Frozen out of GoFundMe, Canadian protest convoy raises millions on Christian site

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

After being denied several million dollars raised on GoFundMe, organizers of a trucker-led protest disrupting life in Canada’s capital have found a new platform: a Christian crowdfunding site where they raised more than $3.5 million in two days to demonstrate against the country’s vaccine mandate.

The new fundraiser hosted by GiveSendGo, which describes itself as the “#1 free Christian crowdfunding site,” reported Sunday that the “Freedom Convoy” campaign had raised several million dollars two days after GoFundMe announced that it was freezing more than $8 million in donations to the cause, a move that led Republican officials in the United States to announce investigations.

The rapid influxes of donations have prompted questions about the origin of the funds and sparked concerns among analysts about the use of the online platforms for financing fringe organizations that could allow the interference of foreign entities.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/07/canada-protesters-fundraising-platform/

[lark]

1. They will regret that.

Those Evangelicals are famous for promising money and delivering nothing. Hope it happens here in a major way!!!!

[multigraincracker]

2. Seed Money?

Like those tv guys ask for?

[keithbvadu2]

13. Seed money

The "prosperity gospel" pastors/collectors seem to do much better in the prosperity than the investors/donors.

[Scrivener7]

3. Because what they are doing is so very christian.

[TheBlackAdder]

9. The only thing New Christian is probably the skimming of service fees. Old Christian would be free.

[samnsara]

4. i hope those peeps donated ALL their money!!!

[samsingh]

5. i think the money is coming from organized sources

[Alexander Of Assyria]

11. Opinion...corporations headed by Fundies is fuelling the idiot Canuck truckers parade.

For what purpose…dunno.

Canada is NOT ready at all for fascism and anti-Scientists or Fundies to govern, by hook or crook or at the easy to access voting places.

[tanyev]

6. GiveSendGo ok with financing people who set a fire in an apartment building and tape the doors shut?

[quakerboy]

15. They are on the internet and parade around claims of christianity. What do you think?

[jmowreader]

19. Well...maybe some of the people they were trying to set on fire weren't Christians?

You do realize that if Jesus were to return to Earth He'd go all Matthew 25:41-43 on the people who claim to be Christians.

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’

He'd be much more likely to take the atheists back to Heaven with Him. Atheists aren't the ones praying in the streets like Pharisees while doing everything in their power to hurt everyone they don't like.

[Marthe48]

7. Let's tell anti-vaxxers to go to a remote site

knowing they will be randomly strafed when they get there. Hit, miss or death. It makes as much sense as going to all of this trouble to avoid a life saving vaccination and sensible easy safeguards. How in the hell did so many people decide not only to stop trying to live, but also to actively endorse dying? Mass mental illness.

[TheBlackAdder]

8. GiveSendGo - How apropos. Give Money, Send Money and then Go to Hell.

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Jesus doesn't want people who want to get themselves and others sick when there is a prevention.

God doesn't want people who ignore the talents he gives mankind to avert such issues.

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[certainot]

10. and surprise, canada has rw talk radio too

[CanonRay]

12. Now they've tapped into the world's biggest chumps

[Samrob]

14. It appears that Trumpism has infected the globe second only to COVID in all its forms.

Does the world really hate democracy, or does it just love autocrats?

[Aussie105]

16. "Go fund" sites are an abomination.

An abomination on so many different levels.

Bound to be rife with corruption and nefariously motivated people.

Should be illegal!

Can normal people please stay away? Keep your money safe in your own pocket, you probably need it more!

Can law enforcement agencies please look into these?

[The Grand Illuminist]

17. We just need non profit reform.

And find out who is truly of giving.

[DBoon]

18. How much of this $3.5 million comes from Russian oligarchs?

[dchill]

20. Yay Jeezus! Go Christ!

[canetoad]

21. Who would Jesus intimidate? nt

[dchill]

22. Anyone who came within range of his God-given AR-15!

[Initech]

23. One born every minute!

[raising2moredems]

24. Just remember that regardless of who is "running" the site

Money laundering and anti-terrorism laws still apply. And think about it - what a better reason for the IRS to yank tax-exempt status than for supporting terrorism, laundering money, and/or otherwise poor bookkeeping?

[cadoman]

25. it'll be hilarious when GiveSendGo steals their money a second time

These chumps just keep giving and the funding grifters just keep taking it!

These are the jeebus lovers who keep pouring ten percent of their paychecks into their church, while their pastor drives a Tesla, all the while griping about paying taxes.