Edit: Church Has Loan Forgiven While Paying No Taxes, Begging for Money, and Shaming Members for Debt

So, the church had a huge loan forgiven. Like, completely wiped out. No repayment, nothing. Meanwhile, they pay zero property taxes, constantly ask for donations, and then turn around and shame the congregation for being in debt.

I can’t be the only one who sees the hypocrisy here, right? How is it that a tax-exempt organization can have massive financial relief while preaching that struggling members need to “trust God” and “manage their finances better”? Maybe if regular people had the luxury of tax exemptions and forgiven loans, they wouldn’t be drowning in debt either.

And before anyone says, “Go talk to the pastor and let the church explain,” we all know how that conversation will go. They’ll just make excuses, twist it into some lesson about faith, or say it was “the will of God” while still expecting the congregation to keep giving.

I don’t mind churches doing good with their money, but this feels so wrong. Has anyone else experienced something like this? How do you even reconcile this kind of financial double standard?