{"id":25707,"date":"2014-08-18T10:42:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T14:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=25707"},"modified":"2014-08-18T10:42:06","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T14:42:06","slug":"if-religion-were-the-key-to-morality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2014\/08\/if-religion-were-the-key-to-morality.html","title":{"rendered":"If Religion Were The Key To Morality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The above t-shirt came to my attention via Facebook. I certainly do want to acknowledge\u00a0that there are some \u201cmega-churches\u201d which do in fact look like charities and not like businesses. Sometimes precisely for that reason, they won\u2019t look like or be characterized as \u201cmega-churches.\u201d But are they the exception, or the rule? One can\u2019t judge that based on anecdotal evidence. So why not share what information you have, and whether you think the t-shirt gets it right or not, so that hopefully we can all learn from the discussion?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The above t-shirt came to my attention via Facebook. I certainly do want to acknowledge\u00a0that there are some \u201cmega-churches\u201d which do in fact look like charities and not like businesses. Sometimes precisely for that reason, they won\u2019t look like or be characterized as \u201cmega-churches.\u201d But are they the exception, or the rule? 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