I've noticed the uptick recently too. Its going to get worse. People are turning to religion out of desperation, not love. Men are being pushed out of the workforce and the most obvious thing is that women are actually not being pushed out of work. That doesn't make women the cause - the money printing is the cause - but a lot of people won't see that, and anyways some people are just happy for a reason to hate. So, this false religiosity is growing because there are some brands of Christianity that offer the severity they want to impose on others. I think there's a nice term for it, but I can't remember - basically the psychology of being unable to cope with your Shadow because of the pressure of a situation, causing people to enact the shadow - same thing happened in Germany between the wars.
I didn't know that about Paul. I keep telling myself to give Paul a chance, but I always feel like he's an imposter or usurper. Like, it should have been Peter doing everything he did, IMO.
That’s an interesting take about Paul. One thing to note about Paul is that he was actively persecuting Christians. And then JC came to him and Paul to stop. And then Paul ended up writing most of the New Testament. His Epistles are some of the most quoted parts of the Bible. If you haven’t read them I would recommend it. He also almost died numerous times while preaching Jesus Christ. He didn’t need to do everything he did. I’m reading the book in the link below right now. It follows the disciples on their journey to spread the word. It uses information from the New Testament as well as historical evidence and puts everything in a more palatable form of writing. Give Paul a shot, he risked a lot.
https://a.co/d/7Y3RUSj
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