Traffic study halted after leaks of memo from megachurch staff urging members to manipulate results

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  • @Bigrignohio
    @Bigrignohio 5 місяців тому +970

    Their only "regret" is that they got caught!

    • @JayYoung-ro3vu
      @JayYoung-ro3vu 5 місяців тому +27

      Indeed. You should search the comment of Billy Graham's son on Bill Clinton's affair and then his response to Mr. Trump's affair. Hypocrisy at its best. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

    • @georgesheffield1580
      @georgesheffield1580 5 місяців тому +4

      If they were catholic they could go to confession and say 3 hail Mary's and be cleared after all wrong doings ( sins )

    • @allanmason3201
      @allanmason3201 5 місяців тому +17

      Anyone who ostentatiously displays their religion must be assumed to be a liar, a hypocrite, a grifter, a gullible fool or some combination of those things.

    • @mynameisworld
      @mynameisworld 5 місяців тому +1

      I was about to write the same thing.

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 4 місяці тому

      They actually should have a traffic light there so don’t really matter. Y’all are Karen’s.

  • @Debbie338
    @Debbie338 5 місяців тому +381

    Megachurches being deceptive? Gosh, who would’ve thought?

  • @benjaminperez1149
    @benjaminperez1149 5 місяців тому +1289

    These aren’t churches. They’re money collectors.

    • @jimmiller5600
      @jimmiller5600 5 місяців тому +74

      "franchises"

    • @vipero00
      @vipero00 5 місяців тому +5

      No a money collector is someone that collects a fee even if you don't want it. These mega churches provide something that many people want voluntarily. Are you to blind to see this?

    • @benjaminperez1149
      @benjaminperez1149 5 місяців тому +41

      @@vipero00 or I could be too blind but I see truth clearly and it’s not to be found there.

    • @wjksea
      @wjksea 5 місяців тому

      Tax exempt businesses that have inspired many anti-social business cronies who have shifted and continue to shift more burden on the backbone of the nation, the working class who continues to hand them the bully pulpit in too many instances.

    • @wjksea
      @wjksea 5 місяців тому +52

      @@vipero00, I want an iPhone for free but none are available. This racket shouldn’t be tax exempt. Separate sure, not tax free. Especially when it’s already breached the separation zillions of times. It’s time to hold them accountable though this entitled trash will whine persecution. They always do. Despicable.

  • @foxawaycottage7272
    @foxawaycottage7272 5 місяців тому +350

    Shameful behavior. "By their fruit you shall know them." As a Christian this makes me sick and angry.

    • @martystrasinger3801
      @martystrasinger3801 5 місяців тому +27

      When deception is one of your principles, pretty much not what Christ taught.

    • @burnout_2017
      @burnout_2017 5 місяців тому

      So imagine how this makes someone who hasnt been brainwashed feel. Churches are dens of evil, judgemental hypocrites and need to be taxed heavily to help pay for the damage they cause our society.

    • @Allaiya.
      @Allaiya. 5 місяців тому +5

      Me too!

    • @thesoundsmith
      @thesoundsmith 5 місяців тому

      Stop believing. That's Step One of the Recover Reality Plan. And the most difficult, you must BELIEVE that your belie is wrong - really difficult, but SO worth it when you see through the thousand-plus-year layers of lies.

    • @DeanStrickson
      @DeanStrickson 5 місяців тому

      If this makes you mad, just wait until you realize Christianity is a load of steaming bulloney.

  • @gazoontight
    @gazoontight 5 місяців тому +649

    A lying megachurch? Who would have thought? Where did I read something about, "Thou shalt not bear false witness?" Help me out here, Lakepointe Church.

    • @viktorakhmedov3442
      @viktorakhmedov3442 5 місяців тому +27

      The "senior executive pastor" says they are sorry.

    • @gazoontight
      @gazoontight 5 місяців тому +15

      @@viktorakhmedov3442 I guess that makes it all okay.

    • @bobmatthews6918
      @bobmatthews6918 5 місяців тому +26

      They will blame it on the one staff member and take plausible deniability for the rest

    • @flyoma
      @flyoma 5 місяців тому +17

      @@viktorakhmedov3442 Yes, "executive" says it all.

    • @erikanders3343
      @erikanders3343 5 місяців тому

      its a tax haven and scam

  • @viktorakhmedov3442
    @viktorakhmedov3442 5 місяців тому +139

    If your "church" has a "senior executive pastor"........

  • @timdowney6721
    @timdowney6721 5 місяців тому +129

    Anyone surprised?
    No?
    Didn’t think so.

