Yeah, the whole “Hand yourself over to us or you’ll face eternal torment beyond anything you can imagine” thing always kind of seemed like dodgy salesmanship to me. A little too on the nose. A little too convenient for the one making the pitch.
I need the occasional reminder that there’re people out there who aren’t just the usual 700 club type and that there’s often significantly more depth to theology. One of the pitfalls of avoiding human contact whenever possible out of fear of the more reactionary elements of the populace.
Yeah, the whole “Hand yourself over to us or you’ll face eternal torment beyond anything you can imagine” thing always kind of seemed like dodgy salesmanship to me. A little too on the nose. A little too convenient for the one making the pitch.
I need the occasional reminder that there’re people out there who aren’t just the usual 700 club type and that there’s often significantly more depth to theology. One of the pitfalls of avoiding human contact whenever possible out of fear of the more reactionary elements of the populace.