Reply #117: lately i've come to think of the church as slave training... pray, pay and obey... [View All]

"slave," as in slave mentality. my background is Catholic, so maybe that has something to do with my attitude.

we are supposed to get on our knees and "worship" at an alter created by a "church" -- not the god we intend to honor. we are to beg forgiveness from men who have no account for their sins (they will take our message to god for us). we are to give our money to the church, i suppose so they can forward it to god.

we are supposed to be good little sheep and not question anything. we are supposed to remember our fallen nature (especially us women who are responsible for original sin). we are to do what we are told. period.

where's the church that gives our power back to us? oh yeah, that was Latin American Catholicism circa 1979 -- and look what happened there.

a church asking you to support a war is like a physician asking you to support tobacco companies. i9t makes no sense unless you dig into what's behind the request. pray, pay and obey. be a good little sheep and question not your shepherd.

this "training" does not serve the interest of the congregation -- it serves the interest of those in power and i can't imagine that that's the way god would have it.