I don't think I could afford to be a member of the Destiny Church... [Archive]

Edbear

11th February 2010, 16:11

http://www.3news.co.nz/Destiny-Churchs-money-trail-revealed/tabid/817/articleID/141153/Default.aspx?ArticleID=141153

Price of membership way too high for me... ;)

Tank

11th February 2010, 17:04

beggars belief.

Fools and their money.

PrincessBandit

11th February 2010, 17:07

I do believe there is also quite a pressure in a lot of Island churches for monetary giving, and it's quite a "status" thing rather than a private offering of worship.

Edbear

11th February 2010, 17:11

I do believe there is also quite a pressure in a lot of Island churches for monetary giving, and it's quite a "status" thing rather than a private offering of worship.

Regretfully so, some of the poorest are under the pressure of 'name' to give more than they can afford. But one would hope that exposing the greed of such persons as these may help the gullible to see the truth.

EJK

11th February 2010, 17:24

Offerings shouldn't be forced.

What a shame to the religion.

imdying

11th February 2010, 17:48

Mmmm, guess what though... that's only the declared donations, the river of money is considerably deeper than that. If those amounts surprise you, you don't want to know what else is going on.

JimO

11th February 2010, 17:54

the catholic church would be the richest corperation in the world

Genie

11th February 2010, 18:16

thought church was supposed to be about communing with God and praise and worship not lining another man's pockets' with gold. I've seen it in my own life and gave up church for that reason. All out for their own glory.....the more material effects they have the more they feel glorified. Sick, and yet in their very own communities are people struggling to make ends met.

Dave Lobster

11th February 2010, 18:21

the catholic church would be the richest corporation in the world
... if it didn't have to keep handing over compensation to the children the priests had been molesting!

crazyhorse

11th February 2010, 18:25

Some of the churches in Hastings are so weathly, they now land bank.... so the people pay into it, and the church gets weathier...... people not gain out of it.... whats with that?

Hitcher

11th February 2010, 18:59

I feel a need to start a church. Reliable cash flow, tax breaks, no rates. Intimidating your members by fucking with their heads. Sounds perfect.

"Bishop Hitcher" has a nice ring to it too. One could get used to that. Very used to it...

Edbear

11th February 2010, 19:06

I feel a need to start a church. Reliable cash flow, tax breaks, no rates. Intimidating your members by fucking with their heads. Sounds perfect.

"Bishop Hitcher" has a nice ring to it too. One could get used to that. Very used to it...

I can see a hitch in your plan... :whistle:

woodyracer

11th February 2010, 19:33

brian tamanki is a colt leader {noticed how i didnt call him bishope} he isnt one he jsut gave himself the title......now that shows how self obcessed he is......

He riders aroudn on a harley, protected by big goon's and has a bunch of dumb working class people following him.......my bet is that he gets bored and starts playing with guns and miltary stuff like most cults....they start off small and work there way into illegal waters......

Dean

11th February 2010, 19:36

Today at school I met this guy called 'James' but he wasnt no ordinary student. This is straight from the horses mouth, excuse the swearing.

I asked him.

"James, do you beleive in God"

"No!"

"Why not?"

"Because he's a faggot with all this injustice going on, give me 10 minutes in a ring and I will knock him out"

ahahahaahhaahahah bahahaahahaha

Motu

11th February 2010, 20:29

Is there a single religion in the world that is self funding? That takes no money from it's members,but pays them to attend? That produces products and services for sale to the general public to fund it's cause.This is not a facetious comment,I just wonder if there are such religions.

Edbear

11th February 2010, 20:40

Is there a single religion in the world that is self funding? That takes no money from it's members,but pays them to attend? That produces products and services for sale to the general public to fund it's cause.This is not a facetious comment,I just wonder if there are such religions.

Not that I know of. I do know of one that receives voluntary donations and distributes its literature free of charge. It is run by volunteers who work secularly to support themselves and runs school programmes, free of charge, in most countries in language and literacy. They are quick to respond to civil disasters such as in Haiti and all relief supplies are donated and all personell including medical, engineers and construction workers are unpaid volunteers.

Hitcher

11th February 2010, 20:52

brian tamanki is a colt leader

Ho ho ho! Perhaps he could be the new Lord Mare of Auckland!

avgas

11th February 2010, 21:31

The phrase:
"Tilling up my grave to keep me level"
comes to mind.
Heaven must be pretty flash, especially if it cost this much to get in.

Dave Lobster

12th February 2010, 04:38

Is there a single religion in the world that is self funding? That takes no money from it's members,but pays them to attend? That produces products and services for sale to the general public to fund it's cause.This is not a facetious comment,I just wonder if there are such religions.

Yes. Click on my signature :)

golfmade

12th February 2010, 04:56

the catholic church would be the richest corperation in the world

LDS would probably be close behind since most members are supposed to tithe 10% of their income to the church.

Swoop

12th February 2010, 06:48

Surely it is worth joining!

As a member you must be entitled to a share of the wealth and duly supported (financially) by his goddliness Brian (He is NOT just a naughty boy!) tamaki...

Surely? :scratch:

Or do all of the profits go into the tamaki Swiss Bank Account Fund...:wacko:

Tank

12th February 2010, 08:43

Destiny - pffft the poor mans City Impact. Those fuckers take 'getting money out of people' to a whole new level.

now - lets wait for 10bikekid to come and defend them (he only turns up with Shity Impact is mentioned).

Headbanger

12th February 2010, 08:58

Edbear

12th February 2010, 10:01

What is so very sad is that people fall for such blatant extortion.

Mudfart

12th February 2010, 11:37

A large proportion of destinys congregation sits behind bars in prison.
I know for a fact that "King Brian" takes illegally obtained money from illegal business practices, ie drug money, as membership payment, "gifts" or as tithings.
He offers his members free legal council, he can afford to!
And they are trying to establish positions of power in politics. I beleive they have a militant wing.
Soon they will be governing some small native town in the sticks, if they are not already, with their shady "practices".
Then it will spread.
The only good thing is that it will take a legacy that goes beyond the "kings" lifespan, and all his money can't buy him one thing...
eternal youth.
Botox away, turd burglar, it wont help, just makes you look more like Steven Segal, and he one ugly, old mofo, if you watch his latest movie.
This is not tall poppy syndrome, if I had the chance, I simply wouldn't do what he is doing, because its wrong.
In USA, the FBI and ATF would both have large dossiers on his activities by now, and he would have been pulled to a grand jury hearing, if not a congressional hearing.
But not in good old retarded NZ, I bet they aint got any ideas what his fat fingers are buried in.

Skyryder

12th February 2010, 16:08

I feel a need to start a church. Reliable cash flow, tax breaks, no rates. Intimidating your members by fucking with their heads. Sounds perfect.

"Bishop Hitcher" has a nice ring to it too. One could get used to that. Very used to it...

I'll join. I'll be the churches first Saint. Saint Skyryder.

St . Skyryder