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No-MiddleMan Movement: Religion without middlemen
Excellent point - it's often sacred text "worship" that's the biggest issue in all this, not necessarily just the interpretation of said texts. Clearly, (at least in the bible), in order to be unified or 100% accepting of others people have to either ignore clear religious texts, or...- Brother P
- Post #47
- Forum: Religious Debates
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No-MiddleMan Movement: Religion without middlemen
How many teachers/professors/parents have you met who threaten you with eternal punishment/death/shunning if you don't listen to their "God ordained" words, and the words of the other people who also are revered and later misunderstood even further? :) I think the spirit of this movement is...- Brother P
- Post #44
- Forum: Religious Debates
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No-MiddleMan Movement: Religion without middlemen
The thing I like about the manifesto of this group is the distancing of itself from "creedism" or/and theology. In this day and age people don't care about religion unless it's what they were raised with. Other than when someone dies or a personal disaster of some type afflicts the individual...- Brother P
- Post #37
- Forum: Religious Debates
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No-MiddleMan Movement: Religion without middlemen
I'd say just about every religion begins this way (noble intentions) but over time as it becomes more organised it is institutionalised, often to the point of veering off course from the original "manifesto". The thing to notice however is not the exact movements per ce, but rather the general...- Brother P
- Post #32
- Forum: Religious Debates