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I don’t know what personal religious experience you’re speaking from, but my church is a little more oriented toward helping people overcome addictions and pers
by GorbachevyChase 8mo ago
I don’t know what personal religious experience you’re speaking from, but my church is a little more oriented toward helping people overcome addictions and personal failings. If you’re in Europe, then I think the messaging in the mosques about consuming alcohol are pretty strict. I can’t speak from firsthand knowledge.
- wat10000 8mo agoWell sure, they don't want the competition. Churches have naturally evolved to use techniques that keep people coming back. The ones that don't do that die out.
- cess11 8mo agoAre you sure churches are a natural phenomenon rather than a cultural one?
- dragonwriter 8mo agoCulture is a natural phenomenon.
- cess11 8mo agoThe distinction between culture and nature is quite old and very well established in occidental discourse. Why are you refusing it?
- wat10000 8mo agoWhere did I suggest anything of the sort?
- swiftcoder 8mo ago> personal failings I'm sure your specific church is lovely, but depending on the church, "personal failings" may include such gems as "being gay", depression, autism, PTSD, poverty...