Want a religion that says it's good to get rich? Try prosperity theology

spooky3

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Sun May-08-11 08:18 AM
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Want a religion that says it's good to get rich? Try prosperity theology

But watch out for the scammers...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/beware-the-ponzi-schemer-next-door/2011/05/03/AFdz8e8F_story_1.html

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Warpy

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Sun May-08-11 08:26 AM
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1. Some distant relatives got sucked into that one

but after about 6 months of it, they realized the only one prospering was the preacher, who had a stable full of fancy cars and wore things like pinkie rings.

Some people have been hooked into it for years.

Fortunately, it's a hard sell these days.

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Lydia Leftcoast

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Sun May-08-11 09:04 AM
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2. And it's TOTALLY against Jesus' teachings

There is NOTHING that he condemns more than people who worship money.

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Skidmore

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Sun May-08-11 09:15 AM
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4. But it is the religion of capitalism.

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Skidmore

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Sun May-08-11 09:15 AM
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3. We just had a couple who preach this type

of garbage move in two doors down from us. They will save your soul and sell you insurance and do wealth counseling at the same time. When we met them yesterday, they proceeded to tell us their net worth, how many properties they owned, and tried to sell us a retirement plan too.

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Stevenmarc

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Sun May-08-11 09:16 AM
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5. Prosperity Theology, not exactly a new concept, remember Rev Ike

Edited on Sun May-08-11 09:18 AM by Stevenmarc

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09216/988400-153.stm

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Zorra

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Sun May-08-11 09:31 AM
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6. Greed sucks. nt

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