Americans Are Leaving Religion Behind and It Scares the Hell Out of the Christian Right

[haele]

22. Problem for churches is that too many of then push a God between the Ears rather than

one that is capable of dealing with an entire universe of creation (and destruction). These "evangelicals" or "fundimentalists" push a "God" that is convenient, which can appeal to people who are too stressed and frightened to think much beyond their own circumstances, but somehow is unable to deal with the world outside the immediate group.
When people aren't in a defensive mode or have not traded a substance addiction that allowed them to avoid responsibility or pain for a religious addiction, that "God" is obviously not up to the task of being a Creator - so that church, that religious conceit is shown to be the scam that the heads of these churches or spiritual centers have created for self-aggrandization or their own profit.

When someone preaches isolation, and rejection of the world as it is rather than encouraging an exploration of what it means to be part of creation as a whole, then you have a someone setting themselves up to be God and their congregation's personal saviour.

Which I personally view would be considered the ultimate arrogance, blasphemy and sin to any Creator God(s). Wouldn't want to be that idiot when they actually had to face their creator and explain why they thought they had the right to f'*** everything up in their pride, fear, and greed.

Just my two cents.

Haele