Atheists & Agnostics

Towlie

(5,458 posts) Tue Apr 14, 2020, 04:19 PM Apr 2020

See the irrationality of religion exhibited in sharp relief!

Pastors sue California governor over coronavirus restrictions on church gatherings

Why are they doing this? Perhaps they realize that many people regard church as a social function that they go to mainly to get together, meet, and mingle with others in their community. With that aspect of church taken away from them they might succumb to the reality that church is really just a waste of time and money.

And anyway, doesn't Matthew 6:5 appear to forbid gathering together to flaunt your piety before others?

In short, I'll bet these pastors aren't worried about the Bill of Rights so much as losing their source of income.

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See the irrationality of religion exhibited in sharp relief! (Original Post) Towlie Apr 2020 OP

Can't pass the plate online Walleye Apr 2020 #1

Exactly Faux pas Apr 2020 #2

Sure you can RussBLib Apr 2020 #6

But you can't give people dirty looks and shame them, except in person, when they don't donate. Walleye Apr 2020 #7

Use of peer pressure to reinforce the indoctrination... Thomas Hurt Apr 2020 #3

And especially peer pressure when passing the plate. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2020 #5

This Walleye Apr 2020 #8

Amazes atheist me that the Gospels are almost wall-to-wall anti-Trumpism... Girard442 Apr 2020 #4

Walleye

(35,661 posts)

1. Can't pass the plate online

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2020, 04:21 PM

Apr 2020

Faux pas

(15,364 posts)

2. Exactly

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 14, 2020, 04:37 PM

Apr 2020

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)

6. Sure you can

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2020, 10:36 AM

Apr 2020

The digital plate. So many artists are performing online, and most include a Donate button of some kind. No reason a church broadcast could not do that.