BBC World news covers drastic church membership decline in Finland after a gay debate on TV. BBC interviews the church and a representative of eroakirkosta.fi web site.
Am I to understand that Fins are assumed to be members of a church unless they stipulate otherwise? And must renounce this membership so as not to be taxed? This is very, very wrong on so may levels.
There is no reason to assume anything about a person's religion. A person can only be a member when such a membership is openly affirmed. Then and only should anyone pay taxes for church support.
Christianity is on the decline just about everywhere in the world as people wake up and realize what an oppressive, fraudulent, fear based control system it really is.
If religion was invented now no one in Finland would join. Most are members because god could exist they dont want to risk it, also they dont really care if they had couple of more euros. Rest are members for basically the same reason they just feel like they have to do a bit more to please god.
@heikkiorsila What I mean is that if you claim to be a Christian, then you should abide by the Word of God, which is the Bible, not what is popular to do in society.
@sweetsweatyfeet Children are assumed to be members if their parents are. And since most parents have been members...
Ravintolavaunu 2 months ago
Am I to understand that Fins are assumed to be members of a church unless they stipulate otherwise? And must renounce this membership so as not to be taxed? This is very, very wrong on so may levels.
There is no reason to assume anything about a person's religion. A person can only be a member when such a membership is openly affirmed. Then and only should anyone pay taxes for church support.
sweetsweatyfeet 5 months ago
Christianity is on the decline just about everywhere in the world as people wake up and realize what an oppressive, fraudulent, fear based control system it really is.
sweetsweatyfeet 5 months ago
Great!
PauliusBa 5 months ago
@HailZeon57
You listen to the word of a fictitous tyrant?
JonathanTheAlchemist 5 months ago
If religion was invented now no one in Finland would join. Most are members because god could exist they dont want to risk it, also they dont really care if they had couple of more euros. Rest are members for basically the same reason they just feel like they have to do a bit more to please god.
miiiikku 6 months ago
@heikkiorsila What I mean is that if you claim to be a Christian, then you should abide by the Word of God, which is the Bible, not what is popular to do in society.
HailZeon57 6 months ago
@HailZeon57 Can you elaborate on what you mean by that?
heikkiorsila 7 months ago
No Bishop, you don't listen to sinful human opinion, you listen to the Word of God. Shouldn't you know this as a pastor?
HailZeon57 7 months ago