**clears throat** I have an announcement

[angrychair]

Those that have built their own heaven on Earth, life without need or want of anything, are telling you that you will have to die to get your heaven.

[dobleremolque]

1. 'Twas ever thus. n/t

[calimary]

2. Funny how that works out.

[H2O Man]

3. Recommended

lyrics by Peter Tosh, music by Bob Marley

[Grokenstein]

4. "Our promise of everlasting reward will be honored the instant you can no longer

do jack shit about it once you figure out we're lying. Trust us." -- most handshake agreements, religions, insurance schemes and bad parents.

[3auld6phart]

9. Sounds

Gawd damn boring to. Spending eternity kissing some spooky mthicsl creatures ass forveyternity..after all the nayhamm he supposedly created..

[Blue Full Moon]

5. They say don't worry about the rich.

You will get yours when you're dead.

[SharonAnn]

12. We'll get " pie in the sky, by and by."

[Tanuki]

6. I meant to post this as a reply to this thread:

https://democraticunderground.com/100220949498

[haele]

7. I always ask them...

"So you mean to tell me you're fine giving up riches everlasting in Heaven to enjoy them down here? Either you're pretending to believe in Heaven to trick the believers into thinking you're one of them while you're cheating them, or your can't help yourself and need to cheat lesser people to get ahead, and don't care if you go to heaven or not, you need the thrill and the easy life."

[lastlib]

8. Karl Marx said that religion.....

was "the opiate of the masses." Pushed onto the working class to sedate us into accepting whatever hell the ruling class had in store for us.

I'm not a Marxist, but I tend to agree with that sentiment.

[Gordcanuck]

10. Prove it.

We are so joined at the hip that any annexation or takeover is not needed. Too bothersome. Business as usual will prevail. A recent flurry of smoke & mirrors won’t change our option of mutual soveregnity..
Why don’t you come up here for a little visit, not to heaven, but a taste of freedom you can’t enjoy in your oppressed nation. Then you’ll see what you need to do.🇨🇦

[Norrrm]

11. The "prosperity gospel" pastors/collectors seem to do much better in the prosperity than the investors/donors.