Yea for sure. They corrupted christs message very early on. We are still feeling the repercussions.
I’m on nostr so no surprise I think it all points back to how Bitcoin fixes this, but I really believe that the degeneration of our religious “institutions” is a direct result of broken money.
I agree with you. You don’t want an idiot. But in reality no one with a brain would follow and idiot so I wouldn’t think the idiots church would be very successful.
My ideal church is meeting with a group of fellow believers at a home and being led in discussion of Christ by the “elder”, who may work as a Walmart greeter for all I care, who is the most Christ like in his actions and can help us as a “church” to spread and live christs message here on earth.
Ok. I believe institutional religion was created as a means of control on populations, which was not in the spirit of Christ’s message. So I don’t agree this is necessary for a church to succeed.
But again man, these are just my feelings. Not saying I am right. If you feel good with you and what you are doing then by all means keep doing it brother!
So a pastor who is educated at an institution?
What do you mean by educated leaders?
I have a hard time with religion as a career, especially when subsidized through the state in the form of tax exempt status. Don’t think Church Inc. is what Christ had in mind, though maybe Paul did. But that’s a different discussion.
But you do you man. Support 10 pastors if you want. This is just me.
I don’t think religion should be a business at all.
I refuse to attend church services where the pastor is on salary. I don’t judge anyone who does, it’s just not for me.
At least once a week, even if it’s only for a few hours, I need to totally forget that I have a full-time job. 
What did you do? Sent me a report? If you know what the problem is how would you address and correct?
No royal we, got it. So what happens next.
Ok then I think you need to read the following pdf because your view appears to be sentimental to a degree and in order to solve "the problem" we must first define what is going on and take into account all the facts. So that, in moving to correct, you do not fall victim to the effort to take away your right to self-defense - and effort which relies upon manipulating people's emotions via half-truths and incomplete, emotion-heavy, analysis.
Some facts from the linked report:
Crime rates
There are dramatic race differences in crime rates. Asians have the lowest rates, followed by whites, and then Hispanics. Blacks have notably high crime rates. This pattern holds true for virtually all crime categories and for virtually all age groups.
In 2013, a black was six times more likely than a nonÂblack to commit murder, and 12 times more likely to murder someone of another race than to be murdered by someone of another race.
Interracial crime
In 2013, of the approximately 660,000 crimes of interracial violence that involved blacks and whites, blacks were the perpetrators 85 percent of the time. This meant a black person was 27 times more likely to attack a white person than vice versa. A Hispanic was eight times more likely to attack a white person than vice versa.
Urban centers
In 2014 in New York City, a black was 31 times more likely than a white to be arrested for murder, and a Hispanic was 12.4 times more likely. For the crime of “shooting” — defined as firing a bullet that hits someone — a black was 98.4 times more likely than a white to be arrested, and a Hispanic was 23.6 times more likely.
If New York City were all white, the murder rate would drop by 91 percent, the robbery rate by 81 percent, and the shootings rate by 97 percent.
In an allÂ-white Chicago, murder would decline 90 percent, rape by 81 percent, and robbery by 90 percent.
Police shootings
In 2015, a black person was 2.45 times more likely than a white person to be shot and killed by the police. A Hispanic person was 1.21 times more likely. These figures are well within what would be expected given race differences in crime rates and likelihood to resist arrest.
In 2015, police killings of blacks accounted for approximately 4 percent of homicides of blacks. Police killings of unarmed blacks accounted for approximately 0.6 percent of homicides of blacks. The overwhelming majority of black homicide victims (93 percent from 1980 to 2008) were killed by blacks.
https://www.amren.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Color-Of-Crime-2016.pdf
#kumbaya #racerealism #crime #news
Ok. For the sake of argument, let’s say I accept all of this as fact. Then what? Where do we go from here?
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