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She sells magical crucifixes and has warned of consequences from God for those who don’t stand with the president.

The president’s spiritual advisor, Florida-based televangelist scammer Paula White-Cain, said at a book-signing event this week that saying no to Donald Trump is the same thing as saying no to the Christian god.

While speaking during the event, White-Cain recounted how the president asked her to join his Evangelical advisory board before his 2016 inauguration, saying, “He’s got a strong persona, don’t get me wrong. Don’t start a fight with him.”

“Why would the evangelicals come out and vote for him?” she asked before saying that “God told me to” join his advisory board.

“Because one thing I said, ‘I’ll never do politics,'” she said. “But when it came down to it, it wasn’t about doing politics. It was about an assignment. To say no to President Trump would be saying no to God. And I won’t do that.

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[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 108 points 1 week ago (9 children)

Her official business, Paula White Ministries, has told its followers that it can “assign an angel” to those who pay the ministry $1,000. The angel will allegedly “give you long life” and “be an enemy to your enemies,”

Yeah but then it becomes a bidding war. What if someone else already paid for a divine hit against you? God loves everyone but loves cash even more.

Of course these scam goblins love Trump.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

God wants dollars. God wants cents. God wants pounds, schillings and pence.

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[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Christian Curses! Get 'em right here folks!

Wanna live forever, see your enemies destroyed?

I guess it has been a long time since I went to Sunday school.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I need to atone for some genocidal conquests, how much will that set me back, like around $2K ish? You have coupons?

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[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (4 children)

“Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man living in the sky who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!

"But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money!” - George Carlin

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[–] Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Wow, what a rip off, don't listen to this lady. If you want one, I can set you up with the same deal PLUS VPN protection for $995.

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[–] Australis13@fedia.io 47 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah, another arrogant individual who presumes to know the mind of God.

I loathe televangelists. They are nothing like the Christ they claim to serve.

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[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 46 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

The more money you have, the closer you are to god? That's mammon worship. Shameless shills for people who already have more than their fair share.

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 18 points 1 week ago

It's like these people literally never read the Bible and what Jesus had to say about that exact thing...

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That is calvinism. The prosperity doctrine, or I'm sorry it's originally evolution something, but not the real type I can't recall right now. Wealth shows god's favour, the lack of it his rejection. They would like to help the poors, but it would be defying god's will if they did.

It's all predetermined, and a self serving philosophy.

[–] imahappyguy@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The language she uses is why I despise the evangelical movement. It deigns us powerful and that leads to abuse of that power and supercilious arrogance that you are forever justified. No wonder the western christian church thinks their defecation smells of roses.

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How is it that this administration has made me a fan of the fucking Pope??

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Then God is a traitor, a racist, and a pedophile.

[–] Sunflier@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Don't forget being a thief.

[–] MunkyNutts@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

FTFY

“Because one thing I said, ‘I’ll never do politics,'” she said. “But when it came down to it, it wasn’t about doing politics. It was about ~~an assignment.~~ grifting feeble-minded suckers."

[–] Bigfishbest@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'd like to know which one of the writers of The Boys has an actual working crystal futuretelling sphere. I have some questions about a lottery.

[–] imjustmsk@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago

FOR real, although they cleverly write their script and make changes based on current political and global situationts while shooting the show.

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Here's some real Christianity for you:

Christ said it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Slime balls through the centuries have tried to weasel their way past this simple truth with convoluted and ahistoric readings of Christ's words. But at the end of the day, the historical Jesus was a poor person. He hung out with other poor people. His friends were beggars, lepers, prostitutes, and social outcasts of all sorts. He lived like a poor person. He spoke like a poor person. He lived with other poor people. If you wanted to join his club, the first thing you had to do was give away all your wealth. He said rich people don't go to Heaven, and he meant it.

There is no such thing as a moral billionaire. There are no billionaires in paradise. Trump and his cabinet are a carnival of the Damned. I do not claim to know what level of wealth damns a person. But by the time you've hoarded enough wealth for a thousand lifetimes, you're certainly past that point. There are no billionaires in paradise. In the end, every last one of them burns.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There are no billionaires in paradise. In the end, every last one of them burns.

Sometimes I really wish I was part of the cult so I could believe this. As it is I can only settle for that primal fear every person has to experience as they know they're at the very end. The Great Equalizer. But yeah, until then they're going to live fantastic lives off of our labor. Not quite as satisfying as an eternity burning.

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[–] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Fuck your god!

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bring back the concept of «Heresy». Because this is it.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

They will bring it back, you'll see. Everyone disagreeing with Trump will be the heretic. That's the way heresy works.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Well, yeah... Did everyone not see that image he posted?

Jesus punches Trump into hell

Oh, shoot, sorry... This is the one Iran posted in response to his post. Just freeze it at the first frame, everyone. Let's be adult about this.

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[–] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

maralago face is real

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Isnt this the plot line of the latest series of The Boys?

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

The Boys writers: "People aren't grasping the satire, is it still too subtle? Crank it up I guess."

Reality:

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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 15 points 1 week ago

From her perspective it actually makes sense.

God = The thing I make up stories about so that people give me money.
Trump = God

Pretty logical once you understand that these people don't believe in anything but making money.

[–] Heikki2@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

The fact that people think Trump has a soul is alarming. His existence alone should disprove god.

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[–] Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Who cares what this charlatan thinks? Prosperity gospel is blasphemous and evil.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes.

So people grasp this maybe more tangibly:

Between 25% to 35% of the US population is Y'all Qaeda.

They're completely delusional, psychotic religious extremists, who literally believe that they speak and act with the authority of God, and thus cannot be wrong.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You'd think at some point his base would start thinking he was the antichrist but no

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 11 points 1 week ago

They've never actually read their own handbook.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 10 points 1 week ago

Her standards for an all-powerful, all-knowing god are pretty low. Or to quote Hulk, "puny god".

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[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 9 points 1 week ago

Oh. Dear. Fuck.

[–] OctopusNemeses@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've often heard Americans say that one of their greatest strengths is how bipolar they are (with a more positive spin). Well now we're seeing the insane side in control of everything.

The manic side, I guess?

And Democrats are the depression (mental, not economic) side.

That makes their red (seeing red) vs blue (feeling blue) make sense, too.

[–] HermitBee@feddit.uk 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

saying no to Donald Trump is the same thing as saying no to the Christian god.

The right thing to do, because each has a documented history of being an utterly despicable despotic cunt?

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

The divine right of …….. the president of the USA?!?!?! Please. The entire world is waiting for one of 1) him to die 2) the midterms 3) the Supreme Court to strike down his stupid tarrifs 4) another US-style coup.

[–] Auli@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

The entire world should be moving away from the crazy States of America. And let them rot by themselves but they won't.

[–] Gates9@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

“Hamanda acka acka racka deda backa sanda acka ambo osa cacka reeté eké banda acka riki dibi asha daaah”

  • Paula White Cain, Senior Advisor to the White House Faith Office
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[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Funny, I had dinner with God just last week and He said this girl was an idiot.

[–] GreenBeanMachine@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Saying no to tRump is like saying no to drinking diarrhea.

Enjoy drinking his diarrhea.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 7 points 1 week ago

As in, "you can say it but he'll never hear it"

[–] surfrock66@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is wild that this season of The Boys was filmed months before this.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I have been having a hard time watching this season as it parallels too closely with the real world. Like wTF, why is this show that is supposed to be OTT fiction so close to reality?

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Tell me you're gonna burn in Hell if it exists without telling me you're going to burn in Hell if it exists.

She's nothing more than a Mammonite that has mutilated her face.

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