Thursday, November 29, 2007

Think about this

The catholic invaders were convinced that their god was more powerful than the native god.
To prove their superiority, they challenged the native people to a test.
They must toss an idol of their religion off of the top of a mountain.
If the idol remains intact, the invaders would allow the native religion to prevail.
If the idol breaks, the natives would have to convert to the catholic religion.

And so, the native idol was tossed from the top of a high mountain into the valley below.
To the surprise and dismay of the catholic invaders, the idol remained perfectly intact.

Not knowing how to react, the invaders changed the rules.
If the native idol could with stand the brute force of the invaders, then the religion may remain.
And with that, the catholic invaders pummeled the idol, breaking it into many pieces.

I was told that the pieces remain in Morelos. They are the foundation on which some churches are built.
To serve as a constant reminder of whose god really was the most powerful.

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