The triumphal arch in the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Italy. It is a mosaic featuring Christ in the middle flanked by four winged evengelists and the 24 elders of Revelation. Below are Peter on the right and Paul on the left.
#rome #italy #church #basilica #cathedral #stpaul #arch #archway #mosaic #historic #religious #catholic #christ #evangelists #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #artforsale #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll
#til #todayilearned #ipfs #anarchism #evangelism #evangelists
From: https://www.simpleaswater.com/pinning/
IPFS nodes treat the data they store like a cache, meaning that there is no guarantee that the data will continue to be stored. Pinning a CID tells an IPFS server that the data is important and must not be thrown away.
Not sure the Myanmar genocide is more clear under the lens of Buddhism. What about Racism, Tribalism, Communities, Xenophobia, etc...
Let's see HUMANS and not religious people
The step further: look at chimpanzees lynching targetted ones
Humans are cousins of chimps
And whether for religion or wordless reasons: they may find reasons for slaughter (if not for their religion, for the riverside they live on)
I agree that Humans may even find reasons to make war inside Buddhism, Zen, and other of the peacefullest wisdom of the World:
They even managed to turn Christianism in cult of Hatred and Wealth in the #uspolitics with the #maga and #evangelists
Seems like everything is possible with words and pitbull-parrots
I don't understand #American #Christians or #Evangelists who support #Trump
#Trump (at best is an apostate) has NEVER had any 'God' but himself
Trump is the perfect impersonation of the #Antichrist (in every sense)
(Do you remember... 'when the antichrist comes, his disciples will bear his mark on their foreheads')
and the MAGAs do bear trump mark on their foreheads
and yet....
many who claim to be 'Christian' support him
....
incredible... >>> 'revelation'
So, one adult kid and I go to the store to grab late-night provisions for the sick sibling who has been fighting a fever for a week (he's been in to see the doctor a few times, so he's back to home remedies and lots of rest).
Anyway, adult kid checks out and waits at the front of the store for me to do likewise...
When I finally get back to him he's being "evangelized" by some wild-eyed Pentecostal at the storefront.
Him: "This is the third time this has happened since I've been home to visit."
Me: "We've got to get out of here."
Him: "You know, it's never the Episcopalians, a buddhist, or even a nice rabbi that stops to chat. It's never anyone I might actually like to speak with. It's always some guy with a tract going off about speaking in tongues."
Me: "So it goes."
Is it like this for anyone else or are we just weirdo magnets? Is it just me or are the loonies really keyed up right now?
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Author(s) Bio: James A. Haught, syndicated by PeaceVoice, was the longtime editor at the Charleston Gazette and had been the editor emeritus since 2015. He was thought to have been the first investigative reporter in West Virginia. He won two dozen national newswriting awards and was author of 12 books and 150 magazine essays. He was also a senior editor of Free Inquiry magazine and was writer-in-residence for the United Coalition of Reason. He died on Sunday, July 23 (2023), at the age of 91.
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*Please see the footnotes, bibliography, and citations, after the publication.*
Keywords: Ben Kirby, conspicuous consumption, evangelists, expensive clothes, fraud, garish diamonds, gospel television, gullible believers, Instagram, narcissist, PreachersNSneakers, private jets.
How preachers turned faith into a sleazy business
Among sleazy occupations, is anything worse than big-money evangelists with their private jets, garish diamonds, piled-up hairdos and $5,000 suits?
A new book, PreachersNSneakers: Authenticity in an Age of For-Profit Faith and (Wannabe) Celebrities, exposes TV pastors “who get rich off of preaching about Jesus.” It’s written by Ben Kirby of Texas, a born-again Christian who watched gospel television and noticed that many leaders flaunted outlandishly expensive clothes and shoes designed for the superwealthy. He posted his findings on Instagram and drew 200,000 viewers. Now he has turned it into a book.
A Washington Post article states: “In 2019, Kirby posted a picture of Pastor John Gray wearing the coveted Nike Air Yeezy 2 Red Octobers, selling at the time on the resale market for more than $5,600.”
Astounding. What kind of narcissist pays $5,600 for a pair of shoes? The Post adds:
“Kirby has showcased Seattle Pastor Judah Smith’s $3,600 Gucci jacket, Dallas Pastor T.D. Jakes’ $1,250 Louboutin fanny pack and Miami Pastor Guillermo Maldonado’s $2,541 Ricci crocodile belt. And he considers Paula White, President Donald Trump’s most trusted pastoral adviser who is often photographed in designer items, a PreachersNSneakers ‘content goldmine,’ posting a photo of her wearing $785 Stella McCartney sneakers.”
