This goes into way too much detail to just be creative writing <| sep |> Presidential power and the modern presidents by Richard Neustadt <| sep |> Calling Soros a philanthropist is like calling a violent rapist a sex therapist . <| sep |> Alas , best place to buy it in the UK is still PC World if you want decent aftersales support <| sep |> I was a member of the UPCI United Pentecostal Church International for several years as a child , teenager , and young adult . We observed ' holiness standards ' like girls not wearing pants or makeup , men not wearing shorts or having facial hair , etc . AMA . I left the church completely when I was around 22 because I had began to have doubts about the legitimacy of it all . I had dated an evangelist ' s traveling preacher son and I started feeling like it was all a pyramid scheme . I had also began to realize the amount of misogyny and prejudice against women . I found it weird that you were encouraged to get married whenever you found the one even if that meant you were 18 years old . I found it also weird that there was zero encouragement to pursue any secondary education unless it was with one of the formally recognized UPCI schools , of which there were about 4 when I was starting college , none of which were accredited . I have many family members that are still involved with religions of this kind Assembly of God , Pentecostal , etc . . Unfortunately , I lost almost all of my friends when I left the church . Relationships that had been strong for years completely crumbled . I ' d get a courtesy I ' m praying for you ! every once in a while , but suddenly no one gave two shits if my dad had cancer or if I was struggling with the most debilitating depression in my young life . They couldn ' t be my friend anymore , they could only offer to utter phrases to an empty room and wash their hands of me andor anyone else who left , lest I bring them down or cause temptation for them to leave the church themselves . As I look back now , having been removed for almost 10 years , I can see it as nothing else but a cult . Almost all religions fall into the cult category to me . I could never imagine going back .