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Pentecostalism

Banno October 26, 2019 at 21:16 2100 views 8 comments
Pentecostalism is an extraordinarily self-indulgent version of christianity. It strikes me as grossly immoral; it takes little, if any, account of one's relationship to other people, instead focusing almost entirely on one's supposed relationship with god.

Being biblical literalists, Pentecostalism involves considerable mental contortion.

And yet it is loud and growing.

Signs of the times.

Comments (8)

creativesoul October 26, 2019 at 21:24 #345800
It lends itself well to televangelism...

It promises hope to those without. More and more are without hope but with television.

Those two things could be how/why it's growing.
creativesoul October 26, 2019 at 21:27 #345801
It's a bit misleading to say that it does not focus upon relationships with others...

Joel Osteen focuses upon that all the time.
Banno October 26, 2019 at 21:36 #345803
Quoting creativesoul
It's a bit misleading to say that it does not focus upon relationships with others...


But the primary relationship must always be with God. And in this perverse logic, giving to your wealthy church is better than giving to the homeless.
creativesoul October 26, 2019 at 21:48 #345807
Reply to Banno

Relationships with others amounts to much more than to whom one makes charitable donations.

The church claims to help those in need. Actually, the church does help far more in need than most(anti-church enthusiasts) care to admit. So, in that sense, giving to the church is giving to the homeless.
Banno October 26, 2019 at 21:50 #345809
Quoting creativesoul
The church...


It's not one church.
creativesoul October 26, 2019 at 21:51 #345811
Quoting Banno
It's not one church.


Right.

And that matters here because?
Valentinus October 26, 2019 at 23:24 #345835
Reply to Banno

Perhaps you could aim your criticism to a specific claim or set of claims. In the Protestant traditions, for example, this issue has come up many times. There is nothing that is being touted now that has not already traveled many times around many a town's square.
frank October 26, 2019 at 23:29 #345840
Quoting Banno
Pentecostalism is an extraordinarily self-indulgent


Why would an atheist object to that? You're here a few short years and that's it. Self-indulge the hell out of it.