When a denomination lies about when the apocalypse is coming they can gain more followers than they lose, look at all the offshoot denominations of Adventists/Millerites
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RangerJosey@lemmy.ml 17 hours ago
It’s been the “End Times” for the last 2000 years. They were full of shit then and they’re full of shit now.
Their whole death cult is predicated on the world ending in a violent fiery ocean of blood so that they, the only good people who won’t be damned to a burning torturous eternal punishment, will ascend to a paradise of everlasting Jonestown. It’s sheer insanity. Malicious, cruel, psychopathic insanity.
whotookkarl@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 17 hours ago
Depends who you’re talking about, but not necessarily. The Christian doctrine is that nobody is righteous, and that we don’t deserve to be with God because of that.
thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
My denomination took that to it’s logical conclusion, that salvation is for everyone irrespective of their religious views.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 15 hours ago
So if someone doesn’t want to be with God, then they will be forced to be with Him? Does that mean Hitler is in heaven?
dontbelasagne@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
TBF this is the first time in 2000 years when we have billions of people warming up the planet and studies by actual scientists saying if we continue the way we are we have at most a couple of centuries left. Plenty of studies saying that when you know where to look.