American Church accused of slavery

[The Emperor of Mankind]

Brazilians have claimed the Word of Faith Fellowship Church of North Carolina has been luring people from the South American country under false pretences and have been exploiting them to perform manual labour on Church property as well as at businesses owned by senior Church ministers. They claim they've been forced to work unpaid, sometimes for as many as 15 hours a day after having their money and passports confiscated by Church officials 'for safe-keeping'.

The North Carolinan Church claims they are being persecuted.

Link

 

[Revoltingest]

Slave owners are indeed a persecuted group.
I'd like to see that end....& make'm a prosecuted group.

 

[Lyndon]

From reading the link, this is obviously a cult and nothing to do with Christianity, just saying.

 

[Revoltingest]

From reading the link, this is obviously a cult and nothing to do with Christianity, just saying.

No true Scotsman, eh?

 

[The Kilted Heathen]

Burn it down; I know of a guy that could help.

 

[sun rise]

No true Scotsman, eh?

You would know,

 

[oldbadger]

From reading the link, this is obviously a cult and nothing to do with Christianity, just saying.

Hi Lyndon.
Most sadly, some Christians believe that slavery is righteous, along with some other very strange ideas. The trouble is that Christian apostles wrote that slaves should obey their masters. Some crazies only need a couple of sentences like that and they won't listen to humanity or reason.
Want links? Here ya go.....
1 Peter 2:18 Colossians 4:1 Colossians 3:22
Ephesians 6:5 Titus 2:9

 

[Father Heathen]

It's sad how often those who claim to serve Christ turn out to be very unchristlike.

 

[oldbadger]

Slave owners are indeed a persecuted group.
I'd like to see that end....& make'm a prosecuted group.

I thought you said your Missus is a slave driver?

 

[sun rise]

It's sad how often those who claim to serve Christ turn out to be very unchristlike.

I have a very simple test. People are fallible to be sure, but do they at least try to follow the two 'greatest' commandments upon which 'hang all the law.,..'

 

[LuisDantas]

It made the news here as well.

 

[The Emperor of Mankind]

You would know,

Shots fired!!

 

[The Emperor of Mankind]

From reading the link, this is obviously a cult and nothing to do with Christianity, just saying.

What (other than slavery), in your opinion, distinguishes this group enough for you to consider them a "cult" rather than an average, run-of-the-mill American church?

Also, why do you believe slavery is contrary to Christian teachings?

 

[sun rise]

Shots fired!!

To expand a bit, someone can claim to be a Scotsman without actually being one and thus a claim of a "no true Scotsman" fallacy would not apply.

 

[Twilight Hue]

From reading the link, this is obviously a cult and nothing to do with Christianity, just saying.

I agree. I'm not a fan of Word of Faith speaking as an ex member but slavery isn't their MO at least as far as I can tell. Unless things changed of course.

 

[VioletVortex]

I live near North Carolina, I must say it's a reasonable accusation.

Was this not how the "beautiful historic churches" of Europe were built?

 

[Stevicus]

Brazilians have claimed the Word of Faith Fellowship Church of North Carolina has been luring people from the South American country under false pretences and have been exploiting them to perform manual labour on Church property as well as at businesses owned by senior Church ministers. They claim they've been forced to work unpaid, sometimes for as many as 15 hours a day after having their money and passports confiscated by Church officials 'for safe-keeping'.

The North Carolinan Church claims they are being persecuted.

Link

These kinds of stories just fill me with rage. Not just because of the crime itself, but that this has been investigated for years, with dozens of witnesses (according to the AP article) - and yet they're still in business and operating. How do things like this go on without anyone doing anything about it? It makes no sense.

 

[David1967]

No true Scotsman, eh?

Scotsman eh? I guess you would know.

 

[Rival]

I thought WOF is a well-known 'prosperity gospel' scam?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

I thought WOF is a well-known 'prosperity gospel' scam?

Faith is funny like that. The believers do not see it like that. I would hope the reason this has been continuing to go on because they are wanting to build an air tight case against them before they start anything, because only will the church bring time-shot lawyers to court, victories for such groups are often interpreted as god/destiny being firmly behind them.