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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 21 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (8 children)

Could have done all that without religious propaganda. Though I'll admit that secular organisations rarely have the knack for creating the kind of organisation that churches have that makes it so much easier for them to actually reach people and keep them engaged, especially without a clear (to the members), concrete worldly purpose. Hard to catch up on ~1000-1500 years of Christianization I guess ...

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Though I'll admit that secular organisations rarely have the knack for creating the kind of organisation that churches have

That's because secular organizations generally aren't looking to make giant cults that they can coax 10% of their income from

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 4 days ago

The churches in my country are fairly humble compared to that ...

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