About what?

>>675769
Hahahahaha. Oh well.

>>675780

that people turn religion into a dog and pony show and use it to enrich themselves.

of course that's been the case since the beginning of religion

Is that a megachurch?

>>675794

yes. it's sad isn't it?

>>675794
More like a gigachurch

>>675800

it's disgusting. I would never want to go to a church like that.

>>675792
I'm pretty sure "The man in the clouds told me to take your stuff" is how religion got started

lol americans are so stupid

>>675769

Wrong, that is 'MURRIKA.

More like a big studio.

>>675792
Oh, I only go to a small local church where everyone know everyone. Can't really see the draw to megachurches.

>>675792
>implying atheists and liberals dont do the same thing

>>675794

no it's joel olsteen. mr. 'bible tells you how to get rich', send in your money and you'll get money. a stadium full of the gullible

>>675861

this. I've never been to a megachurch, but I understand that it's like going to a self-help/get-rich-quick seminar, with very little talk of jesus or god.

>>675861
as opposed to a church, temple or mosque filled with the gullible.

>>675891

i am a christian and this is offensive. you athiests have no respect

Megachurches are awesome. It's like a free concert every week

>>675861
Joel Osteen, megachurch pastor, author of "Your Best Life Now," prosperity gospel preacher extraordinaire.

He makes me sick. You atheists cannot possibly comprehend how repulsive he is to me. He warps the message of the Gospel into the lie that Christianity offers prosperity in this life.

you people are just now realizing that organized religion is just a moneymaking scam?

>>675841
I fucking wish.

jezuz well save your soul! *

with 3 easy payment of $29.99

I remember seeing a talk with this guy on TV once. He has a very wierd way of looking at life. Basically his rationale was that life is like a cruise which you've saved money to get on for many years and you had to buy very simply food which you took with you to eat on the cruise. Then he says that on a cruise, this is not how it works. On a good cruise, the kind which life is, food and awesome shit to do on the cruise comes with the deal. So you don't have to be ashamed of enjoying life's finer qualities since it's just like a boat ride.

yes this is exact analogy he used

>>676193
yea i'm sure thats verbatim and totally in context

>>676112
I think it is more telling to show how fucking stupid a large number of theists are.

Not that you all are, I think some of you have deeper psychological reasons to avoid casting off childish superstition, but still - this is what religion was designed for.

This goes against everything a Church stands for

>>676283
You are right. Churches are supposed to be about ethics ,morality, and providing guidance through life not some "pray to get rich" theology. But let's turn this thread into a debate question, shall we?

Why these megachurches, who actually profit from the prosperity gospel, have not been stripped of their non-profit status by the Internal Revenue Service?

>>676283

America at its finest.

>>675769

That's in florida I bet

>>677716

Houston actually.

>>677719

The former arena for the Houston Rockets, correct?

>>677730

Correct.

This goes against everything Jesus preached against.
Christianity could have been like Buddhism, now it's basically institutionalized Dumbfuckistan.

>>675769
At first I thought it was some celebrity get together award show.
Then I read the thread.
Then I laughed at the fact that there's a christian version of Scientology.

>>675769
main difference between america and western europe

He tells them what they want to hear. He tells them that their material wealth is given to them because God loves them more than poor people. He tells them that God wants them to be rewarded with luxury in this life, that they shouldn't feel guilty about anything they do. Sinning is for sinners, not his bright shiny people.

>>677797
Protip: Most American churches look like the churches in western Europe. Unless you're Mormon or the church the OP posted.

And to you dumbshits grouping all Christians in with this guy, not all Christians worship this guy and his money.

>>677823
I think the point is attendance rate, not how the church looks.

>>677835
No, but all christians are delusional.

>>677873
If you say so.

Who the fuck are all of you people to say that people who want to follow a religion can't go and build a fucking church? Fucking NAZIS.