its worst extreme. Yet, we justify slaughter in the name of God on a daily basis.

In another conversation earlier today, I was taken by the vitriol directed at those we label as our enemies. Their names change from era to era, but we always call them Godless first, then justify their mass slaughter in the name of our God.

On another blog, the subject of Hitler came up. He was called an insane, evil atheist. You know the rap. We were fighting for God, against the evil, Godless, Hitler. I have little real knowledge of Hitler's personal belief system, but I do know he slammed shots of speed daily, and countless millions suffered as a result of his diabolical actions.

But consider this: The slogan,'Gott Mit Uns' was embossed on German military belts buckles in W.W.II. It translates as, God is with us.

How do you explain it?

Point is: 'God' is always on every side in every battle, even though 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' is a universally quoted commandment, even for atheists.

My explanation is that those who want to kill always find justification for their actions, most often through the personification of 'God.'

Those who don't want to kill are reviled as 'peaceniks'.

Whatever became of Goodwill Towards Men?


The oft reviled, Arye Michael Bender. Thank God!