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Initech

(100,151 posts)
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 02:49 PM Jan 2018

Trump Spiritual Advisor Wants You To Send Her Up To 1 Month's Pay Or Face 'Consequences'

Paula White, a prosperity gospel preacher with close ties to President Donald Trump, is calling on followers to send her donations of up to one month’s salary. Those who don’t pay up could face “consequences” from God as he demands the dough as a “first fruits” offering.

“The reason is God lays claim to all firsts,” White wrote on her website. “So when you keep for yourself something that belongs to God you are desecrating what is to be consecrated to God.”

In this case, the “firsts” are money, which “supernaturally unlocks amazing opportunity, blessing, favor and divine order for your life.”

White, who is chairwoman of Trump’s evangelical advisory committee, claims she contributes a month’s pay every year as a “seed,” which according to prosperity gospel is supposed to grow into riches and other blessings. She’s also calling on others to contribute their own firsts, in the form of wages for a day, week or entire month:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-spiritual-advisor-wants-send-095218970.html


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Trump Spiritual Advisor Wants You To Send Her Up To 1 Month's Pay Or Face 'Consequences' (Original Post) Initech Jan 2018 OP
She knows the secret. Get all the money while you can. Freethinker65 Jan 2018 #1
That charlatan ruined Journey. dawg Jan 2018 #2
So...Does She Donate A Month's Salary To Herself? Me. Jan 2018 #3
"consequences" so now spiritual leaders can call down curses? BoneyardDem Jan 2018 #4
Greedy and stupid you'd have to be both to get in to this crap lunasun Jan 2018 #5
Where do I send my money? panader0 Jan 2018 #6
Like this mac56 Jan 2018 #7
Tom Rich had/has posts about claims god will kill your child if you don't tithe!! bobbieinok Jan 2018 #8
Does it count if I send a months income to the Catholic Church? Mormon? Or only hers? Shrike47 Jan 2018 #9
 

BoneyardDem

(1,202 posts)
4. "consequences" so now spiritual leaders can call down curses?
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 02:55 PM
Jan 2018

If she didn't personally pocket the money...if she wrapped it all up in burlap sack and burned it as a sacrifice to God, she's still be a huckster.

I wonder if she could convince dom trump to give up a month's worth of income?

lunasun

(21,646 posts)
5. Greedy and stupid you'd have to be both to get in to this crap
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 02:57 PM
Jan 2018

So how does the cash get funneled to God ?
Supernaturally?

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
8. Tom Rich had/has posts about claims god will kill your child if you don't tithe!!
Tue Jan 9, 2018, 03:01 PM
Jan 2018

Rich notes some preachers just ask for your credit card number so they can save you the trouble of sending money to them.

IIRC some churches have ATMs in foyer for convenience of donating.

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