“I want to know, what motivates them? Is it a money making operation? I don’t know.”
There is certainly money for the people at the top of the pyramid. As for the regular congregation, I believe they are motivated by fear. Fear almost always works, and if you believe you’re going to hell if you believe other than what the SADders tell you to believe, the fear would cause you to do a lot of things. I’d bet they receive loads in tithes.
I bet they do. My guess would be, the hard core leadership, are not deceived. They know exactly what they are doing. I wonder if the RCC hemorrhages people, the way the SDA does? It’s a pernicious cult.