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Churches typically argue is that God wants God's people to have a good life, and that a good life involves prosperity. This prosperity is not just emotional well-being, spiritual well-being, or physical well-being - it's also having good stuff. Having a nice house, a nice car, good clothing, etc. It's a package deal.

Anthony B Pinn's Popular Quotes

Poor people want to be poor; if they just worked harder they could have more.

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I think of the US as an empire. The UK at one point, because of its reach, was an empire. But these megachurches - for me the concern is to not assum…

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Churches can easily bring together, in a short period of time, a substantial number of people, and politicians have to assume that these folks have t…

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What we ought to be trying to do is limit the harm that Christian communities and other religious communities can do. But we can't rely on them to ma…

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The key figure in the Christian faith involves a story of suffering so that others do well. You're only going to get so much liberation, you're only …

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The American Dream has really good PR. It's kind of difficult to live in the United States and not on some level be pulled into the allure of the Ame…

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There's a separation of church and state. If you want the perks that churches have traditionally received, then abide by the rules. If you're going t…

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The ministers argue that within the context of scripture there's a requirement given by God that you've got to give ten percent of your income to the…

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The problem is poverty. And it hides the problem. We often associate black churches with a history of protest. But prosperity gospel and megachurches…

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