R. S. Martin Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Now I posted an announcement on my thread about this one. Maybe now you'll get the feedback you deserve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCCC Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 No problem, RubySera! Not offended in the least. I know how discussions can wander (my own wander all the time--and then I forget what I was originally saying. Both threads are of interest to me. I spend quite a lot of time just trying to catch up on this site. So very many topics and so very much to read!!! Thanks for your kind words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen_Richard_Webb Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Is it a misconception on my part or are there an inordinate number of christians involved in quack-based schemes? Seems that whenever I flip past the xtian radio station on a weekend there is a goofy infomercial about some kind of miracle pill that will cleanse 40 lbs. off your colon wall or some such thing. The people I've known that have been involved in multi-level marketing have all been christians. Amway, Juice Plus, you name it. Why does there seem to be a link there? Gullibility? People willing to believe things solely backed up by personal testimony and not hard science? Or maybe it's my personal bias and christians are no worse than the public-at-large. But I don't think so... Yeah, multi-level marketing schemes [especially quixtar / amway] are like breeding grounds for the ravenous wolves...I mistakenly joined up with quixtar, and after my first "get-together" I seriously felt as if I had been to a southern baptist revival gathering...I felt so sick afterwards I just quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vomit Comet Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Is it a misconception on my part or are there an inordinate number of christians involved in quack-based schemes? Seems that whenever I flip past the xtian radio station on a weekend there is a goofy infomercial about some kind of miracle pill that will cleanse 40 lbs. off your colon wall or some such thing. The people I've known that have been involved in multi-level marketing have all been christians. Amway, Juice Plus, you name it. Why does there seem to be a link there? Gullibility? People willing to believe things solely backed up by personal testimony and not hard science? Or maybe it's my personal bias and christians are no worse than the public-at-large. But I don't think so... Yeah, multi-level marketing schemes [especially quixtar / amway] are like breeding grounds for the ravenous wolves...I mistakenly joined up with quixtar, and after my first "get-together" I seriously felt as if I had been to a southern baptist revival gathering...I felt so sick afterwards I just quit. I remember when some people tried to rope me into an MLM type thing, but it was under Citigroup, which at the time was the A-1 corporation in the USA. I didn't bite. I'm not a salesman, I'm not a businessman, I'm not really even a capitalist. It just went against my own personality, shall we say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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