TIL: You used to have to pay to be close to the pulpit
I figured religion being all about the money was a newer trend, but apparently it was always the case.
I'm reading In-N-Out (about the burger chain) and they explain how Free Methodist churches came about. The word Free meant you didn't have to pay for a good seat closer to God.
Organized religion is such a joke. A brilliant joke, but a joke nonetheless.
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