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Christine P.'s avatar

This is sad but true, and it angers me how religion and the prosperity gospel people combined with billionaires continually and deliberately ruin the name of Jesus by claiming it as theirs while they destroy our country.

The real Jesus flipped tables once in a tabernacle as the story goes, due to the monetization and absolute mockery of everything he represented.

I’m just about at that point myself.

They’re ungodly, horrible people by creating an absolute disconnect for people when it comes to Jesus and it is pure evil dressed in the web of narcissistic pride and power.

Thank you for this reminder.

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Walter Rhein's avatar

I think, yeah, we probably should be flipping some tables right now. I mentioned that story the other day to somebody. Thanks for your lovely comment!

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Christine P.'s avatar

You’re welcome! I always enjoy listening to you or reading your posts along with another female writer on Substack. You always have great insights!

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Thank you Christine!

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Sylvania Sage's avatar

Substitute the word Vampires for Billionaires and then we can see

where we really stand.

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Joanne Steacie's avatar

Your story pointed out good stuff. Billionaires usually don't have to work hard at anything , they get given so much that their life experience is narrow about everything. Also greed and money do not equate to happiness, a feeling of accomplishment or satisfaction, or family support, or independent thinking. Money does not feed your soul as we see with the clown show between two rich men lacking in just about every important or good character trait.

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Teri Gelini's avatar

I think every christian evangelical has become more concerned about wealth and power since the TACO cam on board. The helping others thing is not working. There is a certain evil charisma with those that have the giant worship palaces like Joel and jimmy and others of the same ilk. It is sad because I think some were honest at one point. Wealth that is not shared is corrupt

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Fred Johnson's avatar

"Net worth." "Prosperity Gospel." "Warrior culrure" for all human interactions.

Claw your way to the Divine - no rules to limit your freedom.

God "has a plan." Like Trump. We just might not understand. We need to have faith.

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Walter Rhein's avatar

Yes, that's some clarity. They believe in him because they've been indoctrinated to equate wealth with divinity

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Fred Johnson's avatar

The pursuit of 'El Dorado" was done in "the name of the Lord." Prosperity Gospel introduced to the Americas. The beginning of Western civilization. Your wife can explain rhat to you.

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Teri Gelini's avatar

Which is total corruption at best!

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Bill Gerace's avatar

This is so sad but true. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. I was just saying this to a friend the other night on the phone, how expensive things are while the rich sit and just dictate rules, and we just sit here down below and suffer. What makes me even more sick I saw how the carrot released those millionaires from jail. At least I'm pretty sure they are rich, they had a reality show, and they had the nicest house I've ever seen. They went to jail for tax evasion and other tax offenses. He pardoned them, saying they were good people. I was just wondering if that were one of us average people, would that same pardon be given? Hmm bunch of crap what's going on to be honest. Thanks, Walter, for keeping it real as you always do. Fantastic piece as always.

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Jo Burns's avatar

Yes, indeed! We the people just fail to comply. If only we would, we'd still be in the coal hollows of Kentucky and owe our souls to the company store. We wouldn't have to worry about housing, they own it and we never can quite pay the rent. Then our every need is catered to at the store. Every cent goes for the scraps of food, clothing, and uncalled furniture. Don't worry. Can't pay? They got you. It goes on the books and your 8 yo child can go deep into the mine where grownups can't fit and do the dangerous work to pay your debt.

That's trump's gilded age. My grandfather was a union organizer in the coal fields of Kentucky. Sent his children to family to keep them safe and because he couldn't always put enough food on the table. Grandma kept a loaded pistol under her pillow for safety. He persevered and life improved. He died from black lung but at least he won the benefit in his struggles that sustained my grandmother with a pension.

Folks need to wake up, take the wheel and steer their car through this muck of administration while they can.

Thanks for another truth!

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David Perlmutter's avatar

"They're billionaires! You don't get to be a billionaire unless you know EVERYTHING!" And/or you belong to a family that's already worth that much.

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Patris's avatar

as someone who for some reason reads medieval history this is the starkest parallel to what seems to have been those same tenets (substituting “monarchy” for “billionaires “) that kept those seen as the lower beings in line, fodder for wars, shoulders to the wheel, fear of education, terror of gods judgment..

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