[quote]A lot of you seem to be missing the point. Christianity is a cult.[/quote] No, it's not. Or else it would be named accordingly. It's missing some key elements to be called a cult. [quote]How does one acquire followers for a cult? Offer incentives. Do you know how convenient it is that every Christian is guaranteed a pass to Heaven?[/quote] Again, this is false. Heaven may be an incentive to some, but if it were truly the only reason, people would not waste their whole lives devoted to it, rather, they'd either claim the title but never remain involved in the religion, or they would simply commit right before their death. [quote]It is simply a tactic to grab weak minded followers who will then spread the word of their savior.[/quote] Except we're not all weak minded idiots like you would like to think us as. You say it's a crutch, but it really isn't. I don't worship a god because I'm in bad times and need help. Nor do I worship a god so I can feel like I'll be ok if there happens to be an afterlife. I worship because it's what I believe to be the creator of the universe, and so feel obligated to do as much, and because I'm commanded to worship. [quote]The Church works like this: > Promise eternal bliss > Make sure there is no effort involved >??? > Acquire Profit[/quote] Again, wrong. Yes, eternal life is promised, but your first and second point are where it would appear your statement and reasoning about it being a cult is false. [b]1.[/b]) If it were truly a cult that works by the promise of eternal life, why then do some Christians teach you can lose your eternal salvation? Wouldn't that break the promise? [b]2.[/b]) If it were true that, by your reasoning of Christianity being a cult, that you don't have to work to make it seem appeasing, why then do some Christians teach you must work your way into Heaven? I respect your views and opinions, and your right to voice them, and am in no way looking to shut you up or disrespect your views, but I also respectively disagree with them.