A report by London’s Guardian further adds: “Pastor, author and religious personality John Gray appears in a recent post … sporting a Gucci sweater that cost more than $1,100. In another photo, Pastor Steven Furtick sports a pair of thousand-dollar Saint Laurent boots.”
More than a century ago, sociologist Thorstein Veblen coined the term “conspicuous consumption” for the flagrantly rich who paid glaring sums to show off their wealth. It became a popular label of contempt.
When preachers do it, there’s a double reason for contempt because evangelist money comes from gullible believers who are sold a fantasy of make-believe. The megachurch message says an invisible god will reward worshippers (donors) in an invisible heaven after death — and burn others in hell. Intelligent, educated, modern people know this is a fairy tale. Religion isn’t true. Its purveyors commit a form of fraud.
There’s nothing more sleazy than a huckster wearing $5,600 sneakers paid for with money from naïve believers.
This article is adapted from a piece that originally appeared at Daylight Atheism on April 5, 2021.
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American Medical Association (AMA 11th Edition): Haught J. How preachers turned faith into a sleazy business. June 2024; 12(3). http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/haught-sleazy
American Psychological Association (APA 7th Edition): Haught, J. (2024, June 22). How preachers turned faith into a sleazy business. In-Sight Publishing. 12(3).
Brazilian National Standards (ABNT): HAUGHT, J. How preachers turned faith into a sleazy business. In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal, Fort Langley, v. 12, n. 3, 2024.
Chicago/Turabian, Author-Date (17th Edition): Haught, James. 2024. “How preachers turned faith into a sleazy business.” In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal 12, no. 3 (Summer). http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/haught-sleazy.
Chicago/Turabian, Notes & Bibliography (17th Edition): Haught, J “How preachers turned faith into a sleazy business.” In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal 12, no. 3 (June 2024).http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/haught-sleazy.
Harvard: Haught, J. (2024) ‘How preachers turned faith into a sleazy business’, In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal, 12(3). <http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/haught-sleazy>.
Harvard (Australian): Haught, J 2024, ‘How preachers turned faith into a sleazy business’, In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, <http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/haught-sleazy>.
Modern Language Association (MLA, 9th Edition): Haught, James. “How preachers turned faith into a sleazy business” In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal, vo.12, no. 3, 2024, http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/haught-sleazy.
Vancouver/ICMJE: James H. How preachers turned faith into a sleazy business [Internet]. 2024 Jun; 12(3). Available from: http://www.in-sightpublishing.com/haught-sleazy.
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#BenKirby #conspicuousConsumption #evangelists #expensiveClothes #fraud #gospelTelevision #gullibleBelievers #Instagram #narcissist #PreachersNSneakers #privateJets
#YouTube-<any topic>-#Evangelists be like:
Absolutist No. 1:
»Why you MUST USE these 10 Apps NOW!«
(Keyword-oversaturated "recommendations" of 10 far too well-known apps are inflated to 30+ minutes so that in-clip advertising can be exploited)
Absolutist No. 2:
»DON'T USE these 10 Apps or you GONNA DIE!«
(Keyword-oversaturated disapprovals of the exact 10 far too well-known apps are blown up to 30+ minutes so that in-clip ads can be exploited).
#America is the
Nation of 'News'
Now Americans invented a NEW #Religion
far from #Christianity, from #Protestantism
(and also from #Evangelism... which no one know what it actually is)
after
the> '#Manson, #Schientology, #JeffsFundamentalChurch, #Rajneeshpuram, #Angel’s Landing, #ChildrenofGod, #NXIVM, #TempleoftheDisciplesofChrist, ... #evangelists
cult
the 'new' CULT
#Trumpianism ....
#Trump the 'chosen one' (by God)
and #Americans are surprised if they are considered idiots...
FFS
"Wait, John Stewart not Jesus?"
"We live in a universe with actual gods and ascended beings walking among us, and Jesus still hasn't shown up. Mostly because DC Editors are cowards, but still!"
Her dialogue is entirely based on Kilomin's experiences growing up fundamentalist and doing door-to-door evangelicalism.
(Art sampled from "Titans" Vol. 4 #11)
#DialogueEdit #VisualEdit #ComicEdit
#Titans #Nightwing #TeenTitans #NewComicBookDay #NewComicDay #JohnStewart #Evangelists #DCComics #Comics
Via #ErwanDavoux
All the zozos who believe theyr strengthning #Israel by unconditionally supporting #NetanyahuWarCriminal & its revisionist #Zionist ideology only threaten its future existence. Basing one's legitimacy not on Law or morality but on balance o power..is to take the risk of suffering when balance is reversed...When weight of #Evangelists [diminishes], will US still b an ally? A short-term strategy having consequence o fueling #AntiSemitism which feeds on horrors committed in #Gaza
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