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Denver Pastor Says ‘the Lord Told Him’ to Steal $1.3 M from Christians to Remodel Home (people.com)

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[-] Jilanico@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago

Or they are psychopathic liars taking their congregation for a ride.

[-] thantik@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

I think there are some genuine delusionals in the mix for sure. But yeah, I'd guess that it's mostly psychopathic liars.

[-] Saltblue@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

The rubes are delusional, the leaders know exactly what they are doing.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I don't know. Becoming the Mask is a real thing people do to cope with the grift.

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