You're right, but Christianity specifically follows a character who preached against amassing wealth. It's right there in their holy book. So if they preach the prosperity gospel then they're not following their holy book very closely.
Hell, some of those hucksters claim that it's OK to be rich because Jesus was, too:
I guess the part about camels and eye needles doesn't matter.
Hell, some of those hucksters claim that it's OK to be rich because Jesus was, too:
Quote:The man (T.D. Jakes)who, in 2006, received a brand new convertible Bentley from friend Paula White, justifies his lifestyle by using Jesus as an example of a rich Christian, insinuating that
"Jesus "employed" 12 people to help spread his message, Jakes says, as though the apostles were on salary".
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Why else would Roman soldiers have gambled for his cloak as Jesus lay dying on the cross, if the cloak hadn't been unusually valuable? ..."The myth of the poor Jesus needs to be destroyed, because it's holding people back,"
I guess the part about camels and eye needles doesn't matter.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
