{"id":635,"date":"2009-10-16T10:24:14","date_gmt":"2009-10-16T15:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=635"},"modified":"2009-10-16T10:24:14","modified_gmt":"2009-10-16T15:24:14","slug":"tricking-people-to-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=635","title":{"rendered":"Tricking People to God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the first week of my freshman year at college, I noticed a newspaper of campus called \u201cThe Rampage.\u201d My university\u2019s mascot was the Ram, so I figured that it must be the campus newspaper. It certainly looked like the campus newspaper. The front page had a typical story which one would expect to find on the front page of a campus newspaper. The sad fact is that this was not the campus newspaper, it was a trick.<\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago, a woman came to my door wanting to give me a pamphlet about depression. The front page of the pamphlet said, \u201cDepression\u201d in large letters. It looked interesting enough and she wasn\u2019t asking me for any money or anything. So I said thank you and as I opened up the pamphlet, she ran off as quickly as she could. The sad fact is that it wasn\u2019t really a pamphlet about depression, it was a trick.<\/p>\n<p>As you might have guessed, both the newspaper and the depression pamphlet were really Christian propaganda designed to trick people into picking it up. These are not isolated examples either. I could list several similar examples and I am sure some of you will post some of yours in the comment section.<\/p>\n<p>Do Christians really believe that their message is so weak that they actually have to trick people into hearing it? It certainly seems that way.<\/p>\n<p>Many Christian groups and churches use this type of bait and switch technique to get people into religion. It just seems so dishonest. Isn\u2019t there a Ten Commandment about baring false witness or something? I think that if you have to trick someone into believing something that should be your first clue that maybe what you are pushing is bullshit; I just saying.<br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br \/>\n<a onclick=\"return addthis_sendto()\" onmouseover=\"return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')\" onmouseout=\"addthis_close()\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addthis.com\/bookmark.php?v=250&amp;pub=dangeroustalk\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/static\/btn\/lg-share-en.gif\" alt=\"Bookmark and Share\" width=\"125\" height=\"16\" \/><\/a><script src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js?pub=dangeroustalk\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.dangeroustalk.net\/?p=635\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 317364;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the first week of my freshman year at college, I noticed a newspaper of campus called \u201cThe Rampage.\u201d My university\u2019s mascot was the Ram, so I figured that it must be the campus newspaper. 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