▲ 483 ▼ Denver Pastor Says ‘the Lord Told Him’ to Steal $1.3 M from Christians to Remodel Home (people.com) submitted 2 years ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Jilanico@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) Or they are psychopathic liars taking their congregation for a ride. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] thantik@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think there are some genuine delusionals in the mix for sure. But yeah, I'd guess that it's mostly psychopathic liars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The rubes are delusional, the leaders know exactly what they are doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I don't know. Becoming the Mask is a real thing people do to cope with the grift. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thantik@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think there are some genuine delusionals in the mix for sure. But yeah, I'd guess that it's mostly psychopathic liars. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The rubes are delusional, the leaders know exactly what they are doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I don't know. Becoming the Mask is a real thing people do to cope with the grift. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) The rubes are delusional, the leaders know exactly what they are doing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I don't know. Becoming the Mask is a real thing people do to cope with the grift. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I don't know. Becoming the Mask is a real thing people do to cope with the grift. permalink fedilink source parent