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In reply to the discussion: Should Churches Be Taxed? [View all]Niko
(97 posts)Did you get a music album, or did you just get the lyrics? Does your stamp collecting club actually collect stamps, or do they just sit in front of a TV and watch the game and drink beer? You know you're being obtuse, so let's not pretend now.
When a guy stands up in front of a pulpit and makes claims that are demonstrably false, and you give him money for it, sorry, you're a victim of fraud. He can't heal you by praying for you any more than you can heal yourself by praying for it. He's telling you things that are untrue and even though you believe him, that doesn't make them any less untrue. They're lying to you and they're making money off of it.
And that's wrong, period. I don't live in an illusion. I know it's damn near impossible to convince people who have been indoctrinated since they were children that they've been suckered for their whole lives, but damn if I'm going to sit here and claim that the things that these people are doing are just or moral. Quite the opposite.