Perverted theology: Prosperity theology

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Prosperity theology is a perverted theology that for some reason has been very popular in the States and there have been attempts to spread it around the world, as the preacher himself who mentioned each of the countries he had converts from immigration detention who had been deported back to their countries who were now preaching.
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I'm with Bill, this is most commonly called Prosperity Gospel and it contradicts everything Jesus taught. It's some really nasty stuff. If you listen to the popular Prosperity preachers like Joel Osteen, you notice that they don't quote the Bible much, instead relying on anecdotes and folk religion. You'll find that the Prosperity churches do much of the food bank and homeless shelter work, they really think that "good works" will earn them brownie points with God. The people at the top are in it for money and fame, of course. Check the Book of Matthew (Matthew 5, I think) where Jesus calls such people hypocrites. All their good works are about "saving souls", the poor are sinners in need of their version of Jesus. I wish for once that food banks and shelters were run by people who didn't scream about Jesus in the faces of the poor.