re: OK, I want to talk about cults

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Do you as a Christian really think you can be duped if you follow the example of Christ? Love is the only thing that will save our communities and our country and the world. “Active” Christians can be a positive force only if they follow Christ’s command to love others as themselves. “Active” Christians can be a most deadly and destructive force if they turn Christianity into a religion that excludes others from the rule of love because they are different or don’t believe as they do.

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Here's the thing...and this isn't necessarily pointed at you, personally, but just an observation from a non-Christian.

What you wrote above is poignant and represents an idyllic view of religion and, more specifically, Christianity. But Christians, especially Evangelicals, allow people to lead them who are NONE of the things you've listed. Falwell Jr. Trump. The Catholic Church.

Christianity is plummeting in the US and while some of it is due to living in a more reasoned period in time with incredible flow of information, a lot also has to do with the hypocrisy on full display from religious leaders who treat their flocks as nothing but pawns in a game.