Religious Beliefs And Practices

A belief is not a fact unless it has been proven a fact.
Religious beliefs are no different from secular beliefs in this regard.
You teach religious beliefs and stories that you cannot prove,
And you want people to accept your beliefs as facts without question.
You even shun people who reject your religious doctrine.

Your religious teaching is primarily based on hearsay.
Where were you when the things you talk about allegedly happened?
How do you know that what you have heard is true?
You relay unverified information that ancient people invented,
And this is tantamount to the spreading of rumours.

No evidence exists that God wants money to spend in heaven.
The Bible does not say Jesus used to collect money for his ministry,
And Jesus never told his disciples to collect money from people.
So why do you collect money in God’s name and in Jesus’ name?
Is that not a fraudulent scheme to enrich yourselves off the faithful?

Your claim that you run a non-profit religious organization is fraudulent.
Reality shows that there is absolutely no truth to that claim.
People do not only profit from things in a monetary way.
The verb profit also means to obtain an advantage and to benefit.
You declare that you run a non-profit organization to evade taxes.

You obviously have a big misconception about voluntary work.
Let us say you work for a religious organization without pay,
But you benefit from the work materially or in other ways.
Would you honestly regard this as real voluntary work?
Voluntary work is in fact free work with no strings attached.

Here is an example to refute your claim that you do voluntary work.
An organization provides you with a motor vehicle and dwelling,
And you travel abroad, eat and drink at the organization’s expense.
If you obtain such benefits and advantages for your service,
That would not be voluntary work whether you accept it or not.

Marlon Pitter
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