sorry for the radio silence--

i haven't been using any kind of social media at all. reading has been taking up my spare time lately.

topics that have fascinated me include:

• scientology and the life of l. ron hubbard.
• western christian fundamentalism.
• mormonism and the "church of latter-day saints".
• the rhodesian bush war, and the eventual creation of the state of zimbabwe.

there is something about the connection between oppression and organised religion that i cannot quite put my finger on. especially in the case of religions established in the modern-day, it does not seem to matter much how nonsensical or confected the main tenets of a religion are, it seems merely sufficient that there are main principles to that religion in order for its organisation to continue to function.

this bothers me somewhat. at the risk of sounding like a snob, it seems people will follow any creed so long as they feel like they belong.

watch this space, i am hoping to put a lot of effort into unpacking all this.

hope you're all doing well, friends.