  • @mostlyvoid.partiallystars
    @mostlyvoid.partiallystars 5 місяців тому +272

    Not a church - a corporation. Unethical one at that.

    • @jetsamperes5762
      @jetsamperes5762 5 місяців тому +18

      Tax free corporation.

    • @erikanders3343
      @erikanders3343 5 місяців тому +17

      I mean "executive pastor" kinda says it all

    • @georgesheffield1580
      @georgesheffield1580 5 місяців тому +14

      Tax free ,and hipocrits too

    • @DeanStrickson
      @DeanStrickson 5 місяців тому

      All churches are unethical because they’re selling a lie as “The Truth”.

  • @dougs2747
    @dougs2747 5 місяців тому +498

    It would be better if instead of paying for a self-serving traffic study, the church paid its fair share of taxes.

    • @PhilLesh69
      @PhilLesh69 5 місяців тому +30

      Exactly.
      If more people understood how economically devastating it can be for a town to have a whole bunch of property owned by a tax exempt private business. They can't properly fund the police and fire, the can't maintain roads, pay teachers, etc.
      In some cities, large universities with sprawling campuses, hospitals, office buildings, apartment blocks that are owned by some loose religious thing of some sort are sitting on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of *_untaxed property._* Plus whatever economic activity they engage in is not taxed and they prevent any taxpaying economic activity that could happen in its place.

    • @PhilLesh69
      @PhilLesh69 5 місяців тому +23

      Think about when tax exemptions became a thing in the late 1940s and the decline of cities started soon after.

    • @thesoundsmith
      @thesoundsmith 5 місяців тому

      NO Right-Wing organization OR billionaire will EVER pay taxes as long as a Republican is in charge.

    • @jesseredden7123
      @jesseredden7123 5 місяців тому +3

      Yeah, churches pay so much tax….

    • @kare7840
      @kare7840 5 місяців тому

      Nobody should be paying taxes. Money is just printed paper, the government makes. It's all a manipulated mess the government created.

  • @SmushyMcMushy
    @SmushyMcMushy 5 місяців тому +1064

    Mega churches need to PAY TAXES!!!!

    • @Ollie__Tabooger
      @Ollie__Tabooger 5 місяців тому +154

      ALL churches need to PAY TAXES!!!!

    • @jwbjpb1338
      @jwbjpb1338 5 місяців тому

      Crooked church

    • @1966bluemax
      @1966bluemax 5 місяців тому +4

      @@Ollie__Taboogerhow dare you

    • @bikdav
      @bikdav 5 місяців тому +19

      @@Ollie__TaboogerNo. I don’t feel that ALL churches being taxed. BUT, I think that the citizens need to expose some of these churches for who they really are.

    • @Ollie__Tabooger
      @Ollie__Tabooger 5 місяців тому +70

      @@bikdav If you tax one you got to tax them all. You cant pick and chose, thats just not fair you know. I know how a lot of churches do things, they also put their personal homes, cars, furniture and clothes on the church so they can avoid paying taxes. Religion is big business.

  • @davidrobertson4332
    @davidrobertson4332 5 місяців тому +45

    "Mega Church" is all you need to know.

  • @Andy-vt7sl
    @Andy-vt7sl 5 місяців тому +81

    “Executive” and “pastor” should never go together

  • @davidb2206
    @davidb2206 5 місяців тому +49

    How can any church do this and still keep their IRS tax-free status?

    • @91thewatcher23
      @91thewatcher23 5 місяців тому +5

      If scientology can do it, why not actual religions? 😂

    • @davidb2206
      @davidb2206 5 місяців тому +1

      @@91thewatcher23 Black "churches" hold political rallies and tell them who to vote for. Truly a protected and "privileged" class. In clear violation of the statute.

    • @varonadee6980
      @varonadee6980 5 місяців тому +7

      ​@davidb2206 The all-white evangelical church my sister attends in Tennessee doesn't use rallies, they just politicize the Sunday sermons, and make sure the whole congregation "knows" who they should be voting for. And it's the same case for my other two white evangelical sisters in Florida: the church makes sure "you know who you better be votin' for!"

    • @Crk2784
      @Crk2784 5 місяців тому

      I've grown-up in both predominately black and white baptist churches in the south.
      Even the nondenomination ones.
      Both are equal in dogmatic fear mongering sermons and closeminded ill-informed propaganda rallies.

  • @markstevens1729
    @markstevens1729 5 місяців тому +47

    Wait! A Christian convinced themselves (and everyone else who signed up..) that dishonesty in service of what they think is serving the Lord, is OK? Is that what we’re seeing?
    Go figure.

