RE: What would you want in a church
March 5, 2019 at 2:28 am
(This post was last modified: March 5, 2019 at 2:31 am by fredd bear.)
The ideas are certainly Utopian.
I'd prefer no organised religions at all.
However, people would probably insist of having some.
In that case , I'd like to see:
No professional priest /ministers. All religious leaders would be expected to work at a real job, not some grace and favour deal to met the letter of the law.
No religion would be permitted to own land or accept large donations or any kind of inheritance.
All church land and buildings would be owned by the congregation. When a church was no longer viable, all property and assets would be sold and divided among the remaining congregation, or default to the state.
Any religious schools would be self sufficient, and meet state education guidelines. Their land would be leased from the state.
There's probably a lot more, but I can't think of it right now. My aim would be to prevent the existence of a priestly 'class' and to prevent any religion from gaining any kind of civil power/influence by becoming wealthy in its own right. No priest or minister would be able to become wealthy by being a priest/minister.
Mega churches and televangelists would not be possible.
Some evangelicals might recognise a "primitive Christianity" lurking in the background.
As all this happens, I will be training the flying pig in my kitchen.
I'd prefer no organised religions at all.
However, people would probably insist of having some.
In that case , I'd like to see:
No professional priest /ministers. All religious leaders would be expected to work at a real job, not some grace and favour deal to met the letter of the law.
No religion would be permitted to own land or accept large donations or any kind of inheritance.
All church land and buildings would be owned by the congregation. When a church was no longer viable, all property and assets would be sold and divided among the remaining congregation, or default to the state.
Any religious schools would be self sufficient, and meet state education guidelines. Their land would be leased from the state.
There's probably a lot more, but I can't think of it right now. My aim would be to prevent the existence of a priestly 'class' and to prevent any religion from gaining any kind of civil power/influence by becoming wealthy in its own right. No priest or minister would be able to become wealthy by being a priest/minister.
Mega churches and televangelists would not be possible.
Some evangelicals might recognise a "primitive Christianity" lurking in the background.
As all this happens, I will be training the flying pig in my kitchen.
