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Raven123

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31. Hopefully not atypical

Tue Jan 1, 2019, 03:17 PM

Jan 2019

Can't say I had the same experience as you in my childhood, but I hear the same message as you in the church I attend now.

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Selling Jesus - The Ultimate Pyramid Scheme [View all] MineralMan Jan 2019 OP

Two single , elderly sisters I knew, willed their entire small fortune to the Church. empedocles Jan 2019 #1

Yup. It works. MineralMan Jan 2019 #3

Many version of this quote exist, but sums it up nicely to me... Moostache Jan 2019 #2

That's not the best pitch for it, though. MineralMan Jan 2019 #5

Donate " Seed Money" comes next Bretton Garcia Jan 2019 #43

I always thought main stream religion was a good marketing plan mitch96 Jan 2019 #4

Marketing 101. MineralMan Jan 2019 #6

I once knew a successful businessman who wrote a book about salesmanship. I looked through it KPN Jan 2019 #9

Do you remember the title of the book? MineralMan Jan 2019 #27

Oops. Seems I replied mistakenly to my post when trying KPN Jan 2019 #42

Hello Mineral Man -- unfortunately, I can't recall the title of the book exactly -- KPN Jan 2019 #41

Megachurch hucksterJoel Osteen was... Bretton Garcia Jan 2019 #44

It isn't even close to being a pyramid scheme Major Nikon Jan 2019 #7

Yeah, so you say, but how much is ETERNAL LIFE MineralMan Jan 2019 #8

A pyramid scheme is a particular kind of fraud Major Nikon Jan 2019 #10

Well, I'm certainly no expert on con games. MineralMan Jan 2019 #12

The Pig-In-a-Poke.... NeoGreen Jan 2019 #22

Lmao...that last paragraph is so true Docreed2003 Jan 2019 #16

If you can keep a straight face, religion is the easiest con of all. MineralMan Jan 2019 #17

"our own community church called "Stairway to Heaven"" mitch96 Jan 2019 #20

Religion pays the people at the very top of the pyramid. Mariana Jan 2019 #37

Yep, there's big money in the selling of religion! Beyond authority and control, there's RKP5637 Jan 2019 #11

in my email this morning... handmade34 Jan 2019 #13

Here's my favorite religious con Cartoonist Jan 2019 #14

Hi MineralMan - As always, thank you for another thought provoking post! Pendrench Jan 2019 #15

An excellent response. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #18

Pendrench doesn't sound like a nominal Christian to me. MineralMan Jan 2019 #25

Perhaps the poster above just misspelled a key word. calimary Jan 2019 #32

My rule is this: I let each person define him or herself. MineralMan Jan 2019 #33

"Christianist" is a term I read awhile ago, but by now I don't remember where. calimary Jan 2019 #34

I think it's a good word, but it's not in common usage, MineralMan Jan 2019 #35

Hi MineralMan - thank you for your reply and kind words. Pendrench Jan 2019 #45

In my 62 years, your situation is EXTREMELY ATYPICAL Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #28

Hi Ferrets are Cool - Thank you for your reply. Pendrench Jan 2019 #36

To be honest, you sound Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #38

Thank you Ferrets are Cool - I greatly appreciate your kind words. Pendrench Jan 2019 #39

Hopefully not atypical Raven123 Jan 2019 #31

Don't forget the "original sin" fraud. Pope George Ringo II Jan 2019 #19

Yabbut, that one's a little confusing. MineralMan Jan 2019 #21

Big Dan Teague NeoGreen Jan 2019 #23

Wonderful Movie! MineralMan Jan 2019 #24

Not just a couple of coins....10 PERCENT Ferrets are Cool Jan 2019 #26

I remember dubya saying "I'm forgiven". Absolving himself calimary Jan 2019 #29

It's really okay to live like shit, because after you're dead, everything is roses and cake! brewens Jan 2019 #30

You'll eat pie in the sky when you die, MineralMan Jan 2019 #40