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Manipulation
April 13, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Why do many people allow everyone except Christians to manipulate them? By that I don't mean physically, but having power over them.
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RE: Manipulation
April 13, 2010 at 2:30 pm
Personally, I don't let anyone manipulate me. In order to do that, they have to be covert enough about it to get away with it. Christians are not typically good at covert manipulation, which means we see through the attempt and easily resist it.
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RE: Manipulation
April 13, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Many people have been manipulated by Christians, some just aren't. It really isn't a big deal.
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RE: Manipulation
April 13, 2010 at 3:20 pm
Power is a tool everyone tries to use if they get the chance. Christianity has been abused by the powerful more than almost anything else you could think of. Currently the powerful don't need it to control the masses. Now we have capitalism to do that.
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RE: Manipulation
April 13, 2010 at 3:28 pm
(April 13, 2010 at 3:20 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Power is a tool everyone tries to use if they get the chance. Christianity has been abused by the powerful more than almost anything else you could think of. Currently the powerful don't need it to control the masses. Now we have capitalism to do that.

Capitalism makes people powerful.
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RE: Manipulation
April 13, 2010 at 3:36 pm
'facilitates' then Tongue
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RE: Manipulation
April 14, 2010 at 10:10 am
Christians can be manipulative too you know. For people in general can be, and Christians are people, are they not?

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RE: Manipulation
April 14, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Abso-diddly-lutely

I thinks we're all acutely deluded - we're here focussing on the flaws and evils of religion whilst getting butt fucked by politicians. I'm moving to another forum... Big Grin
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RE: Manipulation
April 14, 2010 at 4:27 pm
(April 14, 2010 at 1:31 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Abso-diddly-lutely

I thinks we're all acutely deluded - we're here focussing on the flaws and evils of religion whilst getting butt fucked by politicians. I'm moving to another forum... Big Grin

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RE: Manipulation
April 14, 2010 at 5:37 pm (This post was last modified: April 14, 2010 at 5:52 pm by Shell B.)
(April 13, 2010 at 2:26 pm)Sherry Wrote: Why do many people allow everyone except Christians to manipulate them? By that I don't mean physically, but having power over them.

Maybe it's just me, but this question makes no sense. I just don't know anybody who lets loads of people manipulate them, but specifically excludes Christians from this weakness.

Are you confused as to why some people won't let Christians have power over them? I mean, many of us don't let anybody who seems a little nuts have control over us. Makes sense, right?
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