When a neighbor was in the hospital for a week, their small church took $200 from their funds to help them buy groceries.
slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Churches still have bills to pay. Just because they are exempt from some taxes doesn’t mean they are bills exempt.
Maeve@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
BroBot9000@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That’s just them investing in a new cult member. A business expense.
Religion preys on the poor and needed and makes them morally indebted to them. Just another one of their toxic ways to manipulate people.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
a televengelist megachurchs almost never does it though, smaller church denominations do that kind of charity.
Maeve@kbin.earth 3 weeks ago
Exactly. But people have the idea that Jesus was against money. He wasn't, in fact he lived off money given to him by "women of means," and spoke about how one should give. He was against greed and using G*d like these charlatans. He didn't tell regular people to give it all up, just greedy people, because they worshipped money, which is idolatry, adultery against the their marriage covenant to the father. And that's the issue.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Can’t be close to Jesus without a private jet!
andrewta@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Not all churches are like that. Are there some? Yes. But let’s be real
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
As long as the people in small responsible churches keep listening to the swindlers on TV, they are still part of the problem.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
“Some” yeah ok.