9 Ways to Know if You’re in an Oppressive Church

4. Jesus seems more like the enforcer of the brethren rather than a friend of sinners.

5. Christianity seems more like a certificate of deposit at the bank. You pay your tithes, obey the rules, stay near the church as much as possible, and one day, near the end, you can retrieve all the little trinkets of your predictable, and sanitary faith. And the measly amount of interest you received? You better tithe on it.

6. Church is about building a sterile environment where legalistic morality reigns.