Mildly unrelated but Tony Alamo is alleged to have engaged in sexual abuse of five girls--read under 18, no further detail in the story. Now, to make sure I don't start off this thread on the wrong foot, the article linked only piqued my curiousity, it isn't meant to be the main subject of the thread.
On to more serious business than a minor bit of fucking: Really, what is the appeal of these mega churches? Do any of you have any relatives that belong to one of these thousands strong churches? Isn't it enough to count yourself as a Christian (since they seem to be a christian phenomenon so far as I can tell)?
Any time I happened to hear about one of these churches in the past, it always seems like the pastor/preacher is driving expensive cars, has their own jet, a ridiculously expensive house and other pieces of material wealth that seem to defy their godliness.
Hell, if I were a christian, I would assume that these are simply a cult of personality--not that I don't. How do these not break the first commandment? By old testament standards, aren't these simply golden calves? Maybe since God isn't smiting these fellows, we should do the job ourselves.
What the hell is wrong with people?