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Thanks to big companies like #Discover already helping where they can. Didn't expect it from a big bank like this. #prayfortexas #faithinhumanityrestored #hurricaneharvey
ryvenheart
Nothing xian about this. I'd call this being decent human beings.
Skizzlesnap
I think the government needs to exercise eminent domain laws and take over his megachurch and turn it into a shelter. Fuck Joel Osteen.
IamJustinSane
In what way was that Christian; or do Christians just call anything that's good, Christian? "I ate some really Christian Mac and Cheese"
SparrowTail3
Discover is one of the BEST cards to get if you ever get in trouble.
r0b0tc0rpse
Your interest > the minimum payment.
stookie
My immediate thought too. I would guess paying customers minimum payments as a "favor" would be a good year round tactic.
FromDenmarkWithHate
There's nothing christian about this. This is just being nice.
dropeleven
yeah, why does a simple kind act have to turn into some shot against organized religion?
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dropeleven
i get the reference. it's just completely unnecessary to bring up. why can't the customer service rep's act of kindness stand on it's own?
irrationalfears
Customer service done right
SmolTenk
big companies can be awesome that way. During high water in my area Telekom often has thousands of volunteers missing work. They not only
johnnydarkside
I worked in student loans. Ran a daily report for anyone living in a disaster area and gave them a 3 month forbearance.
SmolTenk
allow it, but they havent billed the gov for a single cent of the salaries they have to pay their missing workers, even though they could.
ralphmelish
Can confirm!
SmolTenk
Where you from?
isthischosen8954
Discover is a great company. They really do care. I've had very pleasant customer service with them.
marleystyle
Hey, iGots an electric bill due in Abilene, you think we could use your discover card to cover it while they feeling generous...@op
marleystyle
kidding aside @op so glad to hear some soul warming stories like these, praying for Gods grace and love to be sent to my fellow Texans
wetuttle2
Your title says tons more about humanity than people give it credit for !!!!
SocialMediaMakesUsLessSocial
Hah! Nice pun.
ermahgerdshoez
Haha credit....because Discover
TheseArentTheDroidsImLookingFor
I've come to learn that doing something nice does not make you Christian, and being Christian does not make you nice.
wetuttle2
No crap there. My uncle was fired by Jerry Fallwell for taking money from Liberty University.
Arishak
It's not being Christian. It's having a good customer service. If being nice = gaining customers and good advertising, they will do it.
Arishak
Banks are just private interest like the others. They are not here to be nice for free.
somepersondoingsomethings
While there are sometimes concerted efforts to simply gain good publicity, sometimes there's just a guy in an office wanting to help out.
Arishak
I agree. But the credit is due to this one fine human being. Not his/her company.
somepersondoingsomethings
Not really. The company's resources make it possible.
slvrscoobie
yea, they didnt take CARE of the minimum payment, Oct payment will just be twice as large, and extra interest applied.
Crimmins
Everyone saying "God bless" like he wasn't the one who brought a hurricane tearing through their town.
HylianFox
https://frinkiac.com/img/S08E08/428327.jpg
gorillaClutch
This is still a really cool thing to do but minimum payment on my card is typically like $26
Inappropesmagotes
That's just your card, man.
doctorbees
Look at Mr. Moneybags over here affording $26.
scorpion4life
I have got a discover card for my first credit card back in undergrad and it's been amazing. I now have a few more but discover's website...
scorpion4life
Is the best amongst the competition. Excellent customer service as well!
sleepypoopers
Now i love discover more. Ive been them for quite a while now. Service is amazing.
mikeatike
"are you sure?" Damn, both of the people here are awesome.
GreyZuk
Were they also Christian when they were charging them 18% interest?
flacoloco
you use it, you pay it. Nobody is telling you must buy something without the money to pay for it. If you do, then you are a dumass.
unknownSubscriber
Which the person agreed to pay
Cthoniki
I believe the term you are looking for is generous... or compassionate...or empathetic. Traits that are common among many peoples.
flacoloco
traits the you would expect a pastor to follow. traits to include no lying.
