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Originally Posted by Antiventurecapital 
Unfortunately, much of the bible is geared toewards nothing more than keeping the impoverished masses as docile as sheep. "Don't worry about the injustice and inequity in this life as you will be rewarded with an eternity on a puffy cloud in the next if you just toe the party line."
Good grief. The stuff some people swallow.
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With all respect, I don't appreciate your sarcasm, Antiventurecapital. Maybe you don't believe in the Bible and maybe it isn't applicable to you. But other people believe in it.
I personally do, and I have found that it helps me grow in life. It is true that Christians will be rewarded in eternity according to how we live their life on earth. So the point you were trying to make about the "impoverished masses as docile as sheep" doesn't mean that they don't have a voice. It is merely an encouragement for the "less fortunate" people, saying that they have something to look forward to when they die. They may not have much of a "voice" or "influence" now, but what counts is how they choose to use the resources/abilities that they presently have. Life here on earth isn't everything, it is just a prelude to our life ahead.