Congregation Lambasted For Being Poor & Broke

[FatticusInch]

Only in America…..

https://news.sky.com/video/share-12676065

These evangelical types always remind me of the church in the Eddie Murphy classic ‘Coming To America’.

[naomi24]

Mozz, he is a founding pastor of his church and is reputed to have a net worth of $350 million. I’ll leave you to work out what exactly they fell for.

[Mozz71]

Sounds like most organised religion to me Naomi. Nothing but a get rich scheme by their founders.

[naomi24]

You asked what they’d fallen for. I told you. His wealth
isn’t the church’s. It’s his.

[Khandro]

//Sounds like most organised religion to me Naomi. Nothing but a get rich scheme by their founders.//

I think that might raise a few eyebrows in say, the C of E, as they watching dwindling congregations & crumbling churches with leaking roofs.

[douglas9401]

All things must pass.

[davebro]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Gantry_(film)

[Peter Pedant]

PTL ( praise the Lord!) was also known as Pay the Lady !
he went under ( or would that be down hur hur hur) on being found with prostitutes.....

His wealth
isn’t the church’s. It’s his.

in case anyone tries this is England, there is this little thing called conversion ( money given for a church is NOT his)

conversion - ha ! geddit !

[Peter Pedant]

davebro
the end of the novel is

he went on preaching, and as he did so he saw a girl at the back of the hall. He thought.....

Burt Lancaster gets off, gets back to preaching and gets off with the girl....