> > Jim Guinee said:
> > I've read that this exacerbated the problem, as opposed to causing it
> >
> > Further, this if true is my point about bad religion. I am unaware of
> > any
> > scriptural tenet or early church tradition that would justify such
> > foolishness.
> >
> > But it seems to have run rampant during this period.
> Bob Wildblood said:
> But isn't that the point. All revealed religions have (at their heart)
> the same basic tenets; love god above all others, love thy neighbor as
> thyself, do unto others ... yadda, yadda, yadda.
Sort of
> But look at all of
> the perversions of these basic tenets (now sticking out my neck a wee
> bit) in attempts to gain power, not converts, and the results were all
> of the "bad religion" practices that have been common and can be
> verified as far back as we have written history.
Absolutely
Some would say God ought to micro-manage His religion more
Others might say he allows us to get exactly the kind of religious
manifestations we deserve
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