Louisiana pastor asks followers to send their stimulus checks to churches instead of buying food

[brooklynite]

RawStory

Tony Spell, the pastor at the Life Tabernacle Church in Central, Louisiana, believes his fellow pastors need your COVID-19 stimulus money more than you do.

TMZ reports that Spell has started a campaign called “#PastorSpellStimulusChallenge” in which followers are encouraged to send money they’ve received from the government as part of the federal stimulus package to evangelists and missionaries.

Spell claims that he and his wife are both donating their personal checks to churches in need instead of using it to pay for food, although he did not initially offer proof of doing so.

“His challenge also doesn’t seem to consider many people are in desperate need of their stimulus money for food, rent or bills,” notes TMZ.

Before you criticize him, consider that he's also keeping his Church open in defiance of State rules, so he needs to get the cash now before the congregation dies off...

Member of Life Tabernacle Church dies of COVID-19, records say

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - An elderly member of Life Tabernacle Church in Central, La. has died of the novel coronavirus, according to a coroner’s report.

Tony Spell, the controversial pastor of that church, disputes the coroner’s findings, saying the man died of another medical condition.

“That is a lie,” Spell said of the coroner’s findings when reached by phone Thursday.

https://www.wafb.com/2020/04/16/member-life-tabernacle-church-dies-covid-records-say/

[msongs]

1. "go forth and grab the cash in my name" - Steal 13:1 nt

[SheltieLover]

2. Think this will awaken the sheeple?

Nah. Poor guy must "need" a private jet or something. 🤮

[bluestarone]

3. This will PROVE

How fucking dumb they really are!!

[Salviati]

4. Grifters gonna grift...

[JHB]

5. "...although he did not initially offer proof of doing so."

"initially"


So did he cough up receipts later, or was that just bad writing and it really be an unqualified "did not initially offer proof"?

I know what my guess is.

[eShirl]

6. how about send it to food banks instead

[safeinOhio]

7. If he could only sell everything he owns

and give it to the poor, he could spend Eternity with the Lord. Naw, he never did buy what he preached.

[Blue Owl]

8. Verily verily I say unto thee: Go fuck thyself

n/t

[jmg257]

9. This is despicable - but if people are SO stupid to send the church money instead of

using it for food or bills, well then they deserve to be hungry.

And this pastor should burn in hell.

[Buns_of_Fire]

10. Of course he does. Daddy needs a new Gulfstream. nt

[calguy]

11. They never miss a chance to grub for cash.

[Bengus81]

13. So now a coroner doesn't know anything eh??

CENTRAL, La. (WAFB) - An elderly member of Life Tabernacle Church in Central, La. has died of the novel coronavirus, according to a coroner’s report.

Tony Spell, the controversial pastor of that church, disputes the coroner’s findings, saying the man died of another medical condition.

[keithbvadu2]

14. Cash flow is sacrosanct.

Cash flow is sacrosanct.

Attendance means cash flow.

Jeffress, Pence, Robertson and their ilk are afraid that after a few months of missing church, people will find out it doesn't make any difference.

[3catwoman3]

15. I am always torn between feeling sorry for...

...those who are gullible enough to fall for this kind if bullshit, and feeling scornful.