(November 4, 2017 at 1:05 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:(November 4, 2017 at 11:07 am)c152 Wrote: It just rubs me the wrong way having theists advertising cure, salvation and forgiveness that aren't theirs to give in the first place. I don't think people should be encouraged to seek help among people who draw authority from their own vivid imagination L. Ron Hubbard style and to exchange their personal issues with sandcastles and fantasies. In the long run I think it causes more harm than good and people should be encouraged and supported to work out their issues.
That is part of religions cult behavior.
Get 'em while they're weak.
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