Yesterday somebody told me that there are only three essential requirements for a cult: Money, Men and Manipulation.<\/p>\n
My first thought was that this was a wonderful use of alliteration. In how many other ways, I wondered, could the same thought be expressed?<\/p>\n
Let’s start with the letter A. The three essential requirements then become Assets, Assholes and Appropriation.<\/p>\n
Moving up through the alphabet, the three requirements are Bounty, Bros and Banditry.<\/p>\n
We then get to Cash, Cads and Corruption. Followed closely by Dinero, Dudes and Defrauding.<\/p>\n
It’s a fun game to play. How many letters of the alphabet can you use to express the same idea?<\/p>\n
Maybe something to try in your church group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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