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[–] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago

Listen, I can get you even better land in heaven for only $90 a meter, hit me up !

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

...... Property theft. they don't have the deed, so it's not theirs to sell....

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Is it property theft when there's no actual property? Fraud, maybe, but this is religion...

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Well, make them prove that. this should be fun!

[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago
[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The spanish are colonizing heaven now.

[–] felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Nobody expect the Spanish inquisition!

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Inconceivable! I bought deeds to several stars back in the 90’s…

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.earth 13 points 4 months ago

Back to selling Indulgences to cover their pedo lawsuits.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Why those terrible scammers taking money from people by telling them comforting lies! Real churches would never do such a thing!

[–] negativenull@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Indulgences 2: Grifter Boogaloo

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 3 points 4 months ago

€93.39 per metre^2^

[–] Donut@leminal.space 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well then it's terrible satire because this doesn't even come close to the most ridiculous thing I've heard a church doing for money.

[–] Donut@leminal.space 4 points 4 months ago

Yeah, Poe's law also applies I suppose. Anything satirical is taken for truth by people that already believe or want to believe the thing being satirized. Or it already exists but worse, like you mention.

[–] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There is nothing to indicate this, it's just one in an endless line of grifts

[–] Donut@leminal.space 6 points 4 months ago

When I initially clicked on the article, it had related articles at the bottom, one of which explaining that the account is a satire account. It's not there when I click the link again, but I did find it online

https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/featured/mexico-church-sells-spots-in-heaven-starting-at-250/ar-BB1oYLhT

[–] RIPandTERROR@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Ngl what a good idea

[–] midnight_puker@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

They did what