Why shouldn't David Cerullo build a $4M home?
Posted: Friday, September 18, 2009
by Shafi Farooq
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David Cerullo, if you don't know, is the Chairman and CEO of Inspiration Networks. USA TODAY has an article about the CEO stating that David is building a $4 million home in a gated, lakefront community in western South Carolina at the same time that the ministry has cut jobs and reset thermostats to save money in its new headquarters.
I get free money - well I pray a lot, don't I? and I pray for the people who give me free money. I work hard. I pray to God, at least that's what I tell my congregation. And I bless the money so it all becomes kosher. If I don't spend it by buying $1,000 suits and if my closet is not full of them and if I don't buy 500 pairs of shoes, what good is the free money?
It's my money. People give me free money. If I build a $4 million home with it, what's wrong with that? I pray to God, don't I? And the best part is they give me the money of their free will. I didn't force anybody to give me the money. It's a free country. And why shouldn't they? I pray for them.
You know how hard it is to pray. It's extremely hard. It's so hard I sweat and I sweat a lot. It's still better than working in a sewer. Yesterday, I saw a man coming out of the sewer. He was all dirty but he was not sweating. When I pray to God, I sweat a lot. So whose job is harder - mine or his? Of course, mine.
He works hard to put a measly $10 worth of food on the table for his family. I pray hard to put a $4 million home on the ground for my family. So whose job is harder? My job is harder, of course. I pray to God. I sweat a lot.
Moral of the story
My congregation gives me the money. So let them. One thing is for sure I am not gonna let it rot in the bank. That's for me to spend and I am spending it by building a $4 million home with it.
O! Ye people of the world. Stop this nonsense. Wake up and smell the roses. Come to your senses. A lot of people have lost jobs. A lot of people are on welfare. A lot of people are on fixed income. Please be sensible and just say NO.
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Top-level comments on this article: (2 total)Interesting article! When those in your congregation (if that is the right word here) are suffering from money worries, losing their jobs etc it seems distinctly un-Christian to take their money from them (even if it is their "free" choice), and especially un-Christian to use it to build a luxurious home for onesself.
Hi Shafi.I agree with Ben. It is very un-Christian.Thank you for this well-written article and thank you for sharing.Welcome to Searchwarp.Regards,Nenita
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