    • @teresabenson3385
      @teresabenson3385 5 місяців тому +3

      Fortunately, the screenshot in the video showed only 6 sign-ups. This will probably be a good learning opportunity for those 6 on thinking for yourself.

    • @squeakhawk01
      @squeakhawk01 5 місяців тому +5

      It's call "lying for the Lord" and it is a very common thing in Christian churches.

  • @RAAM1946
    @RAAM1946 5 місяців тому +184

    Mega churches are repulsive. Giant stables for all the sheeple.

  • @Jude74
    @Jude74 5 місяців тому +130

    They need to pay taxes. I don’t care about this stoplight thing they need to pay them. You can afford a stoplight you can afford to pay taxes.

    • @Chrissimpson-oo4qx
      @Chrissimpson-oo4qx 4 місяці тому

      You do realize the most mega churches pay taxes don't you because once a church goes beyond a certain size it's no longer qualifies for the tax exempt by the way once you count all the permits it to the field the Church of diverse city has already gotten millions from the mega church just in permits. Also mega churches have to pay money to the city to have police for security. So another words megachurches are already in general Lee paying anywhere from 5 million to 10 million a year to a city because they're so big that they need to see the help for security and other resources.

  • @TheMarkie281
    @TheMarkie281 5 місяців тому +137

    Isn’t that considered fraud?

    • @jdgill-u2s
      @jdgill-u2s 5 місяців тому +2

      no

    • @TheMarkie281
      @TheMarkie281 5 місяців тому

      @@jdgill-u2s fraud -
      noun
      wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.

    • @yeshuaiscomingbackrepent2357
      @yeshuaiscomingbackrepent2357 5 місяців тому

      A lie is a lie to God Almighty. Even if worldly so called Christians think they are getting away with something.. GOD WILL EXPOSE and He will get the last laugh. BIBLICAL. Read the book of PROVERBS.

    • @huckfin1598
      @huckfin1598 5 місяців тому

      How is it fraud? It was real cars going down the road

    • @TheMarkie281
      @TheMarkie281 5 місяців тому +18

      @@huckfin1598 they told the members of the church to drive down the road a specific times in order to manipulate the results.

  • @benjie128
    @benjie128 5 місяців тому +83

    Doesn't surprise me at all.

  • @audraarndt1824
    @audraarndt1824 5 місяців тому +233

    A church lying or encouraging deception? No way....

    • @georgesheffield1580
      @georgesheffield1580 5 місяців тому +9

      All 10 sins

    • @brutaltruth4995
      @brutaltruth4995 5 місяців тому

      Your govt and citizens do it every day, especiañly when it comes to trans people, but you guys are all lock step with that. Kick rocks demons!

    • @slickandslaycious6579
      @slickandslaycious6579 5 місяців тому

      @@georgesheffield1580considering the tech we have now… they probably did a few more new ones lol

  • @user-qv4rj3fo9b
    @user-qv4rj3fo9b 5 місяців тому +141

    Criminals in every organization and at every level.

  • @NorthStarKnifeReviews
    @NorthStarKnifeReviews 5 місяців тому +27

    A church scamming people? You don’t say.

  • @alfr1
    @alfr1 5 місяців тому +48

    Corrupt church, corrupt the study.

  • @MrPhotodoc
    @MrPhotodoc 5 місяців тому +134

    Tax churches.

    • @johnmacrae2006
      @johnmacrae2006 4 місяці тому

      @MrPhotodoc
      Tax universities too, then.

  • @bobcaygeon975
    @bobcaygeon975 5 місяців тому +40

    joel osteen wouldn't allow hurricane refugees in his church because the carpets had recently been cleaned.

    • @YSLRD
      @YSLRD 5 місяців тому +4

      Didn't happen

    • @idaslapter5987
      @idaslapter5987 5 місяців тому +1

      very Christ-like

  • @thomasbeatty9496
    @thomasbeatty9496 5 місяців тому +37

    They are all going to Heaven, I'm sure. Religion equals big business. Tax em!

  • @tetchuma
    @tetchuma 5 місяців тому +91

    Religion interfering with its community?
    Shocker

  • @zacharyspencer8321
    @zacharyspencer8321 5 місяців тому +28

    I 'm shocked; shocked, I tell ya. A church being dishonest to get what they want?

  • @user-eh5cr4or6k
    @user-eh5cr4or6k 5 місяців тому +24

    Should have been no problem for them to get a light that only functions say on Saturday and Sunday when they have the highest level of services. But no they feel entitled and they wanted a permanent light because they feel entitled.

