The religious teacher
The religious teacher of today is sterile, unable to engender anything of worth in others. He cannot kindle the spark of conscience and the cleansing flame of reason.
What use is he? - hiding there behind his multi-layers of religious apparel - bullet-proof jackets, layers of tradition, the thrown-together stick framework of theology, yet still failing to keep out the blustering winds.
Incredibly, his uselessness is his very appeal. It is precisely because he is harmless that people have no hesitation in believing his every word. He is harmless because he stresses the importance of action over thought. To speak the truth would be a superfluity to such a martyr, who is generously rewarded with both praise and coin, by people who regard it a privilege to have been graced with his lofty teaching.