prosperity gospel

British  

noun

1. a modern version or, according to some, perversion of the gospel according to which the full blessings of God available to those who approach Him in faith and obedience include wealth, health and power

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Example Sentences

And, in the spirit of the "prosperity gospel" grifters that have cleaved themselves to Trump, Fox pundits are insisting that there will be a great reward for all this fiscal sacrifice: the restoration of male dominance over women.

From Salon

What Halili and Reitsma are selling is a "mix between the Hawk Tuah Girl and the prosperity gospel," according to religion professor Bradley Onishi, host of the "Spirit and Power" podcast.

From Salon

White is one of the country's most prominent peddlers of the "prosperity gospel."

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Unsurprisingly, his favorite preachers are the "prosperity gospel" types, an especially shameless grifter style.

From Salon

But what's striking about the prosperity gospel and its empty promises of future wealth in exchange for current privation is how much it sounds exactly like the excuses Trump and his allies are making for the economic wreckage he's inflicting on the U.S. through unnecessary and unjustifiable tariffs.

From Salon