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[–] CttCJim 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

Watch the John Oliver video again. It's legal because churches are allowed to take collection, and in order to avoid fights the laws about what counts as a church are EXTREMELY vague.

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[–] SilentMaster [S] 1 point 2 points (+3|-1) ago 

I would argue that the people running Ponzi Schemes probably call that a collection too. But those are illegal. I know the vagueness is what allows them to do this, but my god, why are we protecting predators at all costs when innocent people are being destroyed?

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[–] sparkybear 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Ponzi schemes promise a return on your investment. Churches that are money grabs like this are really frowned upon in most of the Christian world because they are seen for what they are. The Prosperity Gospel has no real basis in faith and is based around the idea that if you give money to the church and to God he will bless you more. You're not promising what a ponzi scheme promises, you're promising God will bless you more if you give him more.

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[–] CttCJim ago 

Because it's a numbers game. It costs more (time, money, votes) to fight the religious right to limit the rights of churches than what you lose by allowing this shit to happen.