Psychotherapeutic State Civil Religion

The founding of the entire discipline of modern psychology was the beginning of the new imperial western state as a 'new religion.' Gone were the days of state churches such as Anglicanism, but when Sigmund Freud first began his 'theories' about the modern mind, so the west entered the period that I like to term 'the dark ages.'

Case example: In a hot off of the presses internet article, apparently a "Dr. of Psychology" has determined that it is somehow "healthy" for women to have secret fantasties about men to whom they are not married while still being married http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21256467/?GT1=10450.

I kid you not. Adulterous thoughts are now not only acceptable, but are determined by modern psychology to be 'healthy.'

The growth of modern psychology, sadly, has also been accompanied by the growth of the modern nation state as the primary form of human governance. In steps psychology. Instead of a state church such as Anglicanism being in charge of what constitutes a 'healthy psyche' through things like the examination of conscience and other spiritual disciplines, now the modern psychotherapist assumes the role of "high priest" or "high priestess" of the modern West. To be frank, as an Army Reserve Chaplain I even had to endure about one half of my training in this garbage. Instead of being able to you know, be a Christian Theologian, instead I and my colleagues (including the Jewish rabbis) had to endure training in how to be a "jr. shrink." Oy vey!

So, there you have it. State civil religion in which we all had to learn how to be 'shrinks.'

Love in Jesus Christ,
Rob J. King, for a healthy mental illness awareness network of scholars, politicians and military friends