Religion & Popular Culture
Why Jesus Wouldn’t Buy a LearJet
Where angels fear to deplane
It seems like every other ad I see is a charity asking for money. In these times of want and woe, we need to be more generous with one another and to think more deeply about the world we want to create. Sometimes it’s hard to know where your hard-earned income should go. What is more noble? Protecting the environment or feeding the poor? There are a lot of choices. For me, it’s always a question of how the money will be used. What’s the charity’s overhead? What proportion goes to executive compensation? How does the charity fare in the various indices that track such things? Often though, a charity doesn’t (or perhaps shouldn’t) require much more than superficial research.
If the ultra-wealthy beg for your money, you should think deeply before sending that donation. If that ultra-wealthy person buttresses their appeal with some version of the so-called “Prosperity Gospel,” you should immediately put down your checkbook and change the channel to something more honest, like professional wrestling.
The past week provided a couple of deeply compelling examples that amply make the case against these avaricious charlatans. The first example is provided by extremist right-wing preacher, Jesse Duplantis. As reported by…
