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Garibaldee@lemm.ee to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 6 months ago

A Trump Inauguration Event Is Charging $100K for Donors to “Pray” With Him

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A Trump Inauguration Event Is Charging $100K for Donors to “Pray” With Him

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Garibaldee@lemm.ee to United States | News & Politics@midwest.socialEnglish · 6 months ago
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Trump’s inauguration committee is on pace to raise more funds than any other president’s committee in history.
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  • Chozo@fedia.io
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    Pay to Pray. Literally selling religion as a commodity without even a hint of irony. I’m not religious, but anybody who is ought to be really offended that a president thinks their prayers can be bought and paid for.

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      It’s not like this is the first time religion has been used to profit.

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        It should be used for prophet, instead!

        Sorry, I’ll leave.

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          That was great, you can stay, but also stop giving them ideas … no-one needs the Prophet Trump …

          • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io
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            Yet that’s basically what he is. He’s the prophet of the MAGA religion.

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              Depends on which side you ask. There’s a significant portion that have, effectively, replaced Christ with Trump entirely.

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          He shall now forever hereafter be known in my head as “the lost profit.”

      • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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        Obviously not. But for an incoming presidents inauguration it is.

        I hope.

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    Matthew 6 comes to mind.

    • Deceptichum@quokk.au
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      What’s that? I only know Johnny 5.

      • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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        Your mama was a snow blower!

        • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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          Los Locos kick your balls into outter space!

          • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
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            They should remake both movies, but like shot for shot remake, with the original cast. Ali Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, even Fisher Stevens in problematic brown-face. Spend a ridiculous amount of money on CG and practical effects, all to make it look as close to the original movies as possible but with old people.

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              I don’t picture Guttenberg as someone that can appear in public anymore. Like he’s physically unable to go out. That’s my head cannon.

              Edit: I was curious and searched. He just looks like the guy next door now. Im kinda disappointed. No where near what i was imagining, and not anything like he used to look like. Just… middle of the road.
              I also never realized how jacked he was back in the day.

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              That’s a movie which I wouldn’t pay to see, but I’d read the hell out of every article and review

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          Hey laser lips!

    • greenshirtdenimjeans@sh.itjust.works
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      Deuteronomy 23:13

      • wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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        “Each of you must have a spade as part of your equipment. Whenever you relieve yourself, dig a hole with the spade and cover the excrement”?

    • prole@sh.itjust.works
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      For me, it was Ezekiel 23:20. But then again, that one is always on my mind 😏

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    That’s called bribery and it’s legal.

  • enbyecho@lemmy.world
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    How much to punch him in the face?

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      Why stop there? You have a time and location.

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    Hmmmmm I saw that before. Something about letters of indulgence.

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    Damn, almost gotta respect the grift… Almost.

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    Im only charging $10 to pray with me (honest. No scam)

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      $9 here, and I’ll tell you I love you.

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        $5 and I’ll parody that subway jingle

        • Lemminary@lemmy.world
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          $1 and you get a happy ending.

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            Sold.

            Here is the dollar, kill me.

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              Bring a friend, big boy.

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                He’s the only man I’d bring to a death trap 💋

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    Bleed em dry lol

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    The human race is embarrassing

    • ramsorge@discuss.online
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      Is there life on mars? 😞

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        It’s a god-awful small affair

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    Prophet for Profit

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      Nice

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    So the Zuckerberg, Bezos, Altman etc overpaid by paying 1 million?

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      That’s underpaying compared to their future earnings.

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    I’m a fan of The Righteous Gemstones too.

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    Cursed indulgences

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    Scams that target people who are already struggling financially? Boo! Scams that target people who are okay with and can afford stupid shit like this? lmao!

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      I would probably view this as kissing the ring/or a legal bribe vs a scam, it’s not like he’s just gonna forget about the people paying this much money to do this with him. I think a lot of people in this thread are viewing this as a scam and not just buying access which can pay in dividends if you are the right rich person to benefit from having Trump as your friend.

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    Victim-that-I-care-about-less crime.

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