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[–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What's that Lord? Don't con the parishioners out of their money and use it to make myself rich? Oh wow I really got that one turned around!

[–] Dolphinfreetuna@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Aussie accent "can" and "can't" sounds the same

[–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I could see the problem is he's been worshipping "the Lord downunder" this whole time.

[–] legion@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

A fool and their money are soon parted.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

From June 2022 to April 2023, INDXcoin scored nearly $3.2 million thanks to investments by more than 300 people in the "Christian community," the legal filing states. Regalado, who is based in Denver, said that God directly told him investors would be wealthy if they threw all of their money into INDXcoin.

Doesn't the Bible have some things to say about wealthy people and their chances of getting into heaven?

[–] oleorun@real.lemmy.fan 3 points 10 months ago

Doesn’t the Bible have some things to say about wealthy people and their chances of getting into heaven?

I'm fairly certain it does.