Two stories to end the week. Dave Ramsey screws his listeners out of millions of dollars and the Chick-fil-A drama...

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For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. - 2Corinthians 2:17 (ESV)

"Bring it," he said. "You have done poked the wrong bear. You done pissed off the wrong hillbilly." - Dave Ramsey

Ahh yes, we all remember when Jesus declared to the Pharisees, "bring it."; don't we? When He told the teachers of law that they done pissed off the wrong Galilean? No? Me neither. We end this week with two odds and ends stories from Christendom that deserve mentioning but do not necessarily need to be detailed at great length as they speak for themselves. The first story is that former followers of Christian finance charlatan Dave Ramsey are collectively suing him for 150 million dollars. For those who may not have heard of Ramsey he is quite popular in apostate church circles as he is considered by the body of Christ to be our own private financial expert, much like Chick-fil-A is our own private fast-food chain. Should I say, was but more on that later as that is the second story. Ramsey has always appeared a bit shady, and the foundation of his financial advice is the tithing lie, which he fully supports. Ramsey always went much farther than that though and when he waded into the time share waters, he may have went in too deep.

For the uneducated, a timeshare is an investment scam. People sign up for large sums of money and end up holding virtually worthless shares of vacation property they do not use. There is often no way out of the timeshare agreement either. It can be stuck in your family as a dead source of investment that continues to drain money through exorbitant fees and the like. Ramsey actually railed quite often against the scheme that is timesharing. The problem is that he started to promote a different scheme for resolution to his followers. Ramsey would promote actively on his radio show a company known as the Timeshare Exit Team, who specialized in getting you out of these dead-end financial deals. The cost was significant because all the fraudsters knew people would pay to get out if their timeshares. Timeshare Exit Team usually collected in excess of $5000 per customer. The lawsuit alleges that customers referred by Ramsey paid in excess of 70 million dollars. They have received none of it back to date.

Once Ramsey started to promote the Timeshare Exit Team, sales exploded. The key feature Ramsey sold was that this company had a money back guarantee. It did not. In fact, one of the schemes the company used was after people had signed their contracts, they would be told to stop paying their timeshare fees and were given fake property deeds to convince them that they were free of their commitment. When people started to realize they had been cheated yet again, they demanded refunds and were either given excuses for why they would not receive their refund or calls went unanswered. Through the legal filings it was discovered that the founder of Timeshare Exit Team was rain gutter salesman prior with zero experience in the timeshare arena.

The lawsuit further alleges that Dave Ramsey was paid by the fraudulent company 30 million dollars over a six-year period that saw them collect over 200 million in fees. Through all this, Dave Ramsey has remained defiant against the very people he claims as brothers and sisters in Christ. In defense of the Timeshare Exit Team he gave the quote listed above. Seams like the right hillbilly has been poked. My only regret is they did not sue him for more. Dave Ramsey has made a career of lying to people about money. He has used God and greed comingled to motivate Christians to give beyond their abilities. What appears to have happened here though is simply beyond the pale. I know it may seem convoluted but let's streamline this. Dave Ramsey used his Christian radio show where he had groomed his Christian audience for years, to promote a fraudulent, fake and evil company to them. In return he was not paid 30 pieces of silver but rather 30 million dollars. His listeners? They lost everything. In some cases, money they probably couldn't afford to lose. Keep in mind this was not a failed investment. This was a company selling services they had no intention of ever providing. This is salacious enough until you remember that Dave Ramsey sells himself as a Christian! Yet as the key verse reminds us today, he is nothing more than a peddler of God's word.

