The preachers getting rich from poor Americans

Re:The preachers getting rich from poor Americans by sittingnut on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @12:11AM (#20036787)

why is this in hn? if it is relevant, would hn link to articles on any selfless acts and charities by the religious(given that in reality hundreds of millions are helped by them)? seems there is an anti christian bias in this sort articles selected by hn; only the ones reflecting badly on christians are allowed.

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Re:The preachers getting rich from poor Americans by uncletaco on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @12:26AM (#20036857)

Google “hacker news atheism” if you want to see unflattering articles about atheist.

Among the first page of results for me include:

“Atheism is inconsistent with the scientific method” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19445855

“You don’t need religion to find /r/atheism obnoxious” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19087955

“When atheists lack the courage of their convictions” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18425245

Also cultural articles are shared and commented on like most everything else that the community here finds interesting. Asking why this is on hacker news is just lazy virtue signaling tbh.

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Re:The preachers getting rich from poor Americans by lern_too_spel on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @12:48AM (#20036933)

> why is this in hn?

Isn't it obvious? A lot of HN readers are interested in making money. This article shows one way to do it.

Combine prosperity gospel with MLM, buy some YouTube ads for the right demographics and in front of the right videos, and you've got yourself a nice self-growing tax sheltered business that is politically infeasible to regulate. It's not like Zuckerberg has any scruples either.

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