_Chaz_ said:The church did a lot to keep society in order and to prevent primitive people from killing others or themselves.
Personally, I feel that the church is no longer needed, as we now have the power and technology to do that without the fear of an all seeing bundle of clouds.
I agree with your reasons why church is no longer needed. Not only do they take an abundance amount of money to maintain, but it has to be one of the biggest reasons why a single religion will branch out in multiple variations because it's mainly ran on people's subjective ideas about religion.
We have the Bible, that should be all is needed for people to have faith and build onto their religion. Plus, big churches dedicated towards one religion is like a kick in the face to everyone elses religion. There is a Church near my house that has a giant billboard with the words "Jesus Loves You" and "Get back to Church". How intrusive...
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While we can all agree religion threads can turn into flame fests, we all must admit, these threads are one of the few topics that encourage lots of thinking.