They preach because at some subconscious level, they think they are the saviors.
They open their mouths, because they love to see the praises of others which they would like to assume were directed toward God.
They beg for attendance because they have forgotten that God doesn't need to beg for HIS Sovereignty.
If they had been ordered to oversee the people of Babel, the Shinarians would have had easily gotten away by placing an artificial cross on top of the tower of Babel.
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