Imagination, Creativity, Morality...
Meanings are spiritual issues.
Christianity begins with these deeper philosophical ideas, and seeks out people who need to find Truth. (That is, unless you need a "rescue mission" before your sins destroy you.) Then they lead you into a desire to act in accord with that Truth. Finally, they bring you to want a real relationship with God, so you can learn from the Master.
Eventually, you figure it out.
We are indeed living in the "Matrix," and the Divine Storyteller has created all of this in order to share His love beyond the limits of this "History." That's why our reality appears finite, so that He can train us to desire infinity, and His meaningful Story gives us a context for living happily ever after. Some day, we will see the greater reality beyond this theatrical production.
All this is diametrically opposed to the way a "cult" works.
They go in search for innocence, not those who are lost.
They find a seeker, and tell him all this wonderful stuff, until he wants to join. They create an opposition between their "enlightenment" and the world's "darkness and ignorance" to propose a choice. If he bites, they let him in a little bit, and string him along, getting him used to conforming to the way things are done. About the time he gets comfortable, they imply that no one leaves because its so great. But then they start telling him about the bad stuff - the stuff that's hard to swallow, and the "borderline evil" ideas. If he balks, they say he doesn't yet understand. That's when he finds out that you are not allowed to leave. If he accepts that, that's when they let him in on the really nasty stuff, as much as he can handle, because now he's one of them.
That's how a cult works. Islam is a cult.
A real religion doesn't need to dupe its converts. Evil uses deception and lures its victims into a trap. It's a war, contending over which side has more power, and the loser will suffer humiliation and dire punishment. Evil wants to take down as many of us as it can, so that, even though it's losing, it won't suffer alone. Indeed, evil has caused most of the suffering that we experience in this world, already.
Think about what Sharia Law would do to our culture, and to our freedom. It's a trap, and lots of people, especially in Muslim countries, are wanting out. Many have become so despairing and disillusioned that they are now atheists, but they can't say that because it's banned, and they would be harshly punished. They just don't know how to escape.
Let's pray that God will show them an open door. Just pray, also, that we won't become victims of deception when we accept their refugees.
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