Comments on: Star Athletes, Megachurches, and a Whole Lot of Money

By: John Catt

John Catt — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:08:13 +0000

These athletes can sometimes see the light . See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Edwards_(athlete)#Religious_beliefs

By: Adrienne

Adrienne — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:48:58 +0000

I think people seek a sense of community when they join megachurches. But unfortunately they are systematically preyed upon by church leaders. Religion is big business, always was and always will be.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:40:04 +0000

IMO, mega churches and “prosperity gospel” are symptomatic of the “end of days” for Christianity. Christianity is dying and undergoing death-throws.

By: J

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:05:52 +0000

Well, not really surprising, although quite disgusting nonetheless.

I mean, athletes are not exactly known for their brain power, are they? Not that they couldn’t use it — I believe anyone healthy has the capabilities — it’s just that they don’t need to, and don’t want. So it’s quite easy to scam them like shown in the video.

At least the 10% means nothing to them. What’s 3.5 M out of 35 M anyway? Ten percent means much more to the poor saps making 30k a year though, which are also favored victims of these rascals.

And finally, Holyfield must not have tithed hard enough, given his ridiculous home is in trouble now. There is one born every minute, indeed.

By: matt

matt — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:15:30 +0000

wow….what a crime, this is why religions in general and those like this one should have to pay taxes, no wonder politicians go to them…they go to them to get them to donate the “church” money for their campaigns. what a scam

By: dan

dan — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:12:18 +0000

makes a very convincing case against paying professional athletes so much.

are there any atheist athletes?

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:25:08 +0000

I think you’re being hard on Evander. He only paid for the megachurch so he’d have a building big enough to fit his illegitimate children!

Allegedly.

By: Zar

Zar — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:35:54 +0000

Wait; the reverend’s last name is DOLLAR?

Gotta love when the guy says something like, “Who says that they can’t live like CEOs?” Um, Jesus?

By: Justin jm

Justin jm — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:24:53 +0000

Justin jm
A rope’s end is an old nautical term for a short piece of stout rope used as a club or short whip. I couldn’t quickly find the term for whatever it was that Jesus used when he drove out the moneychangers from the temple courtyard. It was some kind of short piece of braided something.

Okay, thanks. I didn’t know that Jesus was depicted as using a whip to drive out the moneychangers; I’d have guessed that he used fisticuffs or something.

By: Richard Wade

Richard Wade — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:59:16 +0000

Justin jm
A rope’s end is an old nautical term for a short piece of stout rope used as a club or short whip. I couldn’t quickly find the term for whatever it was that Jesus used when he drove out the moneychangers from the temple courtyard. It was some kind of short piece of braided something.