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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It wasn't just people making money, it was that the money changers and the temple were working together to fleece the devout who were coming from far away to show their faith.

It's not like if somebody had a for-profit Cafe inside a church, it's more like the televangelist that use other peoples' devotion to get rich, saying you have to pay more and more to get into heaven.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

it's more like the televangelist that use other peoples' devotion to get rich

Hey don't drag Kenneth copeland's good name. He needs a brand new jet so he can spread the word of God without associating with the demons in commercial flights.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That man looks like a demon wearing a human suit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And it's not a very good human suit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Right? This is a proper human suit.