Meditation for June 11th, 2016
Genesis
I was reading the net worth of the different religions in America when I realized how much I could be making with my own religion. I would make a lot more than I make blogging. The Mormons make about 6 billion a year and is worth around 30 billion in assets. These are non-profit organizations.
These non-profit organizations sway local and international politics with power, money and sheer numbers. Basically, churches are what the devil were trying to tempt Christ with in the desert, but Christ died instead.
Now I want to start my own religion. Not to change the decaying moral climate of American culture. Not because I believe in any kind of higher power that has any kind of power or interest over us, but because I believe that this is how I can control the most amount of people and make the most money and still be creative.
How will I do this? Just like a lot of other religions before me.
The Myth
I will need to create a myth about the beginning of man and how God/Gods/Goddesses came to be our Lords. There needs to be a tumultuous relationship between man and the Gods, like how man won’t give up their sin and Gods wanting to destroy man and start over.
The Sacrifice
I will need to sacrifice someone’s life to show that the Gods aren’t haters anymore and are willing to give us one last chance. This will be the Jesus or the Buddha under the tree moment. I will need to make something spectacular to give man pause.
The Prophet
This is really where I come in. I will become the voice of the new Gods. They speak through me to you and we try to save your sinning asses. I will dictate the morals and the special rituals that need to be put in place and practiced to be a true member of the religion.
The Rewards
I will need a carrot on the stick system that promises life after death if one is good enough. I need to make the moral system too hard for a mortal man to follow, so a person can never truly know if they will make it to the Gods’ realm and sit at Their feet.
Punishments
I will need a Hell for followers to fear and mostly believe that they will go if they don’t follow my strict doctrines and perform financial support. Heaven is great to motivate people, but we need an opposite place so that there is no middle ground. Middle ground is for rational thinkers.
Timelines
There needs to be an end. There needs to be a time that it becomes too late for man to bow down to the true Gods and weep for mercy. There needs to be a time that the Gods come and battle the Demons below and the righteous will be the warriors of light and the scum will become slaver fighters for the Demon hounds of Hell.
The end of time is a great way to keep people on their toes. Any time now the world will crack open and swallow the unbelievers and the sinners.
Dealing With Doubt
Being a prophet means that there will be those that just won’t believe, so I will need to make sure that I take care of certain actions to ensure my message is heard by the true believers.
I will need a circle of Paladins (bodyguards) to keep me from anyone asking me scrutinizing questions that may have some rational merit.
I will need to have a reason for people to give me money and property. I will put that in the doctrines so that I may have assets.
Put my followers against their own family and friends that doubt my divine connections. Like an angelic lion, I will prey on the weak and isolate those from the rest of the heard.
Gifts
I won’t just get money from my followers I will get gifts. I will get food and drink, women and men, I will get homes and cars, and I will be able to take whatever I want from whomever believes in my prophesies.
Get Paid
Now I will roll in the money. And like the churches that already exist, I will fight any thought or idea that challenges the faith of my religion. If my religion gets proven untrue, I lose billions of dollars.