At least you've evolved to the point where you can be ashamed of having been that kind of jerk. What's scary are the people who still think that sort of position is righteous....
Sending 19-year-old boys out as Mormon missionaries is the best indoctrination technique ever invented. You really can't imagine how hard it is to leave after spending what amounts to 10% of your entire life doing the bidding of the brethren.
I'm amazed Scientology hasn't come up with anything similar...
nope they have a worse technique, complete cut off from everything friends and family. they make it so your whole world revolves around their church, then threaten to cut you off completely if you dont do what they say. thats what one ex scientologist told us when he visted our class. His own wife and children refused to acknowledge he existed unless he did "what was right" what ws right? blackmail someone using private information that was shared between a person and a priest or whatever they call themselves.
its why i hate organized religion. Once it brought unity, now...religion has no place in running a country. What should be a law is that no office can accept money from any religious institution. i know that wont stop private support but atleast it be a start. 20 million to push their limited prejudice views, imagine what that money could have been used for?
Don't feel bad Daddy Todd. I was raised under the baptist church that taught us about how bad homosexuality is & used the same derogatory remarks that is also by homophobes. I looked back and always think how horrible I was but I also think we're taught as babies to hate. We broke that circle & said 'No, we don't believe what you tell us.' So Daddy, you're don't need to ashamed of your past. You woke up & knew the truth. So did I & the rest of us who were taught by these same religious liars. Like one of my LJ buddies who used a quote by Arther C. Clark, "The greatest tragedy in mankinds history may be the hijacking of morality by religion". HUGS!!!
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Date: 2008-11-04 02:16 am (UTC)I'm amazed Scientology hasn't come up with anything similar...
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Date: 2008-11-04 12:39 pm (UTC)thats what one ex scientologist told us when he visted our class. His own wife and children refused to acknowledge he existed unless he did "what was right" what ws right? blackmail someone using private information that was shared between a person and a priest or whatever they call themselves.
its why i hate organized religion. Once it brought unity, now...religion has no place in running a country. What should be a law is that no office can accept money from any religious institution. i know that wont stop private support but atleast it be a start. 20 million to push their limited prejudice views, imagine what that money could have been used for?
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Date: 2008-11-04 01:53 am (UTC)HUGS!!!
break on through to the other side
Date: 2008-11-04 01:35 pm (UTC)but if you want, i can still
pounce on....punish you for itRe: break on through to the other side
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