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[–] 44 points 10 months ago (1 child)

It makes sense, it's a proven pool of gullibility.

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  • [–] 21 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    As opposed to the actual pastors who usually run the scams?

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  • [–] 49 points 10 months ago

    Are they sure it isn't the pastor themselves that are trying to increase their output of incendiary sermons asking for donations by adding AI-made sermons?

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  • [–] 75 points 10 months ago

    I don't see a problem, its one scammer vs another..

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  • [–] 16 points 10 months ago

    damn. I need to get in on this honestly

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    You don't need AI when you got keneth copeland

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  • [–] 36 points 10 months ago

    The really funny thing is the congregations can't train their flock on how to avoid these scams because if they do then the church won't be able to scam them any more.

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  • [–] 29 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    This only makes the most sense. What other group has proven to be easier to scam? None, I'd imagine.

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    lol ... who do you think religious congregations are comprised of?

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  • [–] 28 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    The AI won't rape the kids though, so we'll still need some priests on staff

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    Beware of false prophets or something..

    "If those kids could read, they would be very upset"

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  • [–] 16 points 10 months ago

    That's the whole point of church, no?

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago

    Reminds me of Louis CK's SNL monologue...

    Hey you can't say something racist! I was saying something racist already!

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  • [–] 15 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    So this is what they meant when they said AI was gonna take people's jobs...

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago

    They really are coming for everybody's jobs.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago

    Scammed by the pastors or scammed by AI, not really seeing a difference. I guess there's more of a chance the pastor is a pedophile? Who knows.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago

    Those scammers should stop scamming those scammers talking about an invisible sky daddy.

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  • [–] 13 points 10 months ago

    Considering how dumb and gullible the average religious nutjob is, this should be one helluva easy grift.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Who could possibly have seen that coming. It'll be Trump supporters who donate next.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago

    They noticed something was wrong when the pastor wasn't raping children

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago

    let em, stupid tax, better than them donating to republicans.

    those conman pastors don't get to complain.

    "hey, I was going to steal that!!"

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    easy targets

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago

    No deepfake required there.

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago

    I guess the only solution is to get rid of churches to prevent the continuation.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago

    Pastors: Hey! It's our job to rip them off! Damn AI taking our jobs!

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    My mom's favorite pastor is dead, but I'll still tell her about this.

    She believes in a magic sky god who set his own rules up for us to fail by way of damnation. A pastor coming back to life wouldn't be a jump in her reality.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    11 comments and every single one is dunking on religion… have I ever mentioned I love this place?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    I signed up because it wasn't an echochamber.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    People being less inclined to woo-woo stuff around here doesn’t make it an echo chamber, the same way people being more inclined to techy stuff here doesn’t make it one. It’s not like dissenting opinions are prevented or suppressed, they’re just less common (and when it comes to generally homophobic religions, I’m personally happy about that).

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    This “might” be the only time where I’m ok with AI scamming people.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (11 children)

    Hahahaha old people being robbed

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (6 children)

    have you met a single one of those Christians fundamentalists old people?

    steal their organs while they're at it, nothing of value was lost.

    they weren't conned into being despicable christofascists, they are easy to con because they are idiotic christofascists.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    Who the fuck are you even talking about? Have you ever known a religious person?

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Given that those evangelists are the polar opposite of whatever Jesus said. I'd say you're right, they didn't count as religious people

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    Man I don't care what Jesus said, I don't believe in that stuff, but I've known enough religious people to know that they're not all pieces of shit and they don't deserve to be stolen from or treated as less than human.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    I am not talking about your buddhist neighbour, or your jewish co-worker. we are referring to the evangelical Christo fascist maga base. They are the scum of the earth, I am sure even Jesus would not mind yeeting them into the sun.

    They are the reason so many Americans are now actually treated less than humans, so yes, if anyone deserves to be treated less than human is them. because they obviously believe that whatever is going on in this country is correct. so fuck them all. and I hope they are right in the existence of hell, because they all deserve to go there.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    So first, the article is about churches generally, not just the worst people you know. Lots of old Presbyterians and AME folks at the anti-Trump rallies.

    Second, idk, let go of the hate. I get it, I really do, I spout off myself a lot, but it's poison. See how it warps and twists others, but don't think it does any less to you because yours is righteous.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago

    There was a recent story, about a white woman with a baby asking for food. She said she asked 7 churches, 6 white churches said no, an immigrant church offered her food, a mosque offered her food, and a temple offered her food.

    White Christianity in America is a cancer, even the white liberal ones.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

    Let's not forget they were also religious.

    I'd rather scam them, than let trump bleed them dry.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Tell me you've never known a religious person outside your shitty family.

    A lot of atheists voted for Trump, and a lot of religious people voted against him.

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  • [–] -2 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    What's up with your fixation about whether people have known religious people?

    I was once religious. I knew religious people outside my shitty family (from church).

    "A lot of atheists voted for Trump"

    "A lot of religious people voted against him"

    Neither of these points really identify my issue, which is:

    "the vast majority of people who voted for Trump were religious"

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    The vast majority of Americans are religious, and even the ones that mark their religion as None mostly believe in God.

    Congratulations, you have an issue with Americans in general. They still don't deserve to be scammed.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (8 children)

    How exactly are they getting scammed? Or is "religion" always tied with money and these folk give money to the pastors regularly? What religion are they following again? I mean, it's definitely not the religion of Jesus with the rich priests and all, lol.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    In churches people regularly give and spend money.

    So get the AI pastor to say "We're collecting for supplies for casseroles for Food Kitchen X, can you send money to WeirdCashAppY?"

    "Hey church treasurer, sorry to call you so late but I'm in a meeting with the regional staff about the thing. Can you wire an Unusually Large Sum of money to Strange Name, we're late on that account."

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    If jesus cared he could stop it. So either he approves or doesnt give a shit.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Jesus died like 2000 years ago, man...

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago

    Finally, AI I can get behind.

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