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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First they convince you that you have a need, like "salvation" for example.  Then the only way to fulfill it is thru their supernatural figure.  And the priestly class is the only way to explain it to you (you can't figure it out on your own). And oh, by the way, here's the collection plate.  I wonder who needs whom more, do the parishioners need the pastors, or do the pastors need the parishioners more?[/quote]

Wtf is a priestly class?[/quote]

you gotta be kidding?  Read the history of religion much?[/quote]

So if it’s a historical thing why are you blubbering on about it like it’s happening today in our modern world?

People can read, write, etc. We have access to the internet and can look up any information we need. Most people have a computer more powerful than the computer that NASA used to go to the moon in their pocket- their smartphone. [b]I don’t see priests or pastors limiting knowledge from anyone.[/b] [b]You sound hysterical and ignorant.[/b] [/quote]

who said they were "limiting knowledge"?  You're then one who sounds ignorant.  BTW, "hysterical" is a very sexist term, don't use it.[/quote]

“And the priestly class is the only way to explain it to you (you can't figure it out on your own).“

You are the one saying everyone is too DUMB to figure anything out on their own.

You are hysterical. [b]People can choose their own religion and figure out how they feel about their own beliefs.[/b] [/quote]

o.k., then. Why do you need a preacher?[/quote]

[b]A pastor, priest, rabbi, or imam are religious leaders who are specifically educated and trained to lead their religious institutions and minster to the people who attend said institutions.[/b]

[b]Do you think a sports team-from elementary school to professional level- doesn’t need a coach?[/b]

A school doesn’t need a principal?

Every organization needs a leader.

I don’t know if you are bored and playing dumb but it sure seems like it.

Even dcum has a site owner and moderator that has rules and regulations  they monitor and enforce. They also need to make money off the forums and do maintenance and security and update the software. Nothing runs automatically in this world.[/quote]

Well there ya go! You can't do it yourself; That's all I said above.  We need the priestly class to tell us how this stuff works, otherwise we'd be lost. And btw, pass the collection plate. 
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Yes, buildings need to be maintained, employees need to be paid. Religious institutions add trillions of dollars to the US economy yearly. In 2016, $1.2 trillion.

http://www.religjournal.com/pdf/ijrr12003.pdf

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