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In reply to the discussion: Huckabee Sanders giving a talk under a tent while kids are forced to stand in the rain. [View all]slightlv
(8,096 posts)They do so much damage to the Christian religion, that they're tearing it down for current and future generations. Membership rolls are declining, as is tithing and other church monetary support. Hundreds of thousands have left the evangelical branches of Baptists, and that's just of those I've read about. That's where it can get really scary for current Christians. Not only is the faith, itself, being rewritten to be something it isn't, but when the "church leaders" get concerned about not enough money coming in to support their lifestyle, suddenly things become "commanded"... by god or man, it makes no difference. You will do and give what they say, or pay the price. Meanwhile, once all this is over with (and it will, eventually be over with... I just won't be here to see it!), the remnants of that fanatical time remain, and people shun the religion. I'm not going to say that's a good or bad thing. I don't think people need religion to be "good" people. Morality, ethics, and empathy are not religion-based. But churches have done good in the past by their congregations and their communities. And, like it or not, people need to feel connected to others. Even the magas... they couldn't have made it this far unless they were united in their hatred and racism.