Posted by Hatter23 on 06/12/07 17:58

On Jun 12, 11:49 am, lumin...@everywhere.net (Luminoso) wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:52:43 -0700,Hatter<Hatte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Jun 11, 7:34 pm, Conspiracy of Doves <mark_d...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> On Jun 11, 6:08 pm, Useful Info <useful_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >> > Read all about it, here:http://Muvy.org
>
> >> Direct link:http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0608/p08s01-comv.html?s=yaho
>
> >While it is being sold under the banner of The God Industrial Complex,
> >the article has a real point: the stupid nature of overpriced
> >weddings. Often the bills aren't paid off before the divorce
> >comes...and one of the major reasons couples fight is money.
>
> Most of these overpriced weddings have -nothing- to do
> with "god" or "religion" at all. The point is to -impress
> the neighbors-, to be able to brag about throwing a
> lavish over-the-top affair. A few years ago it was who
> could own the biggest SUV, now it's weddings.
>
> While there is something of a "God Industrial Complex", it
> gets most of its cash from donations - sick old people
> promised they can buy their way into heaven by sleazoids
> like Falwell and Robertson. The GIC really isn't getting
> much money from these weddings. That cash goes to florists,
> caterers, entertainers, tailors and such.

Yes that's why the article appeared in a GIC publication!

Hatter

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