Blackrook
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...we organize for every other human activity: business, sports, family, charity, politics, war, government, what is so different about religion that it shouldn't be organized?
The alternative is disorganized religion, meaning every man is an island to himself when it comes to religion.
One man may learn a lot reading the Bible in his off-hours, but with no one to guide him in his reading, what will prevent him from misinterpreting what he has read?
Organized religion means trusting experts in religion to guide people who pursue other walks of life, and can't be expected to spend the time to figure out religion for themselves.
And while it is true that every church has problems, a man alone has an even bigger problem, which is he has no one to support him when life becomes difficult, and it is at that moments that faith is most tested and he needs the greatest amount of wisdom and guidance from others.
The alternative is disorganized religion, meaning every man is an island to himself when it comes to religion.
One man may learn a lot reading the Bible in his off-hours, but with no one to guide him in his reading, what will prevent him from misinterpreting what he has read?
Organized religion means trusting experts in religion to guide people who pursue other walks of life, and can't be expected to spend the time to figure out religion for themselves.
And while it is true that every church has problems, a man alone has an even bigger problem, which is he has no one to support him when life becomes difficult, and it is at that moments that faith is most tested and he needs the greatest amount of wisdom and guidance from others.