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Major Nikon

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3. I don't doubt that was Jesus' motivation

Reply to awesomerwb1 (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 14, 2022, 01:00 PM

Dec 2022

It's not like He invented the idea. The idea of helping the unfortunate and saving souls has never been anything other than a trojan horse for skimming off the top and leaving almost nothing else. Some are just more "successful" than others.

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Florida pastor, son arrested in New Smyrna Beach for alleged $8 million COVID-19 relief scam [View all] Major Nikon Dec 2022 OP

Becoming a pastor has always been about the $$ for 90% of them awesomerwb1 Dec 2022 #1

I don't doubt that was Jesus' motivation Major Nikon Dec 2022 #3

How Christian of them hauckeye Dec 2022 #2

Got a bit greedy did they? 8 million. Guess they thought if you go bad, go big. brush Dec 2022 #4

Probably wouldn't have been caught had they not screwed up the paperwork Major Nikon Dec 2022 #5

Yeah, but they're Christians.. Permanut Jan 2023 #6