Assemblies of god church
Is they became a full time job. They had Bible class,prayer circles,meetings at random people's houses,church work,
And of course big ass megachurch sermons.
3 times a week.
Some churches use sophisticated manipulation techniques to keep people believing and attending and paying tithes.
One way they control is by using the peer pressure and spectacles to keep doubts from creeping in.
They keep you so busy you have no way to question the religion or if it's even helping by church meetings sermons and busywork making it feel like you are participating in a mission. When you are part of a megachurch
They need to fill pews to fill pews more and peer pressure has to be maintained.
I found when I had private time I realized how exhausting it was. I began to skip classes. Soon I began to feel exploited.
Started looking at x Christian sites,and as I read the Bible and saw how they applied it ,there was a rupture, I couldn't believe in it anymore.
When we were involved my ex was working he maintained his beliefs until one day over Chinese food I told him why I was avoiding church.
He was irritated too with every single day occupied by church stuff and he too was exhausted.
Religious groups that manipulate people use up all your free time for a reason. It's to reinforce the
Pattern of control.
People start questioning thier beliefs like they should when they have the time to reflect on what's going on.
For me feeling manipulated ,certain things preachers said and did,the peer pressure and basically feeling disgusted and really reading the Bible the parts the church swept away and ignored is why I could not sustain belief.
Also I couldn't bring myself to yell at people with a megaphone or work to convert strangers to the church. But believe me there was pressure to do it.
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