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About the business of religion.
The business of religion in the United States of America and in the rest of our world is very big business. Many business people have become very wealthy in the multi-billion dollar religion industry. The church industry has grown with the creation of mega-churches. Television and radio are also a big part of the church industry. Church business and political business have become enmeshed and many people have tried to turn our country into a theocracy ruled by religious zealots. They have created a Religious Capitalist Society. Millions of people are being exploited by religious capitalists in order to create their personal financial success.
Before Christopher Columbus and other European groups journeyed into the Western Hemisphere, the Native Americans were already living in the American continent thousands of years before the immigrants came. The Europeans introduced or forced their religious beliefs to the aboriginal Indians. Many Indians were killed in the name of the Puritan God and religion. Religion has caused many wars throughout the years in all parts of our world.
The Europeans came to America in search of gold and religious freedom. Well, they found both and throughout the years they have learned how to turn their religious freedom into gold. An irony is that the Europeans came to America to practice freedom of worship, but they have continued to imprison their religious consumers through a religious, psychological, and emotional methodology.
There is a difference between organized and orchestrated religion, even though, they can be a combination of both. There are several good healthy churches that have served mankind and have helped many people with their spiritual life. The focus of this book is about religious business people who have created their personal church businesses for their personal financial gain.
These religious entrepreneurs brought their Bible, established religions, built church buildings, formed church organizations, created the Constitution, formed church businesses, and created television and radio shows. They are also very much a part of mainstream national and local politics. Some of these religious capitalists have even ran for political office, which includes the presidency.
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