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The use of Religion to control, manipulate, and gain power
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RE: The use of Religion to control, manipulate, and gain power
September 29, 2014 at 4:55 pm (This post was last modified: September 29, 2014 at 4:57 pm by Wyrd of Gawd.)
(September 29, 2014 at 2:41 pm)C4RM5 Wrote: I realise that some will use religion to their own advantage, I don't agree with this, I think a minister should be thinking about his next sermon and other people's problems not how he is going to spend his pay check.

Paul gave a sermon on this in 1 Corinthians 9:1-14 =
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se...ersion=MSG
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RE: The use of Religion to control, manipulate, and gain power
September 29, 2014 at 4:57 pm (This post was last modified: September 29, 2014 at 5:01 pm by C4RM5.)
Thanks for the information
(September 29, 2014 at 4:52 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I must admit I've never been stocked before. Sounds fun.
It will be a whole new life experience.

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RE: The use of Religion to control, manipulate, and gain power
September 29, 2014 at 5:06 pm
Are there bonds involved?
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist.  This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair.  Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second.  That means there's a situation vacant.'
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RE: The use of Religion to control, manipulate, and gain power
September 29, 2014 at 5:08 pm
At first glance I misread your question as are there bombs involved? There are definately bombs but know bonds, they are too extreme.

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RE: The use of Religion to control, manipulate, and gain power
September 29, 2014 at 5:20 pm (This post was last modified: September 29, 2014 at 5:22 pm by Wyrd of Gawd.)
(September 29, 2014 at 4:57 pm)C4RM5 Wrote: Thanks for the information
(September 29, 2014 at 4:52 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I must admit I've never been stocked before. Sounds fun.
It will be a whole new life experience.

If your church doesn't retire your minister with full benefits when he reaches 50 years of age it's in violation and headed for the lake of fire. Plus he's to get 10 percent of your best stuff on a routine basis.

Numbers 8:23-26 = https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se...ersion=MSG

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