  • @joefuzz6385
    @joefuzz6385 5 місяців тому +78

    Though shall not lie

    • @moonshoes11
      @moonshoes11 5 місяців тому

      Their entire religion is based on lies.

    • @drexlspivey3047
      @drexlspivey3047 5 місяців тому +11

      Thou

    • @PShawtx
      @PShawtx 5 місяців тому

      It's you shall not bear false witness. Exd 20.

    • @moonshoes11
      @moonshoes11 5 місяців тому

      @@PShawtx
      Yes…right before Exodus 21, where slavery is made permissible by the laws of god.

    • @moonshoes11
      @moonshoes11 5 місяців тому +2

      It’s funny to me that a book which lies about the existence of a god suggests people should not lie.

  • @footbru
    @footbru 5 місяців тому +75

    The amazing thing to me is that megachurches like this exist at all. People are just SO gullible.

  • @mursesherminator
    @mursesherminator 5 місяців тому +17

    Remember the old saying, "The Devil's in the details"? Evidently, The Devil is at Lakepointe Church!

  • @mnm2007
    @mnm2007 5 місяців тому +159

    TAX CHURCHES !

  • @Missangie827
    @Missangie827 5 місяців тому +15

    what's so bad about this is that they didn't even try to be honest and being honest would probably show a light was needed

  • @deniseb4426
    @deniseb4426 5 місяців тому +15

    I cannot understand how come people go to these types of church. They want your money.

    • @astrinymris9953
      @astrinymris9953 5 місяців тому +3

      Because the people who attend them feel that they're getting value for their money. Megachurches can afford top-notch sound equipment and electronics to produce a really spectacular Sunday morning show. They also often provide special programs for kids and teens, which appeals to parents. It's entirely transactional.
      And if at some point the cost/benefit ratio tilts away from this megachurch... the faithful will stop coming. SA scandal, internal power struggles, the opening of a new megachurch with an even better worship service... or a couple deciding that with their oldest child starting college they have to cut some expenses, and they'd rather keep their their current streaming subscriptions than continue tithing 10% of their pre-tax income to a megachurch.

  • @MarionBradford-o8e
    @MarionBradford-o8e 5 місяців тому +15

    “The body of Christ” ? Spare me 🤮

  • @nogames8982
    @nogames8982 5 місяців тому +7

    All churches need to pay taxes. Every single one of them. Just like the NFL should pay taxes. There should be no such thing as tax deferred.

  • @Tom.788
    @Tom.788 5 місяців тому +23

    Mega churches = large flock of sheep to fleece

  • @jdgill-u2s
    @jdgill-u2s 5 місяців тому +38

    The church I go to paid for our lights and help the YMCA and a couple hotels next door. They also hire police to direct traffic. You MUST be honorable and honest in ALL things. You must LOVE your neighbors as yourself.

    • @georgesheffield1580
      @georgesheffield1580 5 місяців тому +3

      BS

    • @ZolaClyde
      @ZolaClyde 5 місяців тому

      1. Why so defensive? You go to one of those creepy conman run mega-churches?
      2. Why are you bragging that your church “paid for our (the church’s) lights, of course the church has to pay for its own lighting and electricity. As for the others, okay so? Churches are supposed to do that kind of thing.
      3. Really? Do you LOVE your LGBTQ neighbors as yourselves, welcome them into your church? Somehow I very much doubt it.

    • @MM-jf1me
      @MM-jf1me 5 місяців тому +5

      ​@@georgesheffield1580
      Nah, if this person's church does all that, good on them -- sounds like they actually practice what they preach, which is exceedingly rare and ought to be encouraged when it benefits the general welfare of a community.

    • @JimDean002
      @JimDean002 5 місяців тому +2

      Oours pays for two deputies every Sunday, And another large Church up the road pays for two deputies and put in a traffic light. On their own dime. We also try to stagger services so that both don't let out at the same time

  • @mekosmowski
    @mekosmowski 5 місяців тому +10

    They should be arrested for fraud and lose tax exemption.

  • @deedee3530
    @deedee3530 5 місяців тому +3

    Separation of church and state. So why don't churches pay taxes.

  • @PhilLesh69
    @PhilLesh69 5 місяців тому +27

    By the way. Signing up for shifts and making a special note to inform them that you only get credit for the 10 laps during your "shift" tells me that doing this counts toward whatever "obligation" for community service they tell their congregants that God wants them to work each week.

