You Knew This Was Coming
A “minister” in Louisiana was the first to openly suggest it
Tony Spell, the pastor at the Life Tabernacle Church in Central, Louisiana, believes his fellow pastors need your COVID-19 stimulus money more than you do.
TMZ reports that Spell has started a campaign called “#PastorSpellStimulusChallenge” in which followers are encouraged to send money they’ve received from the government as part of the federal stimulus package to evangelists and missionaries.
Spell was the same guy who suggested that Christians should gather for church services even if it meant death from the virus. He’s a doozy.
If you’re from Houston, you know the guy in this meme.
Thanks to Carl for the heads up.
Guess I screwed up donating 1/2 of mine to Biden. oops.
1I wish I believed in Hell, ‘cuz there would surely be a special place there for all these guys. Jesus wept.
2Hey, private jets ain’t cheap. And having one go back to the bank would be downright embarrassin. Prosperity gospel’s a tough sell when the repo guys are taking their big boy toys. On a positive note. It’s a refreshin change for the repo guys. Takin brand new bass boats outta trailer parks gets old after awhile.
3Nah. Imma divide my check up among Democrats running for office at the state and local level.
4Is it too late to start my own “church”? Asking for a friend.
5If they are dead, they won’t need it, don’cha know?
6Oh Miss JJ – must you startle me with that picture from the Church of Joel?
7And this is a surprise?
8Well lookie here: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/lawyer-for-louisiana-pastor-who-told-followers-to-ignore-public-health-warnings-has-covid-19-after-attending-service/
Sounds like a case of Karma for KKKristians.
9Tony Spell = #NotAChristian
When the f*** will people wake up???!!!
10RA #9 Per article, Spell used hand sanitizer after shaking each person’s hand. OK, but unless he was wearing a mask (and a good one at that), he surely was introduced to the virus. Have y’all seen this video about microdroplets? It’s terrifying.
11https://vimeo.com/402577241?ref=fb-share&fbclid=IwAR1a5QVs0kc9_mvoKQ_n89kU8zK-iw3NdjDVEIJQdjDqOCJXe0KJYHFeo60
It’s a disgrace what Joel has done to a once great house of (basketball) worship. I don’t wish ill health on anyone, except maybe these Gospel of Wealth Charlatans – I dream of a World filled with Peace, Love, and no Mega Churches.
12Although I have not received a penny of the payment yet, I was
13so shocked by the long lines of cars trying to get food at local food banks, that it was an easy choice to donate more than half to those blessed food banks. If and when I receive Drumpf’s attempted bribe, the rest will go there too.
Tedinaustin @ 12:
14Occasionally I pass by there. I was never a big basketball fan. But my first concert there was Springsteen, on The River tour. About 4 1/2 hours of ……
Springsteen.
Osteen can get himself a direct line to God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost, and never come within 47 miles of connecting to his sheep like the Boss did that night with us in 1980.
A student has filed a federal class action suit against Liberty “University” for refusing to refund fees. So you can see God needs every dollar he can get.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/14/student-sues-liberty-university-fees-187276
15Tedinaustin, my point being that when it comes to the Summit being besmirched by it’s current owner, I’m witcha 100%
16First mega-church pastor who pulls or pushes a camel through the eye of a needle gets my $1200.
17Do any of the snake oil salesmen have a business license? From they way they conduct themselves, you would htink they do. If so, they can lose that license right quick!
18BillR@5: It’s not too late! But better yet, you don’t have to go through all the work of setting up your own church, since The Universal Life Church, Inc. is here for you. And as a certified minister, I can ordain you right now, no money required or even contact required. The central tenet is “you should do what’s right”, but (a) “what’s right” is sorta up to you to define, and (b) it’s definitely more of a guideline than a rule.
As a big plus, you get to choose your own title. Me, I’m “Most Holy Reverend Father Surly”, but you can pick whatever blows your hair back.
[I actually have the card signed by Kirby Hensley, D.D., shortly after he got out of prison. And I’ve done four weddings, three of which have stuck even after 40 years – better than the national average, I’ll have you know. And while I would never traduce my spiritual standing for filthy Mammon, maybe you could throw $5 or so into JJ’s Act Blue account for providing you and I the means to help save lost souls: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/juanita# ]
19I’m sending a chunk of whatever I get from the stimulus package to Joe Biden. Why not let Trump’s handout fund Biden’s campaign? For people who need the money, it’s totally inadequate, and I hope there’s more coming for them–but I don’t, particularly, so I’ll spend a lot of it supporting Democratic candidates.
20One of my former coworkers totally agreed with Mari@1, though he was able to throw his whole stimulus check to Biden. I, on the other hand, am fortunate enough not to be eligible for stimulus. So, I’ve got to dig around in the coin purse to see what I can find for the most important campaign of our time. I was hoping that the last Presidential election would capture that title, alas it was not to be.
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