The guy living on the street has a problem which society could solve if it had the will. But theofascist grifters? They are supported by the credulous. That is not a problem which I can think of a solution for.
I'm glad the guy got his guitar back, but why did he have to try putting a religious spin on getting it back? As far as I'm concerned, this is just another example of why we don't want religion in government. The true-believer can rationalize an excuse for just about anything.
One thing needs to be kept firmly in mind: evangelical Christian proselytizers LIE FOR A LIVING. In that regard, they are no different from Donald Trump, and in fact, that's probably why they like him so much. What this amounts to is yet one more effort on Feucht's part to garner more attention to himself and to his non-existent deity. Whoop-whoop.
If he wants to get MY attention, he can turn himself into the local constabulary and admit to committing fraud.
Feucht exploited the man and didn't meet his basic needs. Shameful. I will link to the article on conservative Christian sites to get the word out about Feucht.
My own experience involving homelessness and Christianity...
I spent 5 years sleeping at a shelter run by Catholics. I was surrounded by 200 other men aged 50 and older and who had a number of problems. I had to fight for the position every night, but it gave me a place to eat, sleep, shower and clean my clothes while I got my life back on track.
Not once in all that time did St. Martin's ever try to convert me to Christianity (or bring me back to Catholicism, in my case). Unlike Sean Fucked, these people actually heeded the words of Jesus found in Matthew 25:35-40.
(Keep in mind: The shelter may have been run by the Catholic Church, but those who were employed there may or may not been Catholics. Or even believers)
Preachers are in the business of storytelling, like politicians, motivational speakers, and comedians. Rule No. 1: Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. They also steal and repackage other people’s work worse than knockoff T-shirt printers.
Somehow, none of this comes as any kind of shock, not even the point that after they got done abusing the poor guy they just tossed him aside. Christians seem to do that fairly frequently, in all truth.
This is little more than performance Christianity, and what's the point of having a religion if that religion doesn't do a thing to make the world a better place? I've always been disappointed in the number of conversion stories I've later found out were faked, misunderstood, exaggerated, or otherwise just outright wrong. Seems to me that the rest of the world will know who the Christians are by their lies, not their love.
Oy. I'm taking a day off classwork, I can't handle my Ethics course after this garbage. Good thing I'm a bit ahead at this point, or I'd be in real trouble.
You can tell by the look on the man's face that he is annoyed. If he is being saved, shouldn't he be smiling and participating in some way. Not just looking annoyed?
A lot of ministers do this. They want "miraculous" stories. Whether it's to "help" god or to "help" promote themselves.
Everyone is either a "former Satanic/wiccan high priest(ess)" or a "former 'hard-core' atheist" these days.
It's all bullshit.
The people who do good in the world would have helped this guy and no one would ever hear about what they're doing. Because they're too busy helping people to engage in bullshit lying self-promotion.
I can't count how many times DM and me gave money, food or basic necessities to charities or homeless people, neither of us are christians. We don't ask for fame or money for what should be a given, helping those in need. feucht you sean from all the people you used instead of help.
Feucht's nest of origination, the 7 Mountain Mandate monstrosity that is Bethel church in Redding is full of people who emulate this kind of behavior. It's gross and they grift millions of dollars weekly but do NOTHING for the community they invaded 20 years ago.
The guy living on the street has a problem which society could solve if it had the will. But theofascist grifters? They are supported by the credulous. That is not a problem which I can think of a solution for.
I'm glad the guy got his guitar back, but why did he have to try putting a religious spin on getting it back? As far as I'm concerned, this is just another example of why we don't want religion in government. The true-believer can rationalize an excuse for just about anything.
One thing needs to be kept firmly in mind: evangelical Christian proselytizers LIE FOR A LIVING. In that regard, they are no different from Donald Trump, and in fact, that's probably why they like him so much. What this amounts to is yet one more effort on Feucht's part to garner more attention to himself and to his non-existent deity. Whoop-whoop.
If he wants to get MY attention, he can turn himself into the local constabulary and admit to committing fraud.
Feucht exploited the man and didn't meet his basic needs. Shameful. I will link to the article on conservative Christian sites to get the word out about Feucht.
My own experience involving homelessness and Christianity...
I spent 5 years sleeping at a shelter run by Catholics. I was surrounded by 200 other men aged 50 and older and who had a number of problems. I had to fight for the position every night, but it gave me a place to eat, sleep, shower and clean my clothes while I got my life back on track.
Not once in all that time did St. Martin's ever try to convert me to Christianity (or bring me back to Catholicism, in my case). Unlike Sean Fucked, these people actually heeded the words of Jesus found in Matthew 25:35-40.
(Keep in mind: The shelter may have been run by the Catholic Church, but those who were employed there may or may not been Catholics. Or even believers)
Preachers are in the business of storytelling, like politicians, motivational speakers, and comedians. Rule No. 1: Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. They also steal and repackage other people’s work worse than knockoff T-shirt printers.
Somehow, none of this comes as any kind of shock, not even the point that after they got done abusing the poor guy they just tossed him aside. Christians seem to do that fairly frequently, in all truth.
This is little more than performance Christianity, and what's the point of having a religion if that religion doesn't do a thing to make the world a better place? I've always been disappointed in the number of conversion stories I've later found out were faked, misunderstood, exaggerated, or otherwise just outright wrong. Seems to me that the rest of the world will know who the Christians are by their lies, not their love.
Oy. I'm taking a day off classwork, I can't handle my Ethics course after this garbage. Good thing I'm a bit ahead at this point, or I'd be in real trouble.
"Even McCarty, the guy who “delivered” Williams to Feucht, isn’t happy with how the story was spun out of proportion..."
Weasel words! Weasel words! Well no one read me of these turbulent weasel words?
"Spun out of proportion…" Must be Christianese for "he fucking lied and should be burning in hell forever."
You can tell by the look on the man's face that he is annoyed. If he is being saved, shouldn't he be smiling and participating in some way. Not just looking annoyed?
A lot of ministers do this. They want "miraculous" stories. Whether it's to "help" god or to "help" promote themselves.
Everyone is either a "former Satanic/wiccan high priest(ess)" or a "former 'hard-core' atheist" these days.
It's all bullshit.
The people who do good in the world would have helped this guy and no one would ever hear about what they're doing. Because they're too busy helping people to engage in bullshit lying self-promotion.
I can't count how many times DM and me gave money, food or basic necessities to charities or homeless people, neither of us are christians. We don't ask for fame or money for what should be a given, helping those in need. feucht you sean from all the people you used instead of help.
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I'm pretty sure that if you asked Ray nicely and gave him enough money he'd 'gift' you another guitar. Irreplaceable my arse.
Feucht's next guitar story:
Standing in the rain, with his head hung low
Couldn't get a ticket, it was a sold out show
Heard the roar of the crowd, he could picture the scene
Put his ear to the wall, then like a distant scream
He heard one guitar, just blew him away
He saw stars in his eyes, and the very next day
Bought a beat up six-string in a secondhand store
Didn't know how to play it, but he knew for sure
That one guitar felt good in his hands
Didn't take long to understand
Just one guitar, slung way down low
Was a one-way ticket, only one way to go
Feucht's nest of origination, the 7 Mountain Mandate monstrosity that is Bethel church in Redding is full of people who emulate this kind of behavior. It's gross and they grift millions of dollars weekly but do NOTHING for the community they invaded 20 years ago.