    • @livingdeadgirla
      @livingdeadgirla 5 місяців тому +9

      Yes, that’s a bit cult-y.

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur 3 місяці тому

      Jesus wants those laps!

  • @bigbandguru
    @bigbandguru 5 місяців тому +7

    Tax this church!

  • @lukerinderknecht2982
    @lukerinderknecht2982 5 місяців тому +9

    Tax the church

  • @Mack.Flurry3
    @Mack.Flurry3 5 місяців тому +8

    I think everyone involved in this situation needs to go about the solution in a more roundabout way.

  • @allanbardon146
    @allanbardon146 5 місяців тому +9

    Cheating is ok, as long its for their side. Sound familar?

  • @user-eh5cr4or6k
    @user-eh5cr4or6k 5 місяців тому +17

    Absolutely disgusting that they would blame their actions on Christ.

    • @ShongoStick
      @ShongoStick 5 місяців тому

      why? all religious nuts blame their actions on christ, or at least say that "god told them to do it"

    • @danieldaniels7571
      @danieldaniels7571 5 місяців тому +3

      Jesus walked

    • @ZolaClyde
      @ZolaClyde 5 місяців тому

      @@danieldaniels7571because there were no cars.

  • @stevenbennett3805
    @stevenbennett3805 5 місяців тому +24

    Sounds more like the church is a nuisance in the neighborhood.

    • @geoffh1
      @geoffh1 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@wownewstome6123First I've heard of people complaining that their property value went up 😂

    • @wownewstome6123
      @wownewstome6123 5 місяців тому +7

      @@geoffh1 Some people can lose their home over a property tax increase. Seniors or the disabled on a fixed income. Most people's income doesn't keep up with inflation.

    • @teresabenson3385
      @teresabenson3385 5 місяців тому

      ​@@geoffh1Happens all the time, look up "gentrification"

  • @MM-fe9mz
    @MM-fe9mz 5 місяців тому +6

    Looks a spot where a ROUNDABOUT should be considered. Then traffic doesn't have to stop when it's not busy.

  • @TaoBonFu
    @TaoBonFu 5 місяців тому +47

    "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." -- Mahatma Gandhi

  • @maestromecanico597
    @maestromecanico597 5 місяців тому +40

    The local Catholic Church here has a deputy guiding traffic every Sunday. Why need a light?

    • @richardw3470
      @richardw3470 5 місяців тому +5

      That worked where I used to live but it was a two lane road with an obviously lower speed limit than what the film shows here.

    • @anniejuan1817
      @anniejuan1817 5 місяців тому +9

      Well, the city will pay for the traffic light, whereas the church often pays for the officer hired to direct church-related traffic. This looks like fraud for financial benefit, IMO. Probably with a touch of feeling superior and more important than the surrounding neighborhood.

    • @Elinor0987K
      @Elinor0987K 5 місяців тому

      You could look at the number of people at the Catholic church and compare it to the mega church. It some instances, it makes sense to have a person directing traffic but sometimes it gets to a point where that isn't enough and traffic lights are needed.

    • @maestromecanico597
      @maestromecanico597 5 місяців тому +5

      @@anniejuan1817The church said in writing that they will pay for the light. But they needed the traffic numbers to justify the install. And then there’s the matter of who pays the power bill and ongoing maintenance. Traffic control gets expensive.

    • @PhilLesh69
      @PhilLesh69 5 місяців тому +2

      That's it right there. They either already pay or the city is threatening to make them pay for an off duty cop to direct traffic every Sunday.
      When you already don't pay taxes, and the city comes to you asking you to pay some money, any money at all, well, you can see how that would be a burden to them, right?

  • @stevefisher2553
    @stevefisher2553 5 місяців тому +40

    TAX THE CHURCHES

  • @twitch1965
    @twitch1965 5 місяців тому +9

    There is nothing in the Constitution nor the Bill of Rights that says businesses shouldn't pay taxes, religious is a business, plain and simple. They should, at a minimum pay property taxes.

  • @maxinenall9950
    @maxinenall9950 5 місяців тому +54

    Sounds typical of all religions 😠

  • @aternias
    @aternias 5 місяців тому +13

    hypocrites that dont believe in the word of jesus. Thou shall not lie!

    • @sdilluminatigrandfounder1813
      @sdilluminatigrandfounder1813 5 місяців тому

      The entire thing is a lie. It's no wonder they engage in the practice. So the simple fact is if you believe a lie, you are more likely to commit a lie

    • @scottfw7169
      @scottfw7169 5 місяців тому

      Or maybe less hypocrisy and more dyslexia, they saw it as, "Shalt not thou lie"

  • @johnborges5938
    @johnborges5938 5 місяців тому +7

    The shocking part is that the church no doubt sees nothing wrong with attempting to deceive in order to get what it wants.

