Thank you so much for your detailed reply. Learned a lot. Yes, I have heard about the prosperity theology in recent years. However, we have a more sinister problem to deal with that is cult churches. They wield enormous power due to massive wealth. They encourage members to donate away all their life savings and then stay childfree. Pig butchering scams and job recruitment scams too contributed to numerous suicidal cases after victims lost all of their hard earned life savings.
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We have those here in the US, but usually not connected to religion. More often it's related to insurance, investment, and crypto scams masquerading as legitimate businesses. Part of the library plan includes hosting financial literacy programs so people can hopefully learn to spot common forms of financial fraud. Megachurches are suspicious mainly because they funnel money into the pockets of the pastor. If your preacher drives a nicer car than anyone in the congregation, something is sketchy. But it's not usually in the form of those bug fraud one-and-done schemes. It's a perverse long-term wealth siphon draining the pockets of people who truly believe they are tithing to God while the pastor pays off a Mercedes.