227 Megachurches – Glaube als Ware

Es gibt wenige Institutitionen, die enger mit der US-amerikanischen Gesellschaft verbunden sind als Megachurches – stadiongroße Hallen, in denen GlĂ€ubige vom Heiligen Geist beseelt schreien, springen, ĂŒber den Boden rollen, lallen. Es gibt wenige Institutionen, die uns EuropĂ€ern fremdartiger erscheinen. Megachurches werden generalstabsmĂ€ĂŸig organisiert, sind systematisch auf die Bindung der GlĂ€ubigen ausgerichtet und – natĂŒrlich – auf maximalen Profit.

Till fĂŒhrt uns durch die Welt der amerikanischen Megachurches, lĂ€sst Prediger zu Wort kommen und zeigt uns einige der Methoden, mit denen die braven GottesmĂ€nner maximalen Umsatz erzeugen. Und trotz alledem, trotz der Psychotricks und Rhetorikmaschen und der totalen sozialen Kontrolle der GlĂ€ubigen durch Smartphone-Apps und Data Mining — auch in den USA treten immer mehr Leute aus den Kirchen aus.

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227 Megachurches – Glaube als Ware

Es gibt wenige Institutitionen, die enger mit der US-amerikanischen Gesellschaft verbunden sind als Megachurches – stadiongroße Hallen, in denen GlĂ€ubige vom Heiligen Geist beseelt schreien, springen,

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Who are always accusing LGBTQ folks of being molesters? Christians.
Who always protects sexual molesters? Christians.
->After years of warnings, their study clearly said "He's sexually abusing orphans & stealing their money"
...so they left him in power another 4 years, then dumped the orphans on the street.
#ChristoFascism #church #molester #priest #abuser #Romanian #orphanage #school #sex #trafficking #children #California #MegaChurch #lawsuits #Havsgaard #GregLaurie
https://ministrywatch.com/more-lawsuits-filed-against-greg-laurie-and-harvest-christian-fellowship-for-abuse-in-romanian-orphanage/
More Lawsuits Filed Against Greg Laurie and Harvest Christian Fellowship for Abuse in Romanian Orphanage - MinistryWatch

Another group of plaintiffs, this time including seven women, have filed lawsuits against California megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship and its lead pastor Greg Laurie for sexual abuse they claim to have suffered at the hands of Paul Havsgaard.

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The Cathedral, the Megachurch, and the Bazaar

If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember the essay The Cathedral and the Bazaar. The TL;DR was that old open source was the cathedral of exclusive developers and groups. Then the Bazaar showed up (which was the Linux Kernel for example) and that freed us from the shackles of the cathedral. Except if we look at how things evolved, it wasn’t actually a bazaar. It was a bunch of roadside churches that are now megachurches. But there is still a bazaar, and it’s holding up our modern infrastructure.

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People who leave #church during the last song worry me a bit.

Like... are you in THAT much of a rush to get somewhere? There's literally a constant stream of people leaving.

I get that this is a #megachurch, but good grief.

Popular #Atlanta #Megachurch #Pastor Charged for Beating His Stepson With
What??

An #associatepastor at Atlanta’s #2819Church was reportedly suspended after he was arrested for doing the unthinkable to his 15-year-old #stepson.

The 15-year-old, who had received an in-school suspension, alleged, “My dad called himself disciplining me” with an extension cord. The Independent identified the boy’s stepfather as #KennethMcFarland, an associate pastor at 2819 #Church.

https://www.theroot.com/popular-atlanta-megachurch-pastor-charged-for-beating-h-2000075361

#Megachurch pastor from #Detriot sparks massive backlash after a video of him publicly demanding more money from parishioner who offered over $1,000 goes viral. @johniadarola.bsky.social and @sharonreedlive.bsky.social break it down on @thedamagereport.bsky.social youtu.be/H2lAXoFeC0w?...

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Megachurch Pastor UNDER FIRE After Staggering Demand Video Goes Viral

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"#Texas #Megachurch pastor" Robert Morris, Trumps "spiritual adviser", wg. sexuellem #Missbrauch einer 12jĂ€hrigen verurteilt. | MeidasTouch: #Trump’s DARK PAST Surfaces at WORST TIME in HIS LIFE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qCCFzoFrGk #RobertMorris #Religion #USA #Politik
Trump’s DARK PAST Surfaces at WORST TIME in HIS LIFE

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Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor, pleads guilty to child sex abuse

PAWHUSKA, Okla.— Robert Morris, the Texas megachurch pastor who built Gateway Church into one of the largest congregations in the country, pleaded guilty Thursday in Osage County District Court to charges that he sexually abused a girl in the 1980s

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Ed Pilkington: #Megachurch pastor and ex-Trump adviser pleads guilty to child sexual abuse. Robert Morris to serve only six months in county jail after charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with child

#trump #christianity #ChildSexAbuse #oklahoma #texas #Gatewaychurch
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/03/pastor-robert-morris-pleads-guilty

Megachurch pastor and ex-Trump adviser pleads guilty to child sexual abuse

Robert Morris to serve only six months in county jail after charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with child

The Guardian