  • @boossersgarage3239
    @boossersgarage3239 5 місяців тому +109

    A dishonest church, not surprised at all.....

    • @JebusHypocristosX
      @JebusHypocristosX 5 місяців тому

      They are as rare as dishonest politicians. Quite often its these religious terrorists who corrupt our politicians.

  • @JamesAllmond
    @JamesAllmond 5 місяців тому +43

    as an Evangelical Christian all I have to say is, that's pretty disgusting...gee, thanks for making us all look bad. Really appreciate that...

    • @geoffh1
      @geoffh1 5 місяців тому

      Evangelical christians have been making themselves look bad for centuries. Nothing new to see here.

    • @davidfaustino4476
      @davidfaustino4476 5 місяців тому +20

      Please. You've done it to yourselves. Keep pretending you aren't being leeched from too.

    • @hamhouke
      @hamhouke 5 місяців тому +15

      As a former Evangelical Christian, we didn’t need any help with reprehensible behavior.

    • @celieboo
      @celieboo 5 місяців тому +15

      I think enthusiastically supporting Trump en bloc did the "making us look bad" part.

    • @britishrocklovingyank3491
      @britishrocklovingyank3491 5 місяців тому +9

      It's OK. Everything else about evangelical Christianity makes it look just as bad.

  • @nairbvel
    @nairbvel 5 місяців тому +5

    We don't have any mega-whatevers in my area (assorted churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, and community centers are scattered around) but every one of them -- along with a couple of large private schools -- has somehow managed to arrange with the local police to have traffic control for a couple of hours on days when it's needed to make sure everyone can use the roads *and* get in & out of the property with a minimal amount of drama. Stop demanding changes to infrastructure that are good for a single entity for a few hours out of an entire week.

    • @fukenbiker
      @fukenbiker 5 місяців тому

      That makes sense. There's probably plenty of volunteers for flagging traffic among the clergy. To help with their public image.

  • @ronwade2206
    @ronwade2206 5 місяців тому +75

    Deception is the #1 tool of Satan!

    • @howardzdenek98
      @howardzdenek98 5 місяців тому

      The number one tool of the Christians - lies. Religion is a tool to manipulate the simple-minded.

    • @markreynolds9888
      @markreynolds9888 5 місяців тому

      The followers of Satan didn’t do this. The followers of God did. Christians, making Satan look good every day!

    • @samuelschick8813
      @samuelschick8813 5 місяців тому +7

      Interesting and hypocritical comment to say the least. Reason being, in the Bible Satan has better morals and is better behaved than the God of the Bible.

    • @marinaatkin1581
      @marinaatkin1581 5 місяців тому +3

      I'm interested in knowing where, exactly, in the Bible does Satan lie? God certainly lied to Abraham when he told him to sacrifice Isaac. Or is that okay because it's God?

    • @samuelschick8813
      @samuelschick8813 5 місяців тому

      @@marinaatkin1581, Not only that. But if you read the OT Satan has better morals and is better behaved than the God of the Bible.
      Christians will condemn, say slavery today and in other religions holy books. Then turn around and justify,excuse, defend the very same thing in their holy book.

  • @joshuamessenger
    @joshuamessenger 5 місяців тому +2

    Cults are bad. If you allow them to exist, you MUST tax them the same as every other business.

  • @larryg.9187
    @larryg.9187 5 місяців тому +8

    ... Extremely 'ethical & moral' (NOT) of this church to alter & modify their driving habits to corruptly gain an advantage in that traffic survey ... Wow 😳 🐂💩👎...

  • @billydelacey
    @billydelacey 5 місяців тому +3

    Religious people also try to manipulate science.

  • @stevefisher2553
    @stevefisher2553 5 місяців тому +59

    Build infrastructure instead of useless churches

    • @busterbrown446
      @busterbrown446 5 місяців тому +9

      Stop making cemeteries too. Waste of space. Not to mention the chemicals that leak into the ground.

    • @ericgeorgetruckgrilling
      @ericgeorgetruckgrilling 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@@busterbrown446Some cities have green burials now.

  • @nopandakit8051
    @nopandakit8051 5 місяців тому +2

    I went to a mega church during high school. They hired off duty cops to direct traffic and worked with the city to ensure safety for everyone. Most mega churches are not about worship. They are about appearances and money. If you really want to find God's people, go to the poor churches. They give so much more than these huge places.

