And that goes for any religion. But without religion who would we have to mock? Apart from the flat earth brigade, homeopaths, reflexologists, faith healers, psychics, ghost hunters....... Shit, we have our work cut out. Forum: Recovery Board
I hadn't even thought about churches investments in stock markets. That is the biggest casino in the world and regularly bankrupts businesses and individuals. But it also makes billions for the people who know how to play the system or bend the rules to suit their needs. The church of England has stocks and shares in companies or affiliates that make weapons that are used around the world to oppr Forum: Recovery Board
The abuse of Africa and south America by many organised religions is a disgrace. They are taking money from the poorest and most vulnerable people on the planet. That does not mean that everything they do is evil. I was very impressed by LDS and how they mobilised aid after hurricane Katrina. They had supplies and People on the ground faster than the government. Yes the cynic in me believes that Forum: Recovery Board
That is the literal definition of gambling. But not the one LDS supports. As a religion what they are selling their believers is something they are unable to prove. Therefore, the believers are gambling with their hard earned cash to enable them to be rewarded in an imaginary afterlife. Atleast if I bet on a horse that wins I will get something in return. All that happens with any organised relig Forum: Recovery Board
If the LDS church is against giving money in the hope of getting something in return. Then why do they accept money from millions of people by promising them passage to an afterlife that they cannot prove exists? Surely that is either a massive gamble or a con. Forum: Recovery Board