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Check for cash behind the walls.

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Sounds pretty par-for-the-course for a prosperity gospel church. It's the spelling and grammar in that Facebook post that are making my eye twitch.

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“ Among his reasons for leaving? No accountability, shady finances, and witnessing physical and mental abuse from Smith.”

In other words, a typical megachurch.

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"If he walked in the room, you had to stand up. You couldn't talk to him unless he talked to you in that room. And then you would be seated when he told you to be seated."

These people are seriously fucked in the head to go along that shit.

✔ lust

✔ wrath

✔ greed

✔ pride

gluttony

envy

sloth

Smith has checked off four of the "Seven Deadly Sins." Wow, he is one hell of a good christian role model.

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"Even the pope doesn’t take himself that seriously."

IKR? Have you seen his funny hats?

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Dec 26, 2021·edited Dec 26, 2021

OT/

Hello to all of you! I just had a wonderful meal, good wine, an excellent Espresso and several spirit-lifting glasses of Grappa. There, a good spirit if you need one! Yeah, I'm somewhat srunk, and I'm in a really good mood right now. The meal was escellent and the peoöle preparing adn serving it were so lovely adn welcoming! If ou ever get to be in the South-West part of Germany, in the region of Baden-Württemberg, in the small town of Lampertheim, visit " Ristorante Arlequino, Da Nunzio" you won't be disappointed.

http://www.ristorante-arlecchino.com/

Yeah, I feel good now, slightly drunk, belly full of good food and I feel like sharing right now. I wish to tell you all how much I appreciate your "company", your thoughts , your insights and outsights. I had to leave th country that I love, the life that I loved , Sammy, the dog that I love, people that I love behind, and i'm very often very lonely, but when I#m here with you all,I really feel a company. I know it won't happen, but sometimes I wish we could all come together and share an opulent meal at "Da Nunzio" ! Life, Reality, always have been grim and hard for most of the people , and maybe it is due to the fact that our generations are the first to live in somewhat of a comfor, and security(compared to those generations that came before) that we are all so aware and conscious of all the things that are wrong and should be better! But, as I said, right now I'm somewhat drunk and I dond't want to hash my buzz, I rather share with you . And I want to share that we need too be together , in thought, spirit and willingness to overcome the shit that is happening right now. I wnat to believe that the world is full of good people and that the current rise of evil will be crushed by the will of the good pople. Damn, I didn't want to go there, I just wnated to share my feelgood with you. The days are getting longer,more light in he darkness, nature is ready to be reborn in spring ! Let ther be light and warmth for all of us. Feel huged and loved, it's nice to know you are out htere.

Ok, I'm drunk, but not so drunk that I wouldn't re-read what I've written, and I see all of my typos, but in the spirit of the monemt I let them be as they are. Again, huggs for you all and may the coming light shine into our lives and brighten our lives.

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With that kind of attitude, has he considered running for Congress? I'm sure the GQP would love to have him.

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Dec 25, 2021·edited Dec 25, 2021

It always cracks me up seeing how the Christian church has become so unappealing in modern times that they need hipster preachers and Christian rock to attract young believers. They're like aging pedophiles trying to stay appealing to their target demographic

https://giphy.com/gifs/30-rock-steve-buscemi-peacocktv-JTzPN5kkobFv7X0zPJ

(Almost) Gone are the days when you couldn't wear bright colors or tight clothes or dance to any music worth dancing to. You don't even have to have a familiarity with scripture anymore to be considered part of their "in-crowd"....because reading the bible takes too much time and effort.

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New FAFO. Podcaster Doug Kuzma, MAGAt supporter of the Big Lie about the 'stolen' election and anti-vaxx lunatic, is now in a Virginia hospital on a ventilator. They say he needs 'heavy prayers.' Too bad for him that he foolishly rejected what he really needed. Too late now. Those prayers will do him absolutely no good, no matter how much they weigh.

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Dec 26, 2021·edited Dec 26, 2021

Did his church have a 10 Commandments monument anywhere on the property? Was "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" missing?

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They should have called it Venus church.

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Happy Boxing Day to all our cousins in the Great White North and elsewhere in the world where this day is celebrated.

Speaking of the white stuff, we've got snow here. Was supposed to come in yesterday to give us a white Christmas but held off until today (newspapers said it snowed here yesterday but I never saw any in my immediate neck of the woods. And when I woke up this morning we were still snow-free...until I went outside an hour later. Then it was an instant winter wonderland.

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Dec 25, 2021·edited Dec 26, 2021

Hey, your post identifies Tavner Smith as the lead pastor of Venue Church, but the accusation of spousal abuse is against the worship pastor (see point number three in the Facebook post you have screenshot). And yet, you claim that Smith was the one putting his wife against the wall.

Facts are important, aren’t they?

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OT - I just finished watching s01e08 of Santa Inc. There is another scene with full-frontal male nudity, and the elven Conan the Pompadour makes another cameo. There was a slight cliffhanger at the end, so there might be a season two.

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Lol

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Dec 26, 2021·edited Dec 26, 2021

I can’t turn on the volume on that video. I’ve watched it several times and don’t see anything untoward (except the body language is suggestive of people who are very familiar/friendly with each other). Does one of them SAY something that indicates infidelity?

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