Cthoniki
?
FreudianSlipNSlide
The least Christian Pastor in America.
CthulhusGreasyBallsack
The most Christian scam artist in America.
CaptainMilkshake
+1 for Texas!
metalfoto
Yep +1
ElbowDeepInJeremyClarkson
+1 for Discover actually caring about it's cardholders
DickDastardly404
Two types of person in Texas as I understand: nutters with guns and people who say "are you sure?" when they're offered free money by a bank
CaptainMilkshake
3 types. Don't forget the Mexicans.
DrHat
Not sure what is so Christian about kindness. Not like they invented it, nor put any special emphasis on it when compared to the nastiness.
SmolTenk
being christian isnt part of being kind but being kind is part of being christian.
DrHat
Only if you are very selective about reading the bible
Aquatomahawk
I had to fly out to CA after my grandma passed. Called amazon to see if they could push my payment to the end of the month. They said (1
Aquatomahawk
It would be no problem well they lied to me and they aren't able to do that so they charged 81 dollars for being late when I talked to (2
Aquatomahawk
Them they told me he shouldn't have said that and there was nothing that could be done and then raised my minimum since I was late (3
flacoloco
always follow up with an email. verbal agreements are shit.
Aquatomahawk
Oh I had one of those and they said they had no way to follow up with what they promised
Appel99
it's in their own self interest to do this; they'll get it back in more Interest.
MyOpinionsSuck
ultimately everything is done in self interest, even selfless acts we do because we feel compelled to it feels good / would feel bad not to
Appel99
If they were really righteous, they'd skip any interest that month.
Velociraptorex
Discover has notoriously great customer service
VinnyKolya
Infamously great!
HylianFox
"Oh yeah, like I'd be seen with a Discover card"
buddhafw
I don't think that's how notorious works, but I can't think of a better word.
TheBlackWindHowls
Famously, highly-acclaimed, highly-praised. Infamously being pretty much the same as notoriously.
Velociraptorex
That's exactly the problem I had
hurrdurr69
Infamously :^)
lynkyra
That is how notorious works. It is generally taken to have a negative connotation, but it really just means well-known.
blacksteve
No, that's "famous".
KellyanneAlternativeFacts
I think it used to have a specifically negative meaning, but it has evolved to mean 'famous' regardless of positive/negative connotation
NotDaftPunk
The church is open and was being prepped the entire time. They were trying to allocate air mattresses
NextineX
Why are you being fucking upvoted. Them saying "We are flooded don't come here" means "we are just prepping to help you all"?
Rifneno
Because imgur is full of retards.
NotDaftPunk
If an area is full evacuated how long does it take to for someone to figure out if something that is presumed flooded is not?
NextineX
Not long because the government classifying an area as "evacuated", and that area actually being unpopulated are two different things.
tehlulu
Lolno they straight up lied and claimed it was flooded. And when "collecting" donations they were sending people to donate to the church.
NotDaftPunk
They didn't lie. how can they know if something that was assumed to be flooded isn't flooded?
flacoloco
Are you shitting me? because THEY SAID IT WAS flooded.
SmolTenk
They posted photos allegedly showing the flooded building. They straight up lied.
nitrodragon54
Well theres this amazing new technology called eyeballs
Tamoketh
It's because "Christian" doesn't mean "decent human being" like more Christians would have you believe...
CthulhusGreasyBallsack
Someone who truly is a Christian, and properly follows their religion, would be a decent human being, and I know many who fit that desc.
Tamoketh
Setting aside the fallacy there, what do you qualify as "properly follows their religion"? Because many people don't know their religion...
CthulhusGreasyBallsack
Somebody who follows the teachings of christ, living humbly and charitably. Many people live this way, sorry if you're too biased to see.
Tamoketh
And are the teachings of Christ what's in the Bible? If so, have you read the Bible?
