Because conveniently misquoting the bible does not make a convincing point.
A recent translation is Timothy 6:10 is “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.”Because conveniently misquoting the bible does not make a convincing point.
Are you sure about tha bub? that seems to be a succeesful strategy for the religious types for centuries
I know Lemmy isn’t fond of religion, but I have a story.
Years ago, when I lived in the Northwoods, I’d go to this little Lutheran church every so often; mostly for a free lunch because I needed one. They were the rainbow flag kind of Lutheran, not the bigoted kind. Mostly old ladies. I was always the youngest person there by a few decades, and I was in my 20’s.
Anyway, whenever the basket would come around the pastor made it clear that the church didn’t need money. The building and people who worked there were all paid for by the denomination. What was given in the offering would go to neighbors in need.
Shit, that town had a lot of need, and way too many people too proud to ask for help.
That offering basket paid my bills a few times.
The ELCA vs Missouri synod.
good story, thanks for sharing it… there are definitely true stories that make religion a positive force in the world
unfortunately those are harder and harder to find
Probably deemed a necessary evil.
Real answer is the church community is supposed to help their communities and less fortunate than they. Now the mega churches that abuse this power will rot in hell for sure.
They also have to pay the preacher and keep the lights on.
Well my church has a very low operating budget and thus most of the money goes back to the community. Local community too.
I would much rather my church have some money than money be forcefully taken from me (taxes) to the government.
True story, I said this to my dad once and he corrected me that it’s “the LOVE of money…” so that I wouldn’t become a filthy pinko commie
You won’t like the answer
I’d definitely consider a pyramid scam to be evil…
Doesn’t that answer your own question?
It’s evil to be in the hands of the dirty stupid general public since they are inferior, but it’s godly for money to be in the hands of Authority because by definition Authority is perfect and good.
I’m kind of kidding but as I was writing that I realized that’s actually true, especially historically. Religion was the sole tool for control of the underclass. It’s still there, but its influence is waning, and authoritarians are leaning more on technology for control these days.
If money is the root of all evil, the church tried to stack as much evil as possible in the Vatican. Ever been there? I’ve never ever seen as much riches in one place stacked up from floor to ceiling. The church sure loves collecting all evil and then proudly show it to everyone. The more evil you have, the more status within the church. Is that why they molest children? They didn’t get enough money and they need more evil?
