RE: Religion - the perfect scam?
February 4, 2014 at 8:44 am
(This post was last modified: February 4, 2014 at 8:44 am by FreeTony.)
In Holland you can even be an out Atheist and still be a preacher:
From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14417362
Professor Hijme Stoffels of the VU University Amsterdam says it is in such concepts as love that people base their diffuse ideas of religion.
"In our society it's called 'somethingism'," he says. "There must be 'something' between heaven and earth, but to call it 'God', and even 'a personal God', for the majority of Dutch is a bridge too far.
"Christian churches are in a market situation. They can offer their ideas to a majority of the population which is interested in spirituality or some kind of religion."
In other words market your particular brand of Christianity to those around you, feel free to change it if you like. In Holland that might be a Chrisitanity where a God and Jesus both don't exist but just be nice to each other, and in some parts of America one where God hates all the things you hate, like liberals and gays.
From: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14417362
Professor Hijme Stoffels of the VU University Amsterdam says it is in such concepts as love that people base their diffuse ideas of religion.
"In our society it's called 'somethingism'," he says. "There must be 'something' between heaven and earth, but to call it 'God', and even 'a personal God', for the majority of Dutch is a bridge too far.
"Christian churches are in a market situation. They can offer their ideas to a majority of the population which is interested in spirituality or some kind of religion."
In other words market your particular brand of Christianity to those around you, feel free to change it if you like. In Holland that might be a Chrisitanity where a God and Jesus both don't exist but just be nice to each other, and in some parts of America one where God hates all the things you hate, like liberals and gays.