CthulhusGreasyBallsack
I've read many parts of it, yes. Have you?
AdmiralKerkov
As a devout Christian, almost anything is more christian than megachurchs.
NetflixKilledTheVideoStore
I need to get into the Religion business...
RandomTechpriest
Orthodox here, atheists are more christian than them
BiteTheHandsThatThieve
Hey, thanks! I do try, actually. Being a good person is good regardless of what you believe.
AdmiralKerkov
As a Catholic, I agree.
ZacharyAddison
Church should just be free coffee, good worship, and chill people who help the needy.
PhilipCoulson
The big-ass church in my city raised money from the community to build a a huge "entertainment centre" that they use to host medium 1/2
PhilipCoulson
2/2 sized secular concerts, and they draw profit from it. I saw Sum 41 play there years ago. So weird.
kmikl
I think Jesus would have been okay with the coffee.
ZacharyAddison
Well...ya know. Hebrews.
ChewOnIce
I remember my church use to have free breakfast dinners and didn't have to pay a dime. I barely went too but they always remembered me.
BrisketSandwich24
That is my church except free lunch, not free coffee. We help with a food bank, homeless shelter, and other stuff. No one drives a fancy car
btimup
Deosn't mean good works aren't happening in the congregation, but yeah totally feel you. Big churches lose sight so easily
Iloveanonymityandilovebeingnoticed
I guess you could call my church a megachurch, but I believe our pastor is humble and not rich. He preaches about his own failings often.
ActionJohnnie
SocialMediaMakesUsLessSocial
The Book of Revelations specifically warns about these types of "false prophets".
DrMcTouchy
Mega-churches are to Christianity as McDonald's are to real burgers.
tortilaconqueso
It almost seems in-Christian to have that much personal wealth (and not share it) and a house that big
Duendes
As a recovering Catholic, I only find smaller congregations to be more true to Christianity.
IAmTheBadW01f
Define "smaller", I've seen churches of a few hundred that were pretty solid, and that's big by New Englad standards!
Duendes
I'm a New Englander and that's pretty big. I'm currently with a group of 120 and it's just starting to look a bit separated
imgurforants
As someone who loves my church of about 700, there's a tendency for the bigger the church gets, the more watered down it is.
kmikl
mass appeal.
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imgurforants
Very often true, Jesus said the way is hard and the path is narrow. Makes me wonder what America's churches would look like in N. Korea.
Asdfjlk
our parish has ~1500 families in the register, and about 500 who actually go to mass on non-holidays. Nobody will sit up front.
AnExpertInThisField
Yep. "Cast aside the multitude, for the few are holy." or something like that.
loosechalk
As a recovering Mormon, I find any alternate religion a breath of fresh fucking air.
Duendes
All hail the flying spaghetti monster!
flyingmonsters
Amen to that
GreeneyedDevil013
As a human, this is the most human thing a person can do. Religion is not needed, faith is.
Zugswang
And unfortunately, they are successful precisely because they have convinced so many people that they are The Most Christian™.
DontReallyNeedAUsername
as a non US imgurian, what are megachurches?
Akeemindeface
Why isn't second baptist getting shamed?
Akeemindeface
I'm right by the west campus, and it's high, dry, large, and empty.
Ninjainslippers
I'm not Christian but I respect all the religions that aren't actively harmful. So yes, fuck megachurches.
itsnotwrongifnobodyknowswhatyouaredoing
As a devout Satanist, almost anything is less Satanic than megachurches.
Sm9yCg
You can leave out the first part of your statement. The Kaaba in Mecca is more christian than American megachurches.
legolasmcm
I go to and work for a decently mega church in California. We are sending our disaster team ASAP. Tons of insurance crap to jump through...
amishcannoli
Fulfilling your faith needs at a megachurch is like fulfilling your nutrition needs at McDonalds. Garbage in, garbage out.
DrunkNIrish
I'm not a fan of mega-churches but the reason why they closed there doors is because they had flooding in the church.
