Cosign, most (not all) of these pastors nowadays are borderline comical, insincere/seem like a front. Can you expound a bit more on your findings/connection with the government? As far as the church that is. (I get how non profits are a money grab). I've assumed this as well with these millionaire pastors using the church as a tax break.
		
		
	 
Well...the government uses a lot of these non profits to provide services that they dont offer.
Im not saying there is any type of conspiracy...or anything sinister going on...
...but you see the same faces time after time behind all these organizations.
For example....
...a church group. 
   They own a church or two...but they also own and manage a few senior care facilities, a couple day care centers, battered womens shelters, afterschool programs for the kids...it goes on and on.
And they are all funded by the state, and federal government.
Its damn near free money.
Which is why these people are also heavy into politics...because liberals keep a lot of this shyt afloat...a republican administration may cut funding.
So the churches and "community organizers" work very closely with their local black politicians, and other liberals around the country/state.
They are all scratching each others back.
Like I said...im not saying everybody is crooked...but its scary how black communities are held together by government funding...and from that funding, some people are living pretty nice.
Im not the biggest fan of so many black people being dependent on the government...but its not that hard to get your slice of that money.
Im in an industry that is REALLY white...black folks will talk to me, and let me work with their business off the strength of me being black...and they will openly tell me they want a black person providing this service for them.
This goes down in so many industries...Real Estate, Contracting work (HVAC, etc...).
Its basically how Obama got put on in Chicago.
He became a "community organizer", got in good with these black churches and community organizations that run a lot of shyt in Chicago.
They liked him...and he used their pull to get into office.
If youre black, live in a city...and want to make some serious money....you gotta learn to play that game.
The black political structure is strong in a lot of cities...I dont think a lot of black folks realize it.
You can schmooze your way into meeting some high up people.