Spending millions on holiday shows and advertising instead of actually feeding and housing people is also disqualifying. (TikTok screencap)
Spending millions on holiday shows and advertising instead of actually feeding and housing people is also disqualifying. (TikTok screencap)
Walk in to any church thats actin’ right and you can get help volunteering somewhere. Every church ive been a part of has had things like food banks, outreach events, volunteering groups that do just about everything, oh and want to know a sweet secret? Most churches DO have mortgage/rent assistance. The church i go to right now will give anyone 300$/month, for any reason, as long as you actually need it, but you dont really have to verify anything, but for that you do have to be a “member” of the church, and to become a member, you have to come at least once, thats it, just show up once, or twice maybe someplaces.
That’s lovely there’s still churches like that, which actually do measurable things to protect their communities, and give to one another freely without pretense.
These are the kind of groups that capitalists systematically dismantled and replaced with profiteering megachurches.
This part makes me kinda sad though. I know Lemmy doesn’t have a huge reach but it can’t help but taste a little sour that everything you said sounded awesome until it ends with a “jus between you an me pal” nudge-nudge about how to take advantage of freely given generosity and communal resources. That’s called being a scumbag.
Like the people who got kicked out from my local foodbank line because they were trying to get free ingredients for their restaurant.
Such behavior sabotages the struggling remnants of genuine humanity left in this world.
I wanted to say something about this because it dont think this has ever happened? Can you give me an example?
People dont go to churches or give money to churches that they believe are profiteering. Ill concede that some large church’s have bad leadership who are greedy, no doubt. But if the congregation assumes something of the like, tithing and attendance is likely going to dry up.
Ok… going to back up, because what you said could be true maybe about the catholic church? or a different denomination maybe? What im talking about is non-denominational churches specifically.
Eck… yeah, I had to delete that last part now… you got me (rightfully) feeling convicted… I didn’t need to add that… so, thanks. That was my earthly flesh self saying that, I wouldnt even actually do that in RL. I probably subconsciously thought that would make me look cool around here.
you have been upgraded to MEGA CHURCH