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5. Of course they are because they are told by their preacher that wealth is
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 11:13 AM
Oct 2024

something their God blesses them with because they believe and the poor don't have these blessings because they are bad. They selectively take phrases from their Bible to justify their behavior. That's why they select their sect and their pastor to only tell them what they want to hear. And if he/she doesn't, they get a new pastor who thinks like they do or they change their church. They don't want to be godlike. They want their God to be like them.

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