in a market where "independent" providers are a market for lemons, a single trust-worthy entity will out-compete them.
why can't the Lutheran Church provide:
- a search engine
- cookware
- architectural guidelines
- schools
- etc.
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the public image of a church is the weekly services. which, only minimally, touch on theology. they are hymns and a sermon. (and, for the Catholics, the Eucharist)
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i can put on a show if i have to. (and have a script.)
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🔥 the average person only spends 1 hour per week doing elective reading. (maybe)