Religion marketed as a product?

Question

Do you agree that religion today is peddled to the masses like a commodity in the market, The once with the biggest blow horns and massive advertising ( or preaching) get the largest followers irrespective of the philosophy?Christian, Muslims,Jehovahs Witness spend a ton on preaching.I never had a Hindu, Bhudist or a Jew knock on my door.Any comments?

Answer 1

Actually, the overwhelming majority of Jehovah's Witness ministers receive absolutely zero financial support from the religion. Globally, every single one of the nearly SEVEN MILLION Witness preachers is a volunteer.

Jehovah's Witnesses are interested in sharing "the good news", and conscientiously use every donation to further that worldwide work.

These facts about Jehovah's Witnesses are perhaps relevant to this question. The more one compares this Christian religion with others, the more remarkable it is shown to be.

1. Jehovah's Witnesses have no paid clergy. Yet they remain tightly organized with more than 6.5 million active Jehovah's Witness preachers (about 16 million associate themselves with the religion). Even fulltime preachers and workers at their branch offices are unpaid volunteers.

2. There is no elite class among Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the few 'anointed' among them enjoy no special privileges in their congregations on earth. An anointed person (one of those relative few with a heavenly hope) is not elevated above his fellow congregants in any way, and he may not even qualify for appointment as a simple 'deacon' or elder. There are no titles; EVERYONE is addressed as 'brother' or 'sister'.

3. No person benefits economically from the Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Even the 8 to 20 men who serve on their Governing Body receive simply room, board, medical care, and reimbursement for certain personal expenses according to the exact same provision as every other branch volunteer.

4. About a hundred men have served on Jehovah's Witnesses' Governing Body committee during the past 125 years or so. The vast majority of them have spent the vast majority of their adult lives volunteering for their organization's purposes, and the vast majority have died faithfully and near-pennilessly while still under their legal 'vow of poverty'.

Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/e/jt/index.htm?article=article_07.htm
http://watchtower.org/e/20040601/article_02.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/who.htm
http://jw-media.org/people/statistics.htm

Answer 2

Christians do spend a lot on preaching, however you're off base when it comes to Muslims. They hate how Christians go all over the world trying to convert people. It's specifically prohibited in the Koran (when was the last time a Muslim came knocking on your door?).

But I agree with your point about religion being marketed to people. But then again, EVERYTHING is marketed to people.

Answer 3

SO TRUE!

I don't understand religion in the slightest!
It ahs so many flaws.
And it's meant to be based on belief well it's a bit odd how thousands of people believe the same thing..
Religious people are just sheep following the crowd!
And it reli makes no sense to me what so ever.
Thankyou and Goodbye
xox

Answer 4

There's good money to be made from religion - pushing it or treating it - IF you can keep a straight face.

Hindus, Buddhists and Jews aren't looking to convert anyone. They aren’t ego-driven like the Xians and Muslims are who KNOW THEY HAVE THE TRUTH and ALWAYS need more money.

Answer 5

Yes, lots of money changing going on in some sects of religion

Answer 6

Yes it is and if Jesus were WALKING the earth today he would destroy these establishments. He would attend the churches that do the will of his father (Mark 16: 15 - 18)

Answer 7

Yes, it's called Fire Insurance.. they're all salesmen... there's an incentive plan (gold crowns, jewels, etc..) for every soul you bring into the fold.

Answer 8

It's called mission zeal--some actually take the message to others. If you don't like it -- don't listen.

Answer 9

Yes, it might as well be Sudso Soapflakes.