Monday, February 11, 2008

Intro #2

Early in the morning, before the sun has started drying out your overwatered lawn, there they are. They walk down the street in white shirts and black ties. Shades get pulled and doors get quietly locked. They are from various 'churches' in various states and all have one thing in common. They believe that they have all the important answers to all the important questions and they are willing to do most anything to get you to hear them. They have massive assets and there is usually a trail littered with the broken lives of the hopeful who gave all theirs to simply be able to believe in something. Some of them are splinter groups from Christianity and some are simply complete fabrications. Much like the Emperors new clothes they all show themselves transparent under even the lightest inspection. Unfortunately, most of their victims are in such dire circumstances already that they will accept any pill sugar-coated with hope.

2 comments:

johngoldfine said...

Another well-written graf--and is this going to be an essay using your experience and observation, or one anybody disliking cults could write?

johngoldfine said...

Early in the morning, before the sun has started drying out your overwatered lawn, there they are. "They walk down the street in white shirts and black ties. Shades get pulled and doors get quietly locked. They are from various 'churches' in various states and all have one thing in common. They believe that they have all the important answers to all the important questions and they are willing to do most anything to get you to hear them."

Rereading, I enjoyed this opening all over again.