20. I would argue that religion is more interested in resisting literacy
Because of the nature of an evolving society though it had to give in to pressures and only then did it allow the people to begin to learn. Once the change in society increased the literacy rate, only then did some sects embrace this.
The natural position of a dogmatic sect is to control the flow of information. It has to not only control the doctrine but also the interpretation of it. It is for this reason that the bible was a banned book in the hands of the common person for so long. It was not until questions of interpretation came about due to Luther's little memo that the people's interest in reading the thing came into light.
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