Of late, there have been talks of the need for sermons to be apolitical. Just like civil servants, they should just ease day to day living, not to have any political inclinations, so they say. Scripted Fridays khutbah and Sunday morning sermons are a no no. Just the other day, one of the buddies in the gang of 5 was proposing the idea that religion is indeed a big political party by itself. It toes the line of how one should think and behave in society. It outlines the high priests / scriptures ordained socially acceptable way of living. When man reaches crossroads or is at a dead-end, unable to continue their next plan of action or their 'Plan B', religion provides solace to the heart wrenching broken heart moment. People just get awed by the bigger than life powers of Divinity. For the social outcasts, they are received with open arms with no obligation (so it seems), giving them dignity and strength until they can fly again or be an eternal humble servant of God or th...
It is all Mimesis