Black Church, Inc.

2014年 • 48分

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Gone are the days of working class preachers who didn't expect financial gain in exchange for spiritual guidance. A new breed of pastors has emerged: the mega-pastor...one who aims to sell their religious brand and get rich off the gospel. Black Church, Inc. is a feature-length investigative documentary that examines the sensationalism of the black church and its present day relationship with serving the community.

The documentary compares the black church's origins to its modern day cultural relevance. The film focuses on modern mega-churches and asks hard-hitting questions about service vs. the extravagant lifestyles of its multi-million dollar ministers and ministries. As the nation attempts to bounce back from a recession, mega-churches continue to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fund their pastors' exorbitant lifestyles. Through interviews with clergy members, politicians, community leaders and journalists, we explore whether the preachers, parishioners or communities are the benefactors of the millions of tax free revenue generated by religious organizations.

Black Church, Inc. attempts to justify the dichotomy of the profits of prophets. It compares pastors who are seen as activists such as Rev. Taharka Robinson, Rev. Al Sharpton and Pastor Raphael Warnock with pastors who are criticized for being celebrity brands such as Rev. Eddie Long, Rev. Creflo Dollar and Rev. T.D. Jakes. The documentary takes a deep dive into controversial issues clouding the church including "love offerings" (cash payments given to ministers), financial abuse and the deification of the mega-church pastor all while asking... is prayer-for-profit moral?

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The fear of Yahweh is gone, we have learned how to question Yahweh word and plan for our lives, and taken it and him for granted. We have moved to the God mode, were we no longer believeth in him. We have made onto ourselves a new God, that of a graven image (MONEY): and we will hold it up higher than the true and living Creator. Like unto the Israelites when Moses came down from the mountain top with the laws of Yahweh, so is our state, when Moses first set eyes on his people from the mountain side.

Many who have an "institutional church" mindset will not and/or do not acknowledge or even know that there is a difference between tithing under the old covenant and New Testament giving. This documentary is only a good start, but... there needs to be solid Scriptural teaching with references (not proof-texting) alongside clear church history to bring this truth to the place where we as Christians can live in the liberty of serving and giving to glorify Jesus Christ.

Could be trickery to offset a movement of God or some truths also revealed but why aimed at black churches, and only 3 of the most influential black Preachers, is it jealousy or envy and strife. Show the wrongs the righteous way give real truth to the people not what you feel is not right cause you have no favor with God as these men do. Who has caused you to fall so short of God's glory.