It's anecdotal evidence. Christianity has had a profoundly negative influence on my life.
explodicle
No way would SAG strike over Scientology getting taxed. Scientology are parasites and we'd all be better off without them.
That's opportunity cost - they would have money for a community center if they didn't spend it on the church.
Maybe this is bandwidth privilege, but by the time original Napster shut down I could download a song faster than it took to listen to it. At the time I was amazed. I'd be just browsing songs downloading them willy-nilly!
The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.
Jim Bell
Sure, where's the clear design document?
They're talking about the modern Democratic Party, not you personally.
Lemmy when discussing health care: Karl Marx
Lemmy when discussing creative works: Ayn Rand
Is that cat out of the bag? The original Napster was much easier than piracy today IMO.
Per capita contributions haven't gone down nearly as much as attendance, though. Churches are losing money because the public is rejecting them on principle.