That's been replaced with the prosperity doctrine that's preached by the mega-churches. Simply tithe, tithe, tithe, and god will bless you and bring you health and wealth.

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My mom bought into this. She felt forsaken when she died. We still get mail from that shyster in Texas, Joel Osteen--still asking for money.

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I think religion is a control mechanism. It keeps you focused on eternity--the hell with everything else. That's fine with me as long as they mind their own business. The problem is they want to dictate their faith to everyone else. No thanks. To that end, Muslims and Christians have always been at each other's throats.

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As for Christians, what they say and what they do are getting farther and farther apart. I think they have dumped Jesus for Donald Trump.