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Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by andy_ppp on Monday February 05, 2018 @03:38AM (#16307472)
Hmmm... https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/201...

NB I hate Google for breaking the above URL but I’m tired of fixing them...

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Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by simonh on Monday February 05, 2018 @08:24AM (#16308573)
Some religions are wealthy and maybe you don't like that, fine. How is religion in general a form of pyramid selling though? I'm sure some religions are organised like that, or are used to run such schemes, but the claim seemed to be about religion in general. One particular religion, or groups of religions wasn't specified.
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Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by andy_ppp on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @12:58AM (#16314691)
The reward for the Ponzi scheme is the ultimate prize isn’t it; who wouldn’t want to live in paradise forever. All religions run this scheme, as far as I’m aware?
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Re:Pyramid schemes causing social harm in China – crackdowns... by poizan42 on Monday February 05, 2018 @06:06AM (#16308047)
Here: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/15/us-religion-wo...
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