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2 questions: one for Atheists, one for Xtians?
Atheists: Do you find the whole concept of MegaChurches terrifying? Megachurches are determined as having more that 2000 attendants, and some reach up to having almost 50,000 people during worship! To me, as an atheist, the concept of a megachurch is akin to the Orwellian imagery of giant theaters made for mass brainwashing and the promotion of propaganda. And supposedly a new Megachurch is built every 3 days. I just want to know other atheists opinions
Christians: do you see Megachurches as a benefit or strain on your religion. To me they take the personal spirituality of religion away and turn worship into a scary, mass marketing Walmat-like commodity. What do you think of this?
Pangloss:
It seems you don't realize that MegaChurches preach inequality and hatred of nonChristians to MASS audiences.
14 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
The Church should be a place of freedom: freedom to worship or not, as you choose.
The Church should preach compassion and forgiveness, its mission should be to help the less fortunate and give them some dignity in life. I know of Churches that follow this mission.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
It depends on what the megachurchs do. I know a bunch that are corrupted, but if they help to found missions and churches in a area with out a church, that would be fine
- liz vLv 51 decade ago
It's too easy to get lost in the crowd and even forgotten. I've gone to both kinds of churches. There is more connection in smaller groups and people feel more like a family. In the larger church, I felt like I was just a number to them.
It didn't effect my faith because I base my faith on the Bible.
And I haven't gone to church for years(not the building anyway, long story). They are really teaching that stuff? Do you have a link so I can check it out? If they are teaching hatred of anyone there is definitely something wrong.
- 1 decade ago
To me a church with 5 members fighting to deny the civil rights of others is far more terrifying than any megachurch that is merely interested in worshipping.
EDIT-
I agree megachurches can preach hate as well. I am just saying that it is not the size of a church that scares me- it's the message they preach.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
I don't attend a mega church nor do I pay any attention to them. It's not up to me to judge them or to tell them what they can or cannot preach. Yahweh is Judge and will take care of those that preach and teach that which Scripture forbids.
Source(s): Elhanan - 1 decade ago
They scare me too. When I think of a mega-church, I imagine a Joel Osteen type character preaching the prosperity gospel that's not even Christian. "Pray the right way and you get what you want" That's not Christianity, that's capitalism.
Source(s): Christian - Chantal GLv 61 decade ago
I'm a deist, and I consider mega-churches to be creepy. To me, they're more like corporations than churches. I prefer small, intimate churches rather than enormous ones the size of symphony halls.
- 1 decade ago
There's no need to be scared of the megachurches...
...only the blindness and dogma that pour out of them.
Source(s): your friendly neighborhood skeptic - Anonymous1 decade ago
The idea of that many people thinking and feeling the exact same thing is unreal to me. It is the herd mentality in the extreme.
But it accomplishes the one thing that matters to them above all other things -- it makes money.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Most definitely scary. The best way to incite a mob riot is to get them all crammed into one big stadium and preach them into a frenzy.