Hear me, ye mere mortal! And tremble in my almighty presence!
There was this newspaper report saying that churches are sprouting up in tsunami-hit areas in Thailand. Now tell me why am I not surprised at all? According to the report, these churches have set up shop in makeshift buildings and rented shophouses, just about anywhere that can house a roof over their heads. People have also speculated that survivors are given money just to attend church... talk about getting bang for your buck. The bang I see is a bang plus a kick for humanity in the teeth. At a time when people need practical solutions to their problem, i.e food and water supplies, these proselytizers give them nothing but wonderful promises of what might possibly turn out to be a big lie in the end. Whoever said that one can sustain life on an empty stomach?
And also, word has it that the increasing number of churches are established by Christian fundamentalist groups from the US whose agents/missionaries are competing with each other to expand their influence by converting more people. I'm not making this up, those of you who read last week's Straits Times would have come across this article. Just what exactly is their agenda? Your guess is as good as mine...
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