A comment

Farrell Till errancy@infidels.org
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 23:49:56 -0700 (00929101796, 2.2.32.19990611064956.008fa004@midwest.net) 

At 09:47 PM 6/10/99 -0500, you wrote:

>> TILL

>> No, I'm saying that a person who is in desperate straits, as a 

>> homeless

>> person would be, would naturally feel a deep sense of gratitude to 

>> an

>> organization that provided him with shelter and food during his time 

>> of

>> need.  If this is a shelter run by Christians the emotions that he 

>> feels

>> toward those who help him would exert an influence on him to accept 

>> the

>> principles that the organization stands for.  If the shelter were 

>> run by

>> Muslims or Hindus or Scientologists, the effect would be the same.

>> 

>> Is this so hard to see?



>STB

>I agree with this.  In fact, cults try to use this same type of service

>because it is so effect for getting converts.  Of course, there are those

>groups (can't speak for cults) that are genuine in their service.

>


TILL
These are Christian groups, I suppose?

Farrell Till
Skepticism, Inc.
jftill@midwest.net