Religion is the most lucrative business

capri · Jul 19, 2023

In Christendom, the business of preaching is the most lucrative. To begin earning revenue, a person simply needs to identify a spot at which he/she will be offering preaching services. Typically, all that is needed is for the person to have the ability to speak in public and a basic understanding of the Bible.

Given that such individual would not need to incur the expenses that non-religious businesses usually incur, he/she would be earning a high amount of net income.

Authenticity101 · Jul 19, 2023

I saw recently that the Kenyan government will start taxing churches. Many churches here are purely business and are making huge income that is untaxed. There are so many pastors and televangelists that have tapped into religion as their main business.

Heatman · Jul 19, 2023

I will not say that this is a lucrative business because I can vehemently tell you that there are so many people who have lost faith when it comes to religion and they don't even attend churches anymore.

Smalto · Jul 19, 2023

This is really funny, I must say, well personally, I don't see religion as business, just that some fraudulent people have made it look so, I blame the government, because if those people are engaged with meaningful paying jobs, they would not have to take religion as a business.

Springtime · Jul 19, 2023

I would not take preaching as a business. The purpose of preaching is to share the wisdom of the gospel and to inspire people how to live in meaningful way.

astutimeliana723 · Jul 19, 2023

I will not turn religion into a business, because in my religious belief (Muslim), religious knowledge must be distributed free of charge to everyone to invite people to return to the truth and lift ignorance. So I don't think it's appropriate to make religion a source of business.

Heatman · Jul 20, 2023

Smalto said:
This is really funny, I must say, well personally, I don't see religion as business, just that some fraudulent people have made it look so, I blame the government, because if those people are engaged with meaningful paying jobs, they would not have to take religion as a business.

Seriously it's just like those who are parading themselves at motor parks posing as pastors that are going to pray for people travelling and in return looking to collect money as offerings from them.

Blessed19 · Jul 20, 2023

In my country, recently religion has been used as a means of business where by so many people open up religious centers just to get profits from the congregation which is not the way to go.

Smalto · Jul 20, 2023

Heatman said:
Seriously it's just like those who are parading themselves at motor parks posing as pastors that are going to pray for people travelling and in return looking to collect money as offerings from them.

Honestly you are very observant, I detest them very well, I rather throw out my money away than giving those commercial preachers, I don't give them anything, would be better I give it to a beggar than to give them, before I leave my house, I pray to my God, so anything else they are doing in the name of praying doesn't concern me, I don't give a dime to them.

Heatman · Jul 21, 2023

Smalto said:
Honestly you are very observant, I detest them very well, I rather throw out my money away than giving those commercial preachers, I don't give them anything, would be better I give it to a beggar than to give them, before I leave my house, I pray to my God, so anything else they are doing in the name of praying doesn't concern me, I don't give a dime to them.

They are simply using religion to con people who are so gullible to be deceived easily and it's the reason why I don't even pay them any attention at all.

Starmix · Jul 21, 2023

The offerings church received are intended for their allowance for food medicine and church maintenance. Churchgoers offer money by heart in cents or peso bills. A church is not business.

Smalto · Jul 22, 2023

Very true, we have genuine churches, but the fake ones seem to have outnumbered the real ones, thereby making it very difficult for one to differentiate between the fake and the original.

Starmix said:
The offerings church received are intended for their allowance for food medicine and church maintenance. Churchgoers offer money by heart in cents or peso bills. A church is not business.

eldavis · Jul 22, 2023

To be honest i do not really see this as a business, though there are some who might have turned it into a business, but it is not supposed to be so.

Heatman · Jul 22, 2023

eldavis said:
To be honest i do not really see this as a business, though there are some who might have turned it into a business, but it is not supposed to be so.

I would actually say that this is something that is very common in most developing countries because in the Western world, it is not like that.

Hate2Wait · Jul 23, 2023

There is no doubt about it because Religion is a big business and those that deal in religious activities can earn big from this and are already earning but I am not interested in earning like that.

Bisolami · Jul 24, 2023

Smalto said:
Honestly you are very observant, I detest them very well, I rather throw out my money away than giving those commercial preachers, I don't give them anything, would be better I give it to a beggar than to give them, before I leave my house, I pray to my God, so anything else they are doing in the name of praying doesn't concern me, I don't give a dime to them.

I would not say I detect them but I really do not like the fact that some of these people only build churches and mosques just because they need money and not because they want to serve God

Hate2Wait · Jul 24, 2023

In our parts people donate even all their wealth on the name of religion to different religion institutions but they don't like to help the poor but they should help the poor with the money

Kera · Jul 25, 2024

I wouldn't want to join in on this discussion but religion is the most lucrative business there is. But it is tough to build.

Shavkat · Jul 26, 2024

I am not sure about this concern. Although I heard that some people claimed that evil deeds go along with business in some religions..

nomad · Jul 26, 2024

Yes, religion is business, God himself does not ask for money but the priests are asking money in the name of god

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