Religion – The Bad Parent
One of my favorite YouTube pages, TheraminTrees, recently released an addendum video to its series on Transactional Analysis. Here, the narrator is presenting the psychological basis for religious fundamentalism, and much of it comes from an implanted desire to chastise, scold, and belittle others.
For further reading on Transactional Analysis, I recommend going to the source author, Eric Berne. In doing so, however, prepare to have your mind rent asunder. Fair warning.