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| Great looking site, mate :) | |||
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| Thanks Anon,
I keep meaning to update the thing to make it a bit prettier, but just never get around to it. | |||
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| That is 24 carat solid gold.
Cannot believe I missed that episode. | |||
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| Ah, the memories... You know, I used to lead the band in that little church I was in. I should've stayed. I'd be making millions by now...:(
On a more serious note, I found this - http://www.truthorfables.com/Tithing.htm - about tithing. It's a pitty you don't hear this stuff in church. I'm surprised the AOG, Hillsong or any other brand (that's exactly what they are after all) of church teaches you to read ALL of the bible and try and understand it. I guess they rely on the fact that some people prefer to be told than to do the reading and research themselves. Whatever they rely on though, it seems to work. What was it L. Ron Hubbard said? If you want to make REAL money, own your own religion. He was right about that, if a little misguided about some other things...:-) Edited by plonka on Jun. 3, 2006 at 7:15 AM | |||
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| Hi Plonka,
"I should've stayed. I'd be making millions by now..." It's absurdly easy to rake in the cash by taking advantage of the ignorance, gullibility, and stupidity of others. These churches are an excellent example. Also, you could become a Feng Shui expert, psychic, homeotherapist, acupuncturist, medium, astrologer... the list is endless. Of course, having a conscience might get in the way. Thanks for the link. I especially enjoyed this part: "Currency such as silver, gold, talents and shekels was not allowed to pay tithe. [Snip] So when your church Pastor asks you to pay tithe, I guess you will have drop a lot of sheep or cows, fruit or grain, in the offering plate at church to keep the tithe law." Now that would make an excellent comedy sketch. Maybe the Chaser could try showing up at Hillsong with a herd of sheep. "Got our tithe here. Herd of tithe coming through. Make way." "I'm surprised the AOG... teaches you to read ALL of the bible and try and understand it." The Babble is a very difficult read, what with all the archaic language. I'd be very surprised if even 1% of Christians have read the whole thing. Also, I'm sure these churches provide you with reading material so you don't pay too much attention to what the Bible actually says, but rather interpret the Bible CORRECTLY. That Hubbard quote is somewhat disturbing. It makes you think that maybe he was a clever bastard making a point, rather than a complete fucking loony. Maybe he was both. Although, before he died, he forgot to say: "Hey morons, I just made all this crazy shit up as a money making scam. Joke's on you." "a little misguided about some other things" My friend, you win the award for biggest understatement by a human being in the entire history of the universe. Hubbard was batshit insane cubed. | |||
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| Adam,
The story goes that Dianetics was actually started because after he said that, someone bet him he couldn't do it and get away with it. | |||
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| Hey Plonka,
I think you may be giving Hubbard too much credit. From what I've read about Hubbard, his theories (detailed in Dianetics) were rejected by the psychiatrists of the time, so he declared war on the entire profession. An extensive resource on Hubbard and Scientology can be found at www.xenu.net | |||
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| Thanks for that. Great start to the day. Keep up the good work | |||
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| Thanks anon. I must have seen this five or six times now and it still cracks me up. | |||
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