Proliferation of churches in the society is due to selfishness and greed, the Rt. Rev. Isaac Orama, the Bishop of the Uyo Diocese of the Anglican Communion, has said.
He told newsmen in Uyo that the situation was disturbing, recalling that in the early history of the churches, what could lead to proliferation of churches was “doctrinal differences”.
“But nowadays, churches spring up for greed and selfish reasons because people just want to be church owners.”
Interesting critique of the Prosperity Gospel.
See Grant LeMarquand’s comments on an [url=http://new.kendallharmon.net/wp-content/uploads/index.php/t19/article/33512/#429561]earlier thread[/url] for more detail.
[i]in the early history of the churches, what could lead to proliferation of churches was “doctrinal differencesâ€.[/i]
Disagree. While heretics did spin off the Church, in the first centuries of Christianity there were many “Christian” churchs which spun off from greed and trying to make a “fast shekel”.