The World Wide Pyramid Scheme
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    A pyramid scheme is one where a person contributes a certain amount of goods or monies into a fund, in the expectation of getting more money from the contribution of the people who follow them in contributing.

    In other words, I put in $100. Five other people put in $100, and. I get $500 from their contributions. Each of the other five people will be given $500 when 25 more people have contributed $100. Now, even through this description, the intelligent person will realize there is a point where there are going to be a bunch of people out $100, regardless of how many other people get their pockets filled with their $500. Right?

    There has been a religion pyramid scheme being perpetrated in our world for almost a thousand years. In exchange for financial contributions, though, you dont get more money. No, youre promised a life after death instead. You are told that your prior beliefs about how the world worked are wrong -- not only wrong, but will end up dooming you after death. To not change your beliefs will result in an after death existence in hell; a hell you will be unable to escape. You embrace this god and only this god. You honor him with your finest possessions -- including property, a place for worshiping this god and support for those who have brought this religion to you.

    Burning traditional charms

    Those who spread this scheme are insidious. They have no respect for any other beliefs of the people they invade. They consider all these religions invalid, and to follow them is to follow a pathway to hell. They insist on complete devotion to this god, and only this god. To pay homage to any other god is a sin. There are rules that must be followed. If they are not followed, it is called a sin, regardless of what your tradition and cultural beliefs might be. And to encourage following of this god, the new recruits are given food, clothing, and educated. All in the name of this god. It is never said, of course, that if you do not believe in the god that you wont receive these benefits, but the feeling is there.

    Building a church

    And there seems no way to stop this religion pyramid scheme. Some countries have even established laws to prevent these people from forcing their religion onto their people but the law is constantly broken. When arrested, they say simply that they are following the law of their god: their god has told them to spread his word.


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    Matt Holt




    Matt Holt says on 2004-06-14 10:38:53 about Nice work Kathleen
    I like the analogy you have pointed out there. As you've shown, more attention needs to be brought to what is being done to those who have so little and what they have to give up to survive.






    anon.




    anon. says on 2004-06-11 20:44:01 about
    The most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life.









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