“A brand new Nissan Navara, people!”

Maybe God isn’t so harsh after all.

According to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), when you give to the church, you get. You get a new car. A better job. Riches:

But while many Pentecostal churches preach that God will bless those who make sacrifices — both financial and spiritual, few are as explicit as UCKG, which teaches poverty is unnecessary, and holds special “campaigns” to pray for specific “goals”, like a new car, house or even swimming pool.

They’ve got a point. Jesus must have meant that “blessed are the poor” stuff for those other Christians.

They aren’t afraid to take a page out of the Church of Scientology’s playbook if it means advancing the Word of God:

It has sued several media organizations for publishing what it says are false allegations and warned Reuters it was not afraid to use legal action to correct a “negative story”. When this reporter jotted down a few notes during a UCKG service an usher demanded to see them, and threatened arrest when he was refused.

I was kinda hoping for a Prius rather than a Navara, but beggars can’t be choosers. So to speak. Jesus isn’t going to let me be a beggar.

Reuters: Jesus wants you to drive 4×4, says S.African church

June 13th, 2007 no comments
Posted by Donnie Filed under Religion, Snake Oil