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and fishes? Who needs them? How about "You are in God's
Kingdom when you have money to buy the things you want fancy
home, swimming pool, big car, vacations in exotic far away
islands, glittering jewels, juicy steaks..." And if you
need a little scriptural exegesis to go with it: "I know
why the rich will never enter the Kingdom of God.... the poor
shall enter the Kingdom of God because the rich are already
there!"
I'm
quoting from an advertisement of a "church" in New
Jersey. The writer says he discovered a way to pray" not
the element of reverence nor worship. It was more like a polite
demand. The kind you make when you order hamburgers at
McDonald's." Again, "And the results do not depend
upon living a life of purity and piety. The results are
instantaneous."
He
has written a book, naturally, and he modestly describes it as
"the first major breakthrough in religion in over ten
thousand years." (He did not identify the
"breakthrough" that occurred then.) Interested? Well
"All we ask is a modest donation to help get our church on
its feet." (He suggests $ 10 donation, of course. He
didn't say why he did not pray for an "instantaneous"
church "footing.")
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A
companion "ad," from the same source, tells how to
start your own church and become a multi-millionaire. As a
testimonial, he tells of one man who "has set up more than
12,000 churches. Each one pays him $2.00 a month, each and every
month, for their church charter records." A "free will
offering" of $20 puts you on the in.
Do
you know how such rubbish can attract, and the inventors
prosper? Greed and ignorance, yes and I will not give you
the address, for I do not wish to be responsible. But even among
people who should know better people will pay to hear what
they want to hear!
This
sickening and disgusting book salesman out-churches many modern
"respectable" churches who offer the same sort of
"bait" but will not be so open and forthright about
it. Is he not just farther on down the same road traveled by
those who "Joy Bus" "Dollar under the Lucky
Seat" people into coming to "worship"? Who have
phased out Heaven and spiritual values, and replaced them with
"this world" emphasis? Who satisfy projects and pride
at the expense of souls?
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