“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” ― Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
I don’t think that there is any bamboozeling going on. The Christian faith is fact based but that really isn’t the subject of the thread. I find it interesting that thinking Christians and non Christian’s can each see through the hypocrisy and contradiction of the self appointed spiritual guru of the campfire.
this. it's money. it's ALWAYS money. there may be some camouflaged other way to preach about it, but in the end, it's money.
by the way GC is right, how does the all powerful, all knowing, Omnipotent God who controls every aspect of life and time and space, always need a few more dollars?
Our sermon today dealt with respect and dignity, as it relates to forgiveness. As usual, our preacher did an excellent job of delivering the message. The sanctuary is well decorated as we enter the season of Advent.
Some people make it about money and some churches too. The pastor of my church said that he’s rather not have anyone give unless they want to. The idea of giving because of want rather than under compulsion.