Pastors and Ministers realized that religion was getting a bad reputation. To keep the money coming in, they simply lied about the meaning of religion to fool the masses.
Religion
noun
1 religion, faith, religious belief
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
2007-01-05 18:01:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This was in the past. Martin Luther had a thing or two to say about it. And you'd be surprised how many "problems" accepted the truth and followed Martin.
Good luck finding someone else to side with you...God bless.
~Genesis R.
2007-01-05 18:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
And the problem with this is............?? Yeah, they need money coming in. Are pastors supposed to work for free? Who pays the car payment, the grocery bill, insurance premiums, medical bills, kids education? Should the Church not have heat, water, books? Without income, how are these expenses to be paid? Ever hear of a church sponsoring a missionary to a foreign country, sponsor an orphanage, give sermons via radio, aid food pantries and shelter for the homeless? I have.. Many, many times. How are these worthy expenses supposed to be paid? Sure, some church's misuse their assets. Not that it's good but we have that in all aspects of society. Unfortunately, some have lost sight of their Christian responsibilities. How's that go?..The love of money is the root of evil. Faith..faith in GOD. Belief=Believe in God and all He has given us. Believe in God via Jesus, for the salvation He died for so we could be forgiven and go to heaven? Yep. Supernatural power? Creator, Redeemer....Yeah. Yes to all these They all fit. They are all for our good. What's wrong with that?
2007-01-06 02:35:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion, faith and belief are not the exact same, although they would appear in the same category in a thesaurus.
I follow the religion of Satanism. The religious belief is highly misunderstood because no one has faith in learning about other points of view.
Used 'em all in one sentence, yup.
2007-01-06 02:05:10 · answer #3 · answered by Cold Fart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know, money, greed,and power haven't caused any of the worlds problems. Neither has ignorance
2007-01-06 02:03:43 · answer #4 · answered by mark g 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If thats your way of proving your point then you failed miserably.
2007-01-06 02:04:05 · answer #5 · answered by Bahaus B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