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'Pay-to-pray': Trump reportedly charges supporters $100K to attend church service with him (www.rawstory.com)

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The day before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly be attending an interfaith prayer service in Washington D.C. His wealthiest supporters can also attend — if they write or solicit a big enough check.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I don't think that's a generally true description. I'm sure there are some amount of people for whom that applies but I don't think most people who classify themselves as Christians would agree with those statements.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago

Maybe not the Christers (Christmas and Easter church goers) but the weekly+ faithful do. It's way more common than you'd think.. unless you are one of them, and then it's exactly as often as you'd think, and I was one of them. The number of them there multiple times a week who not only believe the end of days is a good thing but actively pray and donate and vote for it to come faster is significant.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You’d be surprised, especially in the US. Biden is an avid believer of that, for example.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

Biden does not want a nuclear war. If he did, we would have had one, he's had plenty of opportunity to start or allow one, and instead he has actively worked to avoid it. I also would contest the idea he wants to die to get to heaven earlier.