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How to Start a New Religion

Creating a New Religion

All human societies, including our own, tell stories of how the world began. Such stories are almost infinitely varied in detail, but they tend to include some basic themes.

A good example of televangical misdirection at work is Joel Osteen. This man is about as transparent a huckster as you can get. This guy is DEVOTED to material wealth while dressing it up as the "Will of God". Holy Cow! How can people listen to that soft voiced, toothy salesman and call themselves "Christians"? His pitch is wealth gathering. He should change his name to Tony Robbins and call a spade a spade, since he comes across more as a Neuro Linguistic Programmer rather than someone concerned with the Beatitudes taught by Christ.

In ancient times dancing had been an integral part of worship. Exodus 15:20 records how Miriam and others danced for joy to celebrate their deliverance by the mighty Hand of God. The Hebrew Scriptures mentions numerous times when dancing was used to express one’s thankfulness to the Lord.

he began to get a following. In 1968, he and several followers drove to Southern California.

All signs of well being that nurture joy in living might even extend one’s life.

Prayer and religious beliefs can have a placebo effect, just like a sugar pill. Barker, who was once a Christian Fundamentalist preacher before developing serious doubts about his religion, states that one of the strongest factors in recovery from an illness is a sense of connectedness with a community and people who care about you. Even if we mumble our prayers only when we are ill or if there is no God to hear them, the new research indicated that religious thoughts could help to heal.