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God still gives financial breakthroughs today ..apparently

  • 05-10-2014 9:51pm
    #1
    Lon Dubh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭


    I got 2 leaflets through the door the other day from a church calling itself winners chapel :rolleyes:, with "God Still gives Financial Breakthroughs today" written largely on it. And then it tells a little tale of how someone "miraculously" got out of financial difficulties after joining the church. Talk about blatantly preying on people's desperation.

    Weirdly the same week I also got 2 fliers through the door from the Free Presbyterian Church of Ireland and they are doing a talk on Monday in Galway. Initially I just saw the Presbyterian and thought it was weird as they wouldn't normally send out stuff like this, but then I noticed the Free Presbyterian on it. On the back of one of the leaflets it mentions "Published by the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster". I wonder how many people who go to the meeting will realise this is the church Paisley founded?

    There seems to be more of this sort of leafleting recently, where I am anyway.


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  • #2
    Akrasia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,799 ✭✭✭✭Akrasia


    This is the 'prosperity gospel' in action. It's such an obvious scam. The way that believers can achieve wealth is by donating a percentage of their income to the church. The only people who get rich from this are the evangalists.


  • #3
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,487 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Yes it is an obvious scam, but unfortunately not obvious to everyone.

    In Cavan there was a great fire / Judge McCarthy was sent to inquire / It would be a shame / If the nuns were to blame / So it had to be caused by a wire.



  • #4
    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,536 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    Yes it is an obvious scam, but unfortunately not obvious to everyone.

    f*ck!
    You mean indulgences don't get me into heaven??
    :eek::eek::eek:


  • #5
    robindch
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,427 Mod ✭✭✭✭robindch


    Lon Dubh wrote: »
    "God Still gives Financial Breakthroughs today"
    Sounds like they misinterpreted a headline like "Little interest in organized religion".


  • #6
    Lon Dubh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 227 ✭✭Lon Dubh


    Akrasia wrote: »
    This is the 'prosperity gospel' in action. It's such an obvious scam. The way that believers can achieve wealth is by donating a percentage of their income to the church. The only people who get rich from this are the evangalists.

    I was wondering exactly what the set-up would be.

    I remember reading a book when I was young that had this sort of rubbish in it. The book was aimed at children. Even at the time I thought it was ridiculous and totally unrealistic. I cannot remember the specifics but someone would need money for something and then suddenly they would get the amount they needed in some totally unrealistic scenario. As far as I can remember it even involved people giving money away recklessly, but it would all be ok in the end as God would provide. :rolleyes: I wonder was it a book that was deliberately written and distributed by evangelists? I cannot remember where I got it. Anyway this literature by the church that came through the door reminded me of it.


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