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I'm reminded of Robert Tilton, who was exposed for depositing/trashing prayer requests/donations without actually praying over them. Sadly it seems like he larg
by recursivecaveat 3y ago
I'm reminded of Robert Tilton, who was exposed for depositing/trashing prayer requests/donations without actually praying over them. Sadly it seems like he largely escaped intact. I suspect being a grifter is a very strong risk factor for being too lazy to grift 'correctly', no matter how easy it would be.
- somehowlinux 3y agoI wonder the same sometimes but then think it might be due to survivorship bias that I think as much.
- steve_taylor 3y ago[flagged]
- alex_young 3y agoIf you’re that stupid, you deserve to be swindled. The victims included mentally compromised people, the elderly, people who later committed suicide, etc. It's hard for me not think this sort of behavior is anything but criminal.
- cowsup 3y agoIf someone sells a good or service, knowing they will fail to deliver, they're committing fraud. Whether one believes in prayer or not should not apply in the judgment.
- Narkov 3y ago> If you’re that stupid, you deserve to be swindled. Absolutely not. Laws should protect the vulnerable...no matter how stupid they are.
- steve_taylor 3y agoMy point is that people are saying the fraudulent aspect of his crime is that he didn’t actually pray. It wouldn’t have made a difference to their lives. Churches swindle millions of people out of billions of dollars annually.