Editorial March 7, 1983 ISSUE

Freedom from self-imposed slavery

DeWITT JOHN

So often the little gods we are tempted to worship turn out to be cruel masters. Give this some thought, and perhaps you'll agree that idolatry is the father of slavery. Not just the literal idol worship in primitive societies, where superstition breeds imprisoning fears—but likewise the idolatrous practices in our supposedly sophisticated culture. Lots of people today struggle with the handcuffs of self-imposed slavery because of the myriad little gods they worship.

An example? The tobacco user. The drinker. The shoplifter. The gambler. The drug-taker. The television addict. The dedicated dieter or the habit-bound overeater. They all have one thing in common. Something they worship—bow down to as a power—controls their actions and turns them in some particular way into slaves. We need to consider well what we worship.

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