Friday, September 08, 2006

A religion that spreads

Seth Godin had an interesting post on how to build a religion that spreads. Here's his short list of what to build into it:

Bias for evangelism
Sharp distinction between insiders and outsiders
Presumption that insiders are 'right' or 'blessed' or 'advantaged'
Proscription against intermarriage without conversion
Forbid one gender to work outside the home
Central hierarchy that maintains the faith and settles disputes
Offer significant (very) long-term benefits to believers


What do you think of the list? If you created one for Christianity, what would you have said? I am wondering for how many of us the word love would appear with it attached to God or our neighbor?

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