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KBadger
My point is entirely valid and completely constructive to the op. Just because you easily take offense is an issue purely of your own.
conundrummer
I believe new religions are best started by a group or committee where various folks can ask questions, debate, and flesh everything out. In martial arts, the best modern creations followed this path (kajukempo, for example). Having one ultimate leader can easily lead to megalomania and a messiah complex; they should be on even footing with respected peers who will tell them when they may be full of crap.
mysterioustranger
reply to post by Grifter42
Well? You said it. You believe in a higher power...but that higher power is yourself if you start a church. That's kinda like a cult, rt?
jaxnmarko
reply to post by Grifter42
It's not crazy at all, its a time tested way to avoid taxes, accumulate wealth, and amass power over a group of people apparently unwilling to read the one and only book its all based on and would rather have someone else interpret it for them and tell them how to live their lives! I'm surprised it isn't even more common than it already is! Jimmy Swaggert, Jim Bakker, Terry Smith, Katherine Kuhlman, Oral Roberts, Bob Larson, Robert Tilton, Billy James Hargis, Ted Haggard.... crooks in religious trappings. who's reallly rich? Joel Osteen among others.
Grifter42
So, what do you think? Am I crazy for wanting to start my own church at some point? This isn't something I plan to do tomorrow, or even this year, but just something I've been thinking about.