Remember what George Carlin said about God and money?

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"He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money!"

Guess That Bible Verse: Which One Did Thieving Pastor Pick To Name His Secret Bank Account?

May 7, 2016 by Terry Firma 70 Comments

Some members of the clergy run elaborate Ponzi schemes involving loans, or devise stock swindles, or enrich themselves with sham bond investments. Their take can be in the millions of dollars.

And then there’s the Rev. Corey Megill Brown, of Savannah, Georgia, who did nothing particularly sophisticated when he decided that “Thou shalt not steal” shouldn’t apply to him. Whenever he received a donation in the mail for his Second African Baptist Church, most of them from sick and shut-in members, he’d simply sluice the money into a personal account he’d set up for that purpose.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/07/guess-that-bible-verse-which-one-did-thieving-pastor-pick-to-name-his-secret-bank-account/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=friendlyatheist_050816UTC040517_daily&utm_content=&spMailingID=51327048&spUserID=MTE4MTY1MzAzMTE5S0&spJobID=920954166&spReportId=OTIwOTU0MTY2S0

Pastor Jack Schaap’s Indiana Megachurch is Being Sued for Perpetuating Investment Fraud

May 8, 2016 by Hemant Mehta 32 Comments

You have to be a truly despicable human being when screwing people out of their life savings in a Ponzi scheme, in which you get a kickback from their investments, is the second worst thing you’ve ever done.

But that’s the story surrounding Pastor Jack Schapp, whose First Baptist Church of Hammond just got sued for bilking members out of their money.

Schaap, you may recall, is currently in prison where he’s serving a 12-year sentence after having sex with an underage member of his church.

Turns out he screwed adults, too.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/05/08/pastor-jack-schaaps-indiana-megachurch-is-being-sued-for-perpetuating-investment-fraud/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=friendlyatheist_050816UTC040517_daily&utm_content=&spMailingID=51327048&spUserID=MTE4MTY1MzAzMTE5S0&spJobID=920954166&spReportId=OTIwOTU0MTY2S0

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1. K&R. The more people who see this and become aware of the shysters, the better.