Comment on When did Cash for Chritianity become a thing? When even Jesus the son of god wouldn't stand for it in a church? If they preach why don't they practice from the bible?

slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Can’t be close to Jesus without a private jet!

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  • andrewta@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not all churches are like that. Are there some? Yes. But let’s be real

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    • 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.

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    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “Some” yeah ok.

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• Maeve@kbin.earth ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  When a neighbor was in the hospital for a week, their small church took $200 from their funds to help them buy groceries.

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  • 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.

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  • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    a televengelist megachurchs almost never does it though, smaller church denominations do that kind of charity.

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    • 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.

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