They also accept transfer for alms: the growing business of churches in Antioquia

The technology also reached the churches to favor the donations of their parishioners and in order not to get stuck with the coins, the alternative is the QR codes

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In a church in San Antonio de Pereira, Antioquia, a QR code has been installed at the entrance of the church with which the fervent faithful can make digi-offerings and bank transfers directly to the accounts of the Lord.

Various reactions have arisen about the implementation of these means of payment in “the house of God” many are in favor, stating that it greatly facilitates the process of giving alms and that, regardless of the way in which they are collectedstill make these monetary contributions continuously, others, on the contrary, affirm that it is an evident sign of the bankarization of the faith, the economic interest of the church and the degradation of popular beliefs under a business model that, despite raise huge amounts of money, do not pay any kind of tax.

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Although almsgiving and fundraising within the various branches of religion have been evident throughout history, this is undoubtedly a paradoxical and somewhat grotesque situation of how humanity has superimposed itself on the spirituality, I still remember when I was a child the speeches manipulators of many evangelical pastors about the obligation and the terrible economic horizons that awaited those faithful who did not fully pay their tithejust as I remember seeing in some Catholic church a huge sign with a slit underneath that said in capital letters “alms for the holy souls in purgatory”

I wondered why the souls in purgatory would need money, I suppose that on their infernal journey, as well as on Colombian roads, there were many tolls to pay… Basically, it was nothing more than the psychological imposition of handing over money taking advantage of people’s faith, amassing large amounts of cash that little or nothing reached the poor who claimed to help with these funds.

This collection of money within the various religious currents was done in a solemn way (at least) and It occupied a small space of the daily ritual, however, it was gaining more and more relevance and it did not take long for openly ambitious pastors to appear who did not hide, as in the case of the QR code at the entrance of the church in San Antonio de Pereirahis fervent desire to fill his pockets with that holy and divine resource called money.

Faith has been degraded to a simple structure of manipulation and deception, a spiritual pyramid where they sell you gods, miracles and salvation, in exchange for a bite of the fruit of your work, that will surely fill the already quite ample bellies of those who have narrated something that not even they believe, while they finish paying for their house or their latest model truck.

Neither the constant fight of religion with science and all the damage that faith has caused to the advancement of humanity, have been reason enough for embarrassment to implement digital monetary collection systemscolorful and elegant, at all the entrance of their sacred sites, it is necessary to award taxes to these entities because every day it is more evident that in the end the only god they have always worshiped has been the god of money.

They also accept transfer for alms: the growing business of churches in Antioquia – Las2orillas.co