(April 4, 2012 at 9:24 pm)libalchris Wrote: My old church in particular was real big on group thinking. There would be entire sermons on how you needed more than just Jesus, you needed the church too. And talks, of not whole sermons, on how you have to always give your 10% tithe no matter your circumstance, and how God would always take care of you. Even if you don't agree with the church leaders, still pay your tithes, because it's your duty to God, and he has control over where the money goes.
Made me sick to listen to.
No business would ever tell people not to buy their product. For a long time the church made it clear that you could not be saved without their direct intervention. Pockets emptied first, of course. Great strategy to keep them coming back and dependant on the services of the church. Power and wealth.
"A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows that faith does not prove anything." -Friedrich Nietzsche
"All thinking men are atheists." -Ernest Hemmingway
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -Voltaire
"All thinking men are atheists." -Ernest Hemmingway
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." -Voltaire