  • @airmanma
    @airmanma 5 місяців тому +30

    Move the church.I left my church when my pastor told me Adam and Eve roamed with the dinosaurs and they were 17 feet tall. Never looked back!!!

    • @ericgraham2781
      @ericgraham2781 5 місяців тому

      You made the right call. Everyone knows the devil put dinosaur bones in the earth to deceive people. /s

  • @TruckerChick
    @TruckerChick 5 місяців тому +13

    As soon as someone says "Oh I'm a Christian" or any other religion..... I nope the F out. Religion is the biggest scam the world has ever seen.

  • @tscoff
    @tscoff 5 місяців тому +28

    The church can make up for their attempted fraud by offering to pay in full to have the light installed.

    • @geoffh1
      @geoffh1 5 місяців тому +2

      They already agreed to pay for the study and the light.according to their letter. If you listen to the newscaster, she reads it out at the end of the video.

    • @survidmt
      @survidmt 5 місяців тому +1

      Which begs the question, isn't a light the best improvement for the situation?

    • @davidroddini1512
      @davidroddini1512 5 місяців тому +3

      @@survidmtI wonder whether a roundabout would be better since it is mostly on Sundays that is the traffic problem and a roundabout would get rid of the left hand turns that cause the most delays.

    • @survidmt
      @survidmt 5 місяців тому +5

      @@davidroddini1512 Well you may have a point, that sounds like a better alternative in that no electricity required, other materials roughly the same. Now if you can just teach Americans to use them correctly were set,lol.

    • @GreenJeep1998
      @GreenJeep1998 5 місяців тому

      @@davidroddini1512
      I have driven by these kinds of churches, to me a stop light at the churches entrance would make better use of city or county money, wouldn’t be shocked if a light at this community’s entrance wouldn’t be a bad idea even without the church nearby.

  • @tananario23
    @tananario23 5 місяців тому +2

    Tax them. Tax all of them. Also, they are lying. As usual.

  • @billybegood466
    @billybegood466 5 місяців тому +3

    No one is more hypocritical than a religious person.

  • @Rickimusic
    @Rickimusic 5 місяців тому +5

    Though shall not bear false witness. Except when it helps pseudo Christians.

  • @sauer8726
    @sauer8726 5 місяців тому +3

    Isn't that the m.o. of mega churches.

  • @gottago9824
    @gottago9824 5 місяців тому +2

    TAX these mega churches!!

  • @isotopesope
    @isotopesope 5 місяців тому +3

    Their tax exempt status should be revoked.

  • @christophernuckolls9964
    @christophernuckolls9964 5 місяців тому +2

    Mega churches are evil. I went to one for a while until one Sunday, the pastor berated the families who didn't donate at least the "average" of $5000 to their fundraiser to build an extension onto the building. I never went back after that.

  • @kurtwicklund8901
    @kurtwicklund8901 5 місяців тому +4

    A dishonest megachurch? Shocking, simply shocking.

  • @strangerathome
    @strangerathome 5 місяців тому +2

    What? A church LYING? Nooooo…… 🙄🙄

  • @NathanStin
    @NathanStin 5 місяців тому +3

    If they want to interfere in local politics, then they can lose their tax exempt status.

  • @kevinphelan9218
    @kevinphelan9218 5 місяців тому +2

    Why cant the church just pay for it. Theyre not paying taxes, which is used to fund those streets

  • @Ivehadenuff
    @Ivehadenuff 5 місяців тому +6

    Oh liars and cheaters , they are.

  • @barrymantelli8011
    @barrymantelli8011 5 місяців тому +2

    tax the churches

  • @t23001
    @t23001 5 місяців тому +3

    The church can build or acquire branch locations in other cities. Then thousands of people would not crowd a single location. This has worked pretty darn well for over 2,000 years.

  • @jeffjames4064
    @jeffjames4064 5 місяців тому +3

    How do you express your contempt for mega churches without getting censored by UA-cam?

    • @YSLRD
      @YSLRD 5 місяців тому

      Pretty sure my family has its own three letter dept to monitor what we say.....but you, my dear, are paranoid.

  • @jimtokheim1422
    @jimtokheim1422 5 місяців тому +2

    Tax the churches!

  • @chrislj2890
    @chrislj2890 5 місяців тому +3

    I remember from back in the '50s my grandparents church was how they use to be, white with a bell tower and wooden pews. It didn't hold thousands of people, and the minister held a regular job and wasn't even paid. The money the parishioners tithed was used for missionary work and helping the poor. These so called churches today are supported by people trying to buy their way into heaven.

