tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post2570924058782547967..comments2023-10-20T08:32:14.040-04:00Comments on Heaving Dead Cats: I'm in the Wrong BusinessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12653141544095753595noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-19067326879241203142011-08-12T15:26:08.000-04:002011-08-12T15:26:08.000-04:00the pentecostal megachurches have a prosperity doc...the pentecostal megachurches have a prosperity doctrine "god wants you to be rich, so give you money to us". Pastors enjoy lavish lifestyles with multimillion-dollar homes, luxury vehicles, luxury cruises etc all paid for by their flockXanthe Wysehttp://www.godconfusion.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-31517810672930562942011-08-14T17:43:56.000-04:002011-08-14T17:43:56.000-04:00I was flipping through the channels the other nigh...I was flipping through the channels the other night and came across a televangelist, and I couldn't understand at why people were listening to him. It was nothing more than unabashed charlatanism. At one point, he talked about taking back America and (in code words) implied that he wanted to force homosexuals, environmentalists, feminists, etc. into reeducation camps. The people who send him money surely feel that his proposition is the right thing to do. I'm somewhat conflicted about those who delight in demonizing us swindled (schadenfreude) and disgusted by the unscrupulous greed and exploitation of the pastors. At what point do you think people bear a responsibility for thinking for themselves, and at what point are the clergy responsible?BamBamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-29045328264659873542011-08-16T04:02:13.000-04:002011-08-16T04:02:13.000-04:00Yes, it's amazing how people buy into that &qu...Yes, it's amazing how people buy into that "logic".Neecehttp://www.heavingdeadcats.com/members/neece/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2352648376305239677.post-43998199968856020452011-08-16T04:05:04.000-04:002011-08-16T04:05:04.000-04:00Good question, BamBam! I have been thinking about ...Good question, BamBam! I have been thinking about it and I'm not sure. Maybe there's no set line. It might be a combination of both the individual and the clergy are both responsible in differing amounts. Looking at it from the outside, I'd say they both are, but since neither take any of that responsibility, we are the ones who suffer.Neecehttp://www.heavingdeadcats.com/members/neece/noreply@blogger.com