RE: Jesus already came (at lest for some)
July 18, 2017 at 4:15 pm
(This post was last modified: July 18, 2017 at 4:22 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Pretty standard for a religious economy. Churches, by virtue of their nature, serve the interests of the middle and upper social castes, but fail to deliver on the needs of the lowest - thus initiating a schism, a sect does satisfy those lower class needs but if it is successful it -becomes- a church and then fails for the same reason as before, initiating another schism.
Think of it like a diner. If it's successful that drives prices up but does increase the quality of the fare for those that can afford it. Those that cannot represent a demand and someone will satisfy it with a new all you can eat $10 buffet.
OT god was great for the priests, and for the ruling caste, but he left the poor huddled massed feeling a bit hungry. Thus, christianity. Centuries later The RCC was great for the bishops and the monarchy, but it left the commoners feeling...hungry. Hence Protestantism. Protestantism was great for the ministers and the state administrators...but it left the racist southern rabble feeling.....hungry. Hence S. Baptists.
There's really no bottom to this market until everyone is separated into their own 2 man churches. One to initiate and profit, the other to support. Then, hopefully, those two will get into a disagreement and just beat each other to death with candlesticks since there's no one left to service and nowhere left to go down the hole.
Think of it like a diner. If it's successful that drives prices up but does increase the quality of the fare for those that can afford it. Those that cannot represent a demand and someone will satisfy it with a new all you can eat $10 buffet.
OT god was great for the priests, and for the ruling caste, but he left the poor huddled massed feeling a bit hungry. Thus, christianity. Centuries later The RCC was great for the bishops and the monarchy, but it left the commoners feeling...hungry. Hence Protestantism. Protestantism was great for the ministers and the state administrators...but it left the racist southern rabble feeling.....hungry. Hence S. Baptists.
There's really no bottom to this market until everyone is separated into their own 2 man churches. One to initiate and profit, the other to support. Then, hopefully, those two will get into a disagreement and just beat each other to death with candlesticks since there's no one left to service and nowhere left to go down the hole.
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