"So the charges are that Kaitlyn and I pocketed $1.3 million, and I just want to come out and say that those uh charges are true," said Regalado in the video, presumably causing a cold chill to run down the spine of his defense attorney in the middle of whatever he was doing.
Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command
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Re: Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command
#92Earlier quoted context omitted.
>... but if you're familiar with evangelical Christian culture, this line gets used to justify all sorts of behavior and life decisions that might go against what one would traditionally expect a devour Christian to avoid. Religion being used that way isn't limited to evangelicals nor Christianity. In fact, it's basically the reason people are mocking the phrase.
I'd rather say that such conduct is mostly confined to evangelicals. Mainstream Christianity teaches that prophecy ceased with Maleachi, and form then onwards we have only the traditions of the Church to go by. That would include a sober ("chaste") lifestyle.
Literally every Christian denomination believes in communication from God, whether that counts as "prophecy" or not.
Re: Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command
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Location. Like male circumcision it simply doesnt exist outside of the USA, unless you count random african countries like Ghana. No idea why, if anyone wants to enlighten me let me know.
> if anyone wants to enlighten me let me know. Cut off the tip of your ding dong and get to eat bacon. Or not. Easy choice. /s
Isn't it the opposite?
Re: Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command
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The article was the source for the top countries and overall percentage I used in my statement. It’s fine if you would like to make unsubstantiated claims but I felt it was better to provide a source for my claim. Is Ghana a western democracy or did you just toss them in for some extra bias/flair? Maybe you just had trouble staying on track with the thread which was about televangelists and didn’t mention male genita…
To be honest, I just mentioned it was uncommon due to location I had no idea someone was going to reply with links to articles about the benefits of male circumcision, I felt compelled to reply as a result. But it is a fair enough comment to say I should stay on track when I called you out on it too ( I edited that out as I felt it was a bit rude to comment on your attitude ). Regarding Ghana I dont think you underst…
You're being trolled.
Re: Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command
#95"A Christian did something bad, let's insult God and Christianity!"
That's the point of this article and its title.
But no one cares about the missionaries who risk their lives to benefit others, and all positive things are thrown out the window.
Then, let's blame God because a human did something bad "in His name."
See the irrationality of the "logic"?
Re: Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command
#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd rather say that such conduct is mostly confined to evangelicals. Mainstream Christianity teaches that prophecy ceased with Maleachi, and form then onwards we have only the traditions of the Church to go by. That would include a sober ("chaste") lifestyle.
Literally every Christian denomination believes in communication from God, whether that counts as "prophecy" or not.
Well, yes, Marian apparitions are a thing, but the Virgin isn't going to tell anyone to go out and buy a Porsche.
Re: Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command
#97Lots of people mocking the “God commanded me to do X” but if you’re familiar with evangelical Christian culture, this line gets used to justify all sorts of behavior and life decisions that might go against what one would traditionally expect a devout Christian to avoid. Obviously fraud and financial crimes are an extreme version of this, but it’s a line I’ve heard to justify all sorts of legal albeit self-destructiv…
Christianity isn't the only religion abused by flawed people to do bad things. Its more of a reflection of the people involved and not the religion. It's sad.
Modern american evangelical christianity suffers from a particular moral rot that isn't unique to it but is also not common to other branches of the faith. Specifically, there's a firm conviction that once you're saved you remain saved, and you can find lots of people who behave as if as a result, nothing they do really matters. They can be selfish, they can be rude, they can be cruel, they can be unfaithful, and it's all fine in the end because they're still safe. They'll tell you of course that everyone should do their best, and they might even tell you that they're doing their best, but the basic tenets of their specific flavor of faith are essentially that Nothing Really Matters. The most extreme evangelical/nondenominational Christians take this especially far like the pastor in the article, and I feel bad for people of faith who have to share the same label with them.
(for context, I worked in evangelical christian ministry for multiple years when I was younger)
Re: Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command
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Under christian theology the devil made me do it isn't an excuse it's a condemnation. The blame still lies entirely with you. That is in fact the whole point.
That's a good observation, but the part where this breaks down is that these evangelists are clearly not Cristian.
You are correct which is why it's important to call them out on that.
Re: Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command
#99"A Christian did something bad, let's insult God and Christianity!" That's the point of this article and its title. But no one cares about the missionaries who risk their lives to benefit others, and all positive things are thrown out the window. Then, let's blame God because a human did something bad "in His name." See the irrationality of the "logic"?
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Re: Colorado pastor charged for cryptocurrency scam he perpetrated at God's command
#100Earlier quoted context omitted.
>... but if you're familiar with evangelical Christian culture, this line gets used to justify all sorts of behavior and life decisions that might go against what one would traditionally expect a devour Christian to avoid. Religion being used that way isn't limited to evangelicals nor Christianity. In fact, it's basically the reason people are mocking the phrase.
I'd rather say that such conduct is mostly confined to evangelicals. Mainstream Christianity teaches that prophecy ceased with Maleachi, and form then onwards we have only the traditions of the Church to go by. That would include a sober ("chaste") lifestyle.
This actually depends on your denomination quite a bit. What you're outlining is a fairly conservative approach. There's a decent sized amount of "charismatic" Christians who firmly believe in prophecy here and now. What qualifies as prophecy, and how to handle it can differ quite a bit from congregation to congregation.