ASIN: B00IZTK3J6
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 59
An excerpt from the book's introduction - "Many churches are remarkably similar in their foundations, growth, teachings, financial dealings, and member management, which is telling. The faithful among us, no matter the religion, are often incredibly defensive about their churches and have no intention of hearing any other viewpoints whatsoever. They are taught well, i.e. conditioned, to behave and conform, and they find it far more desirable to wear the mantle of a martyr rather than closely examine what constrains them. I find this unbearably sad. I used to respect religious people and organizations, or at least tried to - I had been taught all my life that I belonged to the one true church and all others were simply pretenders to the throne, as it were, so I tolerated other faiths, barely, and felt rather virtuous for doing so. Now I realize how well the thought conditioning ...