SPICYDlCKMlLK
No, they didn't... do your own research.
claydhd14
As a devout Christian, limp celery is more Christian than mega churches
UltraBooster
How do you feel about people havjng sex without the purpose of procreation
krytensnipples
Bible encourages us to delight in each other. Song of Solomon is basically a series of love letters.
UltraBooster
But doesnt it ban non-procreative sex in no uncertain terms
AdmiralKerkov
You'd think as a Catholic I would be so whole-heartedly against it, but its A-ok with me as long as you confess to it.
spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccee
I've read that most Catholic priests don't believe contraception is a sin, but there's nothing they can do to reverse the prohibition.
IAmTheBadW01f
Confess in as much detail as possible so as to make the priest uncomfortable.
BiteTheHandsThatThieve
As an atheist, i don't have a problem with most Christians, those megachurches seem like disgusting scams that prey on people in need.
itsybitsyspider
As a Christian, most of us hate mega churches.
softestpants
C3 is also like a hipster Megachurch too...so weird.
pappymill
Yeah, most ppl who follow Christ do not like mega churches.
Traja01
They're also like, 100% against the teachings of Christ.
BrisketSandwich24
They don't prey on the needy as much as wealthy and middle class who want to feel religious and are trying to buy that feeling.
Nographer
The Church of Satan is more Christian than mega-churches
MemeDissector
I mean technically yeah cause some of them follow the same source material. Megachurches just use it as a backdrop to making money.
Generallydontcare
I always found it hypocritical that churches dont pray for satan...the one that technically needs it most, ffs he was an angel once...
WhoTheFuckisGavin
Satan isn't synonym for Lucifer though.
Generallydontcare
Prove it
WhoTheFuckisGavin
Beelzebub is referred to as Satan occasionally as well. Though I stand corrected, it should be "devil isn't synonym".
JordanSchaller
Well it says nowhere in the bible to prey for satan or any of his angles, and that 2 Peter 2:4 basically says the angles who sinned are (1/2
JordanSchaller
Condemned to hell already. The bible also says not to give any place for the devil (This likely refers to in spirit) in Ephesinans 4:27 (2/2
spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccee
Most Christians believe the satan and 'fallen angels' are being redemption because of the nature of their existence. The view hinges on /
spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccee
/ an obscure verse in the NT book of Hebrews. Many universalist Christians do think fallen angels will eventually be redeemed. /
spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccee
/ And that view actually had a lot of respect in the early centuries, before 'eternal torment' became required belief in the West.
Generallydontcare
Or so they say...
SatansTesticles
I've actually never thought of that before, but i'm pretty sure if you suggested praying for Satan you'd get excommunicated real fast.
Generallydontcare
Yup lol
lazerplant
It's due to how very different angels are from humans. Basically, humans don't have full understanding of God's power and goodness, so when
lazerplant
We make mistakes, we are able to learn from them, and so we can ask for mercy/forgiveness/etc. But angels have full understanding, so were
lazerplant
Given one and only one opportunity with their full knowledge and free will to either accept God or not. Satan chose not to.
nerarth
I tried. https://imgur.com/bNbrV5a
JordanSchaller
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PunjabiMacgyver
the mega of church is more satan than christian satans.
CarrionSphere
I was going to upvote you but you've got 666 upvotes. Didn't want to ruin it.
PunjabiMacgyver
the satan of christian is more mega than the santa of churches
PiggyWobbles
hail satan
fruitstick
Their humanistic view of satan is far more biblically accurate than modern evangelicals cartoony mythical pitchfork thing.
kmikl
They're thinking of baphomet... who was really sophia.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought Satanism doesnt actually hold Satan as a real entity...
luckycatnutcracker
Depends on the Satanism. If I remember correctly, LaVeyan Satanism is the one that uses Satan as a symbol of the ultimate rebel.