    • @davidb2206
      @davidb2206 5 місяців тому

      (1) We helped the CHILDREN in our own community, not random foreigners for some virtue-signaling. There is plenty of Christian help to do RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE. Veterans without dental care at the VA hospitals or even transportation to the VA hospitals! Why would any honest congregation or church send money overseas?!
      (2) The pews were HARD WOOD, so you could not fall asleep or not pay attention.

    • @chrislj2890
      @chrislj2890 5 місяців тому

      @@davidb2206
      You sound like a Muslim, or maybe a Satanist.

    • @YSLRD
      @YSLRD 5 місяців тому

      ​@@davidb2206Some truth here. But help to CHURCHES in other countries is scriptural. It should be done after the local Christian needs are met. " His own household..."

    • @davidb2206
      @davidb2206 5 місяців тому

      @@YSLRD LOCAL widows and orphans is also scriptural, whether Christian or not. It means take care of your own community, not distant foreign lands. The LOCAL need will never be met, yet today's "Christian" fools applaud themselves with their virtue-signaling by sending $$ abroad.

    • @davidb2206
      @davidb2206 5 місяців тому

      @@YSLRD My considered and polite reply was deleted. I do not support any channels or platforms that do not support free speech, as it is vital to the cause of liberty, worldwide.

  • @quietbeers2265
    @quietbeers2265 5 місяців тому +2

    Do you mean to tell me that these “religious” people LIED, shocking!!

  • @Bobalicious
    @Bobalicious 5 місяців тому +3

    What!? Churches are less than honest? Well! 🤣

  • @Oonagh72
    @Oonagh72 5 місяців тому +1

    I’m confused. If everyone agrees they need a light, and they are going to pay for it themselves, then why the deception?

  • @knine8154
    @knine8154 5 місяців тому +4

    The "DIRTY" sign on the counter says it all about these money grubbers

  • @WifeWantsAWizard
    @WifeWantsAWizard 5 місяців тому +2

    Nothing cult-like at all.

  • @sbpierce9987
    @sbpierce9987 5 місяців тому +3

    A traffic light costs about $400,000 (I believe). Interesting that the Church has the dinero to fund that.

  • @stevedoesnt
    @stevedoesnt 5 місяців тому +1

    A corrupt church? I’m shocked!

  • @r8edrv4fun65
    @r8edrv4fun65 5 місяців тому +3

    Wow.... wow.
    They need Jesus.

    • @AdamBlack-h9r
      @AdamBlack-h9r 5 місяців тому

      They obviously have Jesus. Just today's Americanized version of Jesus. Bless their hearts. You won't find a phonier soul than today's American Christian. The Bible and it's teachings are quite foreign to them.

  • @Alverant
    @Alverant 5 місяців тому +2

    A church lying! This is my shocked face. You don't have to be Christian to see it's dishonest, but you DO have to be Christian to act like it's OK. Martin Luther said lying for God isn't a sin.

  • @EzeePosseTV
    @EzeePosseTV 5 місяців тому +5

    Well THAT'S not very 'christian' of you now, isn't it? - _An Atheist_

  • @blandrooker6541
    @blandrooker6541 5 місяців тому +1

    Why is a study needed in the first place when it's such an obvious problem?

  • @jrmaddog
    @jrmaddog 5 місяців тому +3

    We have similar situations here in Baton Rouge. The churches pay for off-duty deputies, in most cases, to deal with the traffic load without calling on government to handle it. 🤔

    • @studentdrake
      @studentdrake 5 місяців тому

      Your deputies are government employees

    • @studentdrake
      @studentdrake 5 місяців тому

      Your deputies are government employees.

  • @chesterwilberforce9832
    @chesterwilberforce9832 5 місяців тому +1

    The problem lies with "stroads", these suburban street designs that attempt to act as both a street and a road, causing dangerous compromises.

  • @vincejamison8078
    @vincejamison8078 5 місяців тому +5

    😂😂😂😂😂😂
    Got caught doing a P.DIDDY
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @ironox8480
    @ironox8480 5 місяців тому +2

    A religious institution lying..........shocking......unbelievable even. What a surprise a grifting organization is lying.

  • @cellyblank9919
    @cellyblank9919 5 місяців тому +6

    The Commandment of religion is its survival and success no matter how unethical or even criminal the means to an end.

    • @91thewatcher23
      @91thewatcher23 5 місяців тому

      Don't cut yourself on all that edge😂