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From: Titus G <noone@nowhere.com>
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Subject: Re: OT Rant About Christians.
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 17:06:46 +1200
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On 18/08/24 04:36, Paul S Person wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Aug 2024 16:48:56 +1200, Titus G <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:
> 
>>> On 8/16/2024 8:40 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
>> snip
>>>>
>>>> And who ever said Chrstian Nationalism had anything to do with Jesus
>>>> Christ, who clearly stated that his kingdom is /not/ of this world?

much snippage for brevity
>> If you also agree that Western cultures worship of commercialism,
>> including borrowing and lending, of Christmas also has nothing to do
>> with Jesus Christ, it is not too difficult to realise that most
>> Christians are brilliant if unknowing hypocrites.
> 
snip
> The claim that we "worship" commercialism is one I have never
> understood.

With hindsight, my choice of the word "worship" was foolish as it was
extreme. My point was that Jesus, crucified about a week after his
terrorist gang of twelve violently invaded and assaulted Temple
officials/contractors carrying out the Temple's commercial activities,
stood for the exact opposite of commercialism which is the real emphasis
of the Christian's Christmas.

snip
> 
>> The NZ Prime Minister, (who until recently spelt cat with a k), is a
>> devout member of some weird USA Christian cult that preaches that Jesus
>> Christ's kingdom is on earth right now and that the righteous believers
>> like himself, are those being rewarded right now with monetary wealth.
> 
snip
> As others have noted, the cult is one of the "prosperity gospel"
> groups. This works well for the leader, who gets lots of money from
> his followers, but not so well for the followers, who may wait their
> entire lives for their reward. The leaders are among the guys you may
> have read about who have golden cars and very large mansions as a
> result of the money they rake in. The end up in the news because the
> IRS tends to get after them because they register as Churches for tax
> purposes, and there are expectations that go along with that type of
> non-profit organization involving where the money goes.

That was interesting. Unsubstantiated rumour is that the current NZ
prime minister's rise to a management position and wealth in the USA was
due to his religious connections as he has been completely useless as a
politician behaving like a CEO surrounded by yes men.