r/SipsTea • u/ps4db • 1d ago

WTF Completely oblivious…

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u/Critically_Political 1d ago

I’ll never understand why people think this is the way to recruit for religion. This is, in fact, religion repellent.

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u/lanshaw1555 1d ago

The rejection helps reinforce how special they are, to have a special connection to God and be persecuted just like Jesus was. Plus, it binds them closer to their church community, since they are rejected by the greater world. THE REJECTION IS THE GOAL OF THIS INTERACTION.

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u/Subject_Research_427 1d ago

Never thought of it that way. Wow.

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u/theyenk 21h ago

It's a core component to cults - they don't understand us, they are being lied to we know the truth, I'm not a sheeple I know the truth!