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LastDemocratInSC

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2. What we have today are "God malls" designed to capture your attention

Reply to citizen blues (Original post)

Sat Oct 7, 2023, 06:08 PM

Oct 2023

(and money) by providing destinations for whatever one might be interested in. The coffee shops, exercise programs, tutoring sessions for students, interest groups and more may provide some benefits but it seems that they are intended to capture a person in a tight hold that excludes outside influences.

They are products of pop culture and eliminate the sense of a sacred experience.

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Appalling Church's Lack of Action (rant) [View all] citizen blues Oct 2023 OP

Amen!! Karadeniz Oct 2023 #1

What we have today are "God malls" designed to capture your attention LastDemocratInSC Oct 2023 #2

That's exactly what this is! citizen blues Oct 2023 #5

I expect the real problem is that she goes to a big church. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #3

I partially agree citizen blues Oct 2023 #4