Reply #183: Not in so many words. But … [View All]

[the_chinuk]

… the modern strain of "megachurches" in America sprouted from the "word-faith", or "name-it-and-claim-it" school of thought, which holds that the way to prosperity is to plant a faithful seed with your local pastor which will be redeemed in favor of temporal wealth Real Soon Now. It appears to inform a lot of what they do. If you've ever heard of "prosperity theology", this is where we got it, and many of these "churches" are lousy with it.

If you turn on the Trinity Broadcasting System, you'll see, soon enough, a televised pastor exhorting you to plant a seed with them in hopes of getting real-world riches in a little while.