Discussion: John Oliver Announces The Shuttering Of His Megachurch, <a href="http://www.ourladyofperpetualexemption.com/index.html">Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption</a>

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The Republican Party has their ‘DICK’ and NOW John has his ‘DICK’…a great big one,…

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I don’t think he thought this through. He is going to be getting it by the gallon now that folks know his limit. Trolls love knowing what pushes your buttons.

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So I can’t get my… ummm… contribution back? I’ll need it for the Salvation Army santas

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Oh no! The shuttering of the ONLY honest megachurch!!!

Well…we’ll always have supreme grifter Pastor Gas to lift our spirits (and our air fresheners) in times of darkness :

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WHEW! It’s good to know my donation got through. The people at the UPS Store looked kind of uncomfortable. Some people, you know?

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It blows my mind that people really sent money. Well at least it is going to a good cause, unlike the private jet Rev Dollar (yes people…thats his name) here in Atlanta swears he must have since his old private jet was just getting to old. Nothing says praise Jesus like flying in luxury.

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In the fine print, it said that when they eventually close down the church they’ll send all the money they sent to Doctors without Borders. They didn’t expect so many donations, though.

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did those donations cum with used kleneex…I’m sooooooo sorry couldn’t help ,it…lol

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no kleenex…wet towel I’d assume.

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Damn! I wanted to continue to worship at the altar of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption. Well, I’m still attending the regular services on Sunday.

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I loved the whole idea of it because I knew people would send money, and being the person John Oliver is, I knew the money would go for a goo cause.

I think there should be a GOFUNDME for money to go to the the organizations who are trying to get voters registered in the states that have instituted the draconian voter restriction laws so the money could be used to fund people who can’t afford to get the proper identification in order to vote. Surely it can’t be that difficult to do.

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Why would progressives/liberals waste their time and effort in trying to discredit megachurches or their followers? If people want to send their own money to these people, then so be it. After all it is their money. If they think it gives them a little blessing from their God, then who are they hurting? I think people waste to much time and effort in worrying about what others are doing that has no impact on their personal lives.

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By that logic, why should our legal system prosecute any fraud? After all, it’s their money, and the rest of us aren’t harmed by having them conned out of it.

And in this case, you’re missing one key point. Your tax dollars are supporting these con men, because their churches are tax-exempt.

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Brilliant piece on the televangelists. I hope there’s a special place in Hell for those who would use God to prey on the (mostly) weak, vulnerable, and/or naive.

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You surely know the difference between people being tricked out of their money (fraud) and people being asked for money and voluntarily giving it to an organization (charitable donation), right? Even if they’re voluntarily giving it to something you don’t value.

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I do, but I’m not entirely sure you do.

Televangelists are con men. When it comes to “established religions,” I suspect most them are, as well. They’re promising something, in exchange for money, that they can’t deliver. And their charitable work is usually a toxic combination of actual help and utterly unhelpful proselytizing.

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You’re making a completely unfounded assumption. You’re assuming you know the reason that people give money to “established religions.” Today is Rosh Hashanah and I live in a predominantly Jewish area so all day today I’ve seen tens of thousands of people driving and walking to synagogue.

In your words, they’re being promised something in exchange for money that the synagogues can’t deliver. And their money is going to charitable work that is a toxic combination of actual help and utterly unhelpful proselytizing. Yet I can guarantee you that if I had stopped every single Jewish family and asked them why they’re going to synagogue, not a single one of them would have given an answer remotely close to that. You’re suggesting they’re all being conned and that they’re being tricked into doing what they’re doing.

That’s ludicrous. They simply see value in something you don’t see value in.

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A “goo” cause?

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Pretty accurate. It’s all fairy tales for adults.