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[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year 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.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year 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.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That man looks like a demon wearing a human suit.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And it's not a very good human suit.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Right? This is a proper human suit.