Fear, low self esteem, sexual repression, guilt, the world laughing at you, funny clothing, restricted activities, false sense of superiority, close association with men who talk with God and a false promise that they can and will take you to heaven. Punitive and arbitary and judgemental life styles, never feeling good enough, if female geting your brains screwed out all the time, being a baby machine for men, if a male you get all the extra sex because god is rewarding you for being in the cult. Few to no friends outside the cult. Rules, rules, rules.
I started my own company and now I've got a lot of employees to pay no matter what, and to provide insurance and benefits and on and on.
So Joe Smith starts a company and the employees pay him!!!! How brilliant is that. AND, his successors get the same deal.
Geez, did I get it backwards or what!?!?
But you are so right get her done. Your list is not only what you get, it is what you paid for, even if you couldn't afford it. Next time I join an exclusive club I want a different deal, like maybe camaraderie instead of cliquishness, maybe a cocktail lounge instead of a sacrament table, free use of the pool, golf course, and most importantly, free use of my own mind.
Hubbard had it right. If you want to make money, start a religion. People will work for nothing, give you everything and you won't even have to pay property taxes.
What do you get when you put money in a slot machine? A lot of lights, bells and whistles, but very little else! The "odds" are always with the house. In the casinos, they have to let someone win every-so-often to keep the suckers coming back. In the "cult" you are suppose to get your winnings in heaven. Think about it!
I was lucky to see Merl Travis live in concert (OK I'm old.) He said he wrote that song while sitting in a cafe in Hollywood, having never worked in a coal mine.