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[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

People need to realize that the modern church is functionally a cult. It primarily exists to trick millions of people into giving them money. The church itself gets fabulously wealthy while nearly all of its followers get nothing.

Think about it: how else are they affording Super Bowl ads? And more importantly, how is it that they think of buying ads instead of giving to the poor directly? It's basically the same idea as Scientology, except it is old enough that we accept it as normal.

[–] AllonzeeLV 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

People need to realize that the modern church is functionally a cult.

True, organized religions are just very popular cults.

[–] jaybone 3 points 9 months ago

There was also a scientology ad on the Super Bowl.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

the ~~modern~~ church is ~~functionally~~ a cult. It primarily exists to trick millions of people into giving them money

FTFY. Also, IHEBT (It Has Ever Been Thus).

[–] TheDoozer 2 points 9 months ago

You either die a cult or live long enough to be called a religion.

[–] PuzzledBlueberry 1 points 9 months ago

That's all religions - they all exist to trick people into giving money, and to control people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Deradicalizing that cult is a goal worth attempting though. Super bowl ads i don't think will achieve that result, but hell i'll take what I can get these days.

[–] billiam0202 3 points 9 months ago

Now He gets us!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago
[–] son_named_bort 2 points 9 months ago

But where else can I get feet pics?