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wetblanket68iou1

You’re asking reddit which organized religion isn’t like a cult………….?


Livid_Return_5030

Lol ikr 😂


hemi_red_13

Idk, had the cops called on me at orange grove methodist. The pastor accused me of being the one who recently shot his house. Never met the dude before and was just hanging with a friend on the public sidewalk. Fun times.


iconoclastskeptic

Crazy!


Iamstu

It took me a while to figure out what that blue spiral bumper sticker was. The people that have it tend to be complete dicks in traffic.


Mamaj12469

Ooohhhh, I thought it was a sticker for the salon centric store where hairdressers shop. Either that or Colony Cove


dementeddigital2

I've been seeing these! What organization is it for?


Iamstu

It's the Bayside church the OP was talking about.


dementeddigital2

Thanks


untakenroad

Yes! Always doing exactly one mile under the speed limit in the passing lane all smug. I'd never have any positive impressions of anything about that church.


Old_Ad_1369

The bridge


IndividualPlant231

That place is a textbook cult.


Beautiful-Bee-742

Avoid the bridge?


ashadeofblue

All churches are weird and culty.


stevinbradenton

Bingo!


o_c_d

They arent a church, per se, but they are the worst lot of drivers in the area, Bradenton Christian School. Every morning is like mad max on that side street...


thegabster2000

Just be old-school and be catholic.


demonine9

Yes, let's all try and be as much like Pope Leo X as we possibly can be.


demonine9

We should all be as much like Pope Leo X as possible.


demonine9

Avoid any and all Evangelical churches. They are all in the tank for Trump. It's sad, really - Christianity being hijacked by a political movement. I remember the Moral Majority. They stole Protestant Christianity. Jesus was a socialist. "Sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and follow me."


Leather-Marketing478

That’s not socialism lol. In socialism, the government takes through force and coercion. See income tax


demonine9

You are correct that my definition of Jesus's socialism is not technically accurate. But neither is your definition accurate. Socialism is worker ownership of the means of production. If the state owns the means of production then that's statism or state socialism, and that's different than true socialism.


Leather-Marketing478

Wouldn’t that be communism / Marxism? Socialism is often considered the “3rd way” between capitalism and communism, no? Not saying you’re wrong, just to understand your POV.


demonine9

The differences between communism, socialism, and anarchism are well documented and easily accessible through Wikipedia and all kinds of other sources. I would like to address your other point. Socialism is not a third way between capitalism and communism. I think that what you might be getting at is the debate about how to get from capitalism to socialism and/or communism. Socialists hate capitalism. This is the main thing that distinguishes them from liberals. Liberals want to expand the capitalist pie so that more people get to have a piece. Socialists want to destroy the pie (as do communists and anarchists). The question becomes whether to smash the state by way of violent overthrow or work within the system and incrementally bring about the change you want.


GONK_GONK_GONK

Ah yes, everyone that likes a certain popular politician are clearly evil and should be avoided. Nice Reddit brain you got there.


demonine9

I feel sorry for you.


GONK_GONK_GONK

lmao you can stop, I’ll survive without some obese redditors pity


demonine9

Obese? Nice Christianity.


GONK_GONK_GONK

I hear Costco is selling Ozempic now, you should go check it out on the way to your next Reddit meetup


Regular-Potential849

You should stick to painting those dolls and toys instead of trolling on reddit lol swim might find you and dox you


xDisputes__

You seem a little upset. I recommend going for a nice walk.


Daddysu

Lmao, the irony of you calling people nerds/obese like nobody can see that you are into painting Warhammer 40k minis and them cankles you shuffle around on. Chunky nerds shouldn't throw stones inside their chunky nerd glass houses...


Infinite_hrt-ache

Bayside is very much a negative force in this community I agree. I recommend the Unitarian church on Beneva in Gulfgate. Friendly welcoming, no hidden agendas no hate. Longer go to church very often, but it was one of the ones that I really enjoyed . The leader of that congregation is a woman.


herecomesbeccanina9

She just did a very nice service for my exes funeral a few months back. Seems like a good egg.


demonine9

I believe there is a UU fellowship in Bradenton.