STGxDante
Eh same same
Renza0
To be fair, the jist of what the church of satan preaches is functionally the same, just with a slightly different backstory.
awildcharmander
From what I've seen it's a whole lot more moral and reasonable than even the new testament
PunjabiMacgyver
the church of mega is more satan than christian churches.
rbudrick
Dunno why he's the bad guy when he still works for the big guy as his warden. Seems he still serves, imo.
SwarzeTrauer
In Judaism, he tempts people because that's his job, not out of spite. He's a tester, employed to make things deliberately difficult.
SwarzeTrauer
So in Judaism, he's a good guy with a dirty job that needs doing.
countvanderhosen
Just like most other religions really.
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnm
I dont think its ever said he actually guards hell. In fact he was described as the judge of man, "adversary" meaning condemner. Hell he 1
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnm
2 and God both fucked job up, but mainly because Satan doesn't trust Jobs faith, not because he holds any malice. Only in later Christianity
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnm
3 does Satan turn full shitlord. Got to wonder why god even tested job... Did he not know himself? Was he tryong to prove something to
AdmiralKerkov
I agree.
gareity
The upvote count is 666 as I'm typing https://imgur.com/I5eHKwi
SergeiBoobtitsky
My sister joined a megachurch and tried to get me to join. When they had a rock band and a Starbucks, I was done with it.
MELexclamationmark
I mean that sounds fun tbh
YoureAKidNowYoureASquidNow
Omg sounds like the megachurch my dad goes too. Faith Church St.Louis.
Gandalfsuglybrother
Well, now, a Starbucks...
Troldann
The church I grew up in had 40-70 members in a town of under 2,000. We had a rock band. No Starbucks, though.
thorinelfinshield
Just a question.. what's wrong with that? Providing more jobs, and maybe some music a different generation relates more to.
shagtaw
It'd be fine if they paid taxes/had to follow the same regulations as any 'regular' corporation, IMO.
magoslich
hypocrisy and also not having to pay taxes while you do it despite making profits.
magoslich
Jesus literally flips his shit when he sees the same thing in the temple in the Bible. You'd think that would be a warning about it.
thorinelfinshield
<- instead of the temple being a place of freedom in their relationship with God
thorinelfinshield
Jesus flipped his shit in the temple when the temple leaders used repentance as a way to manipulate people through livestock and money ->
magoslich
It was using a place of worship as a place of business that he was enraged by, in the interpretations I've read. But open for debate for sur
MyUsernameIsDEFINITELYNOTmyPassword
Also a Christian. Also believe this. I feel alone in that sometimes. Thanks
ShinyDickInHandMcJeans
Same, I live in a rural area and a megachurch from Lancaster came and made a local church a "satellite campus" of theirs. Ruined it.
MyUsernameIsDEFINITELYNOTmyPassword
California?
ShinyDickInHandMcJeans
Pennsylvania
ShinyDickInHandMcJeans
Quite the opposite, lol.
skulliea
Can't say I know of any in England what does a megachurch do? Like is it bigger or is there more to it?
Kerospades
trbc.org/
Rayjuss
There is a black church near me. The pastors drive expensive new cars. Clearly not resisting temptation
Traja01
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McChurch
TheJazzGhost
Megachurches are massive churches with thousands of attendees. They are notorious for siphoning money out of the people that go.
TheJazzGhost
I went to one once before and it was surreal. For all the money around me, the sermon felt cheap and impersonal.
shuttlecockinakumquat
They're basically arenas run by charlatans and snake oil salesmen.
skulliea
Ah I see, thanks
AdmiralKerkov
Imagine a Catholic cathedral, its like a church but it houses more people and is run by a more senior clergyman, now add a shit ton of /2
AdmiralKerkov
money grubbing assholes who abuse the word of God to fatten their wallets and their wives' breasts. That is essentially a megachurch.
BrisketSandwich24
Tens of thousands of attendees, like football stadiums full. They give you the illusion of being able to buy righteousness.
BiteTheHandsThatThieve
Think of what American culture would do with a church. That's a megachurch m