Discuss.

I personally don't see how any religion can claim to be benevolent while it's taking people's money in exchange for helping them to attain enlightenment or salvation. Even the evil capitalist money-grubbing state funds free public libraries, and they're not even after our souls.

What do you guys think? Can a religion ever justify this?

(Incidentally, I'm not talking about collection plates and so forth, because while there's a degree of social pressure to donate to them, no-one actually says that you can't be a Christian if you don't.)

I can't argue with you. Any religion that says you can buy salvation, is not a religion, it's a scam and a cult.

I think all organised religion is retarded, they're all doomed from the git-go. An individual should not be given complete power and authority.

if this is another anti-scientologist thread, i suggest you find a way to get rid of yer thetans.

can you recommend a way to get rid of them that doesn't cost many many dollars?

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