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riversedge

(70,242 posts)
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 07:02 PM Feb 2020

Trump 'spiritual adviser' tells followers to skip paying electric bills so they can send her church

Source: raw story




Trump ‘spiritual adviser’ tells followers to skip paying electric bills so they can send her church more cash


Published 9 hours ago on February 17, 2020


Paula White, a prosperity gospel minister who serves as President Donald Trump’s “spiritual adviser,” apparently believes her followers should live in the dark to help keep the lights on at her church.

A lengthy report on White by Mother Jones reveals that the Trump-loving preacher recently told followers at her Supernatural Ministry School in Miami that they could secure God’s favor by sending her church as much money as possible — even if that meant skipping their monthly electric bills.


In particular, White said that followers who send their money to Florida Power and Light (FPL) every month instead of giving it to her church are treating the electric company better than they treat God.
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“Instead of writing [that check] to the house of God as I’m instructed to, then what I’m saying spiritually is, ‘FPL, I have now established a spiritual law that put you first,'” White explained to her flock. “So, FPL, save my family, FPL, deliver my drug addicted son. FPL, kill this cancer that doctors say is in my body.”

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I say that any fool that does this deserves to live with electricity.



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Trump 'spiritual adviser' tells followers to skip paying electric bills so they can send her church (Original Post) riversedge Feb 2020 OP
And for $1144 she'll sell you resurrection seed . apcalc Feb 2020 #1
a seed. a tiny seed or seeds. wonder what it grows up to be? riversedge Feb 2020 #3
Dunno, trying to find it on the net. apcalc Feb 2020 #7
I tried also but nothing came up. (pun not intended but I chuckle) riversedge Feb 2020 #22
I guess y'all have found the answer as to the plant? Rose of Jericho is common name Hestia Feb 2020 #26
It grows up to be a coca plant jmowreader Feb 2020 #21
good one. riversedge Feb 2020 #23
They don't get a seed in return. LudwigPastorius Feb 2020 #28
The amazing thing isn't that a few idiots will do it. Girard442 Feb 2020 #2
Matthew 26:11 Nasruddin Feb 2020 #6
You might need to sit down before I tell you this... Ferretherder Feb 2020 #29
You .... light up my life bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #4
Another conservanazi pulpit pimp. TxVietVet Feb 2020 #8
Fix your comment: "deserves to live withOUT electricity." :) Beartracks Feb 2020 #5
Sounds like cons on steroids. n/t MarcA Feb 2020 #9
Stunts like this one should make her less effective as his religious beard Warpy Feb 2020 #10
The preachers/cashiers of Prosperity Gospel seem to benefit far more than the donors. keithbvadu2 Feb 2020 #11
Seriously... sweet jeebus... litterly everyone in his camp is a grifter NotHardly Feb 2020 #12
"Now isn't that special?" Where is "church lady?" Dana Carvey we neeed you! Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #13
John Oliver Mendocino Feb 2020 #14
They look just a little too "cozy" in that pic. Marie Marie Feb 2020 #15
Dumb enough to vote for Trump, why not. WiseElder Feb 2020 #16
Well, Trump did promise long ago to make Paula and a lot of other Trump True Believers, very rich! Aussie105 Feb 2020 #17
Thank you for... RealityChik Feb 2020 #30
If they follow Paula White, they are definitely in the dark regardless of their electric bills. patphil Feb 2020 #18
This almost seems too ridiculous to beleive Sapient Donkey Feb 2020 #19
Sucker born every minute. truthisfreedom Feb 2020 #20
... trusty elf Feb 2020 #24
Instead of donating to Trump or GOP political campaigns IronLionZion Feb 2020 #25
I would love to hear her response if one of her followers told her that was their intention Sapient Donkey Feb 2020 #27
Preying on sick people, poor folks, people heartsick for their drug addicted kids, mahina Feb 2020 #31

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)
21. It grows up to be a coca plant
Tue Feb 18, 2020, 01:39 AM
Feb 2020

A person would have to be on crack to send Paula White $1144.

However, if you send Paula White $1144 you won’t be able to afford any crack.

Therefore, she sends you a coca seed so you can make your own crack.

LudwigPastorius

(9,155 posts)
28. They don't get a seed in return.
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 12:48 PM
Feb 2020

The “seed” they sow is the money they send her.

The article says they get a “prayer cloth” for their donation.

Girard442

(6,075 posts)
2. The amazing thing isn't that a few idiots will do it.
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 07:08 PM
Feb 2020

The amazing thing is that she isn't driven out of town by a rampaging mob pelting her with rotten tomatoes. How did our public discourse degenerate to this?

Ferretherder

(1,446 posts)
29. You might need to sit down before I tell you this...
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 02:24 PM
Feb 2020

...there, uh,...there is no easy way to say this......

...roughly HALF the people on the face of this earth are 'lightly breaded , pan-fried dog turds with a cat urine reduction sauce' CRAZY!...and the ones we have here in the former democratic republic known as the United States have added 'willful ignorance' to that mix, culminating in that most disgusting and dangerous of creatures - the trump supporter.

...I'm sorry I had to spring that on you, but,....you were bound to find out someday!

...oh, and they tend to have more kids than the rest of us....

...have a great day!

Warpy

(111,270 posts)
10. Stunts like this one should make her less effective as his religious beard
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 07:26 PM
Feb 2020

I think she doesn't realize that the teevees and phone chargers won't work when the electricity gets shut off.

The reconnection charge is going to make a hell of a lot of people think about denying Caesar that which is Caesar's in order to make a bottle blonde fake preacher richer.

Aussie105

(5,401 posts)
17. Well, Trump did promise long ago to make Paula and a lot of other Trump True Believers, very rich!
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 08:30 PM
Feb 2020

And Paula has found the perfect channel!

Just send Paula your electricity money!

(The Nigerian Scam Artist tricks, coming to your very own part of the Good ol' US of A!)

But Paula has forgotten a few details . . . so, questions!

1. Does this payment guarantee me a free pass into Heaven, and if so, will you send me that pass for future use?

2. Will you be too busy counting 'your' newfound riches, to do 1 above?

3. Once the lights go out here because my electric bill is way overdue, how will I know if the free pass is on it's way to my letter box? I will be in the dark, and freezing to death, so I need it quick!

4. Does the same deal apply to other payments I normally make, like mortgage, car bills?


Haven't thought it through, really,have you dear? Bless your little Evangelical, greedy heart!
(Just like Trump really. He doesn't think things through either.)

Sapient Donkey

(1,568 posts)
19. This almost seems too ridiculous to beleive
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 09:05 PM
Feb 2020

Last edited Mon Feb 17, 2020, 09:41 PM - Edit history (1)

Sadly given the stuff I have seen, I don't doubt it at all. Is there any audio or video of this? I didn't see any on any of the links I followed.

Sapient Donkey

(1,568 posts)
27. I would love to hear her response if one of her followers told her that was their intention
Tue Feb 18, 2020, 11:37 AM
Feb 2020

This would be hilarious if it wasn't the for fact this nonsense likely causes real problems in the suckers life.

mahina

(17,664 posts)
31. Preying on sick people, poor folks, people heartsick for their drug addicted kids,
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 03:52 PM
Feb 2020

Is so very low.

She must not think there is a hell.

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