Which brings us to the other story from this week that was left hanging out there - Chick-fil-A. Yes, God's chicken has apparently been asked to turn in their NAR Credentials because they dared to countermand the Republican Party, which controls the apostate church. What was the great sin of Chick-fil-A? Did they create a Muslim happy meal? Were they introducing a line of atheistic nuggets? Did they stop tithing correctly? No to all of these! They came out in support of racism, unfairness, and exclusion. Wait, I read that wrong. It was diversity, equity and inclusion. I kid you not. Here are the highlights from just one article:

"In the golden days, Chick-fil-A was truly a conservative, principled business, standing firm on the rock-solid Christian foundation laid by its founder, Truett Cathy. Yet today, we witness a spectacle of cultural capitulation that reeks of Marxist-inspired "equity" and "inclusion," words that subtly drip with the venom of anti-white racism and the pervasive, relentless drumming of queer activism." - Disntr

Yes, a spectacle of cultural capitulation. It reeks of Marxist inspiration. Interesting that they used the term "anti-white" racism because they usually do not say the quiet part out loud. What was Chick-fil-A's great sin? They hired a Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, apparently in 2021. Apparently, the outraged stupidity of disntr is also a tad slow in catching up. Mind you this person is not involved politically in anything. Their role is in making the company of Chick-fil-A to be more inclusive, diverse and have more equity, or fairness. I must not use the same bible translation that disntr does. Is there a "Bizarro-World" Beatitudes that speaks to the Christian values of whiteness, unfairness and exclusion? This does not seem like it will end well.

"In a move that can only be described as a modern-day Judas kiss for the billions upon billions of Christians around the world, Chick-fil-A has thrust Erick McReynolds into the limelight as the company's VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. McReynolds, who speaks of "mutual respect" and "dignity" as his driving force is nothing but a veneer masking the company's steady abandonment of its fundamental Christian roots, as it kowtows to the beat of cultural 'wokeness.'" - Disntr

So, hiring McReynolds is akin to betraying Jesus Christ? Do these people realize that Chick-fil-A makes chicken? Fast food chicken? Was Jesus against mutual respect and dignity? What gospel account are they reading? We are all aware that Jesus was a Middle Easterner, right? I know we have been sold a whitewashed Sassoon Jesus over the years but that's just marketing. Disntr gives up the game here though in referencing the nonsensical, false battle against something called woke. Let me assure you beloved, to be Christian is not to be asleep. We do not serve a sleepy Jesus either. If you honestly think that this level of vitriol and hate is even remotely associated with the gospel, I suggest you stop watching political shows and start reading your bible. When we stand before Christ, he is not going to listen to tales about how you fought wokeness. Or how you owned the libs. Or how you banned books. Or how you boycotted companies. Or how you avoided fast food chains that promoted the venom of anti-white racism. In Jesus' day everyone hated the lepers, but Jesus touched them and healed them. They wanted to stone the woman caught in adultery, but Jesus shamed the would-be moral assassins. When His own disciples wanted to call down fire from heaven on those wicked Samaritans, Jesus rebuked them. Are you getting the point yet?

"One must wonder, when did Chick-fil-A decide to forsake the eternal truth of the Gospel for the fleeting applause of the cultural elite? When did they trade the 'narrow gate' for the broad highway of fashionable social movements? It seems we have our answer, and it's as disappointing as it is revealing." - Disntr

This is the end result of worshiping this world instead of the eternal. Of worshipping carnal politics instead of Jesus Christ. This is the NAR beloved! This is dominionism! If you honestly think that a company has turned their back on the eternal gospel because they want to try and have fair hiring practices, then I fear for your personal salvation. The narrow road and broad path are about our sin and salvation, not anger because a company decided that they should hire more than just white people. Do not be caught in the middle of this evil beloved. The bible says Jesus Christ died for ALL, not just those that look like us, talk like us or vote like us. So, we have our answer indeed. This is not even remotely Christian.

"Let's be clear - diversity in and of itself is a beautiful tapestry of God's creation. But when it's used as a Trojan horse to infiltrate with doctrines contrary to biblical principles, that's where the line must be drawn. And "equity" is a Marxist trojan horse of the highest order, trampling on individual merit under the guise of collective equality." - Disntr

This article has been too clear. You cannot pay lip service to diversity and then find bogus reasons to be against it. What unbiblical doctrines have been introduced through diversity? By the way, enough with the Marxist boogeyman. God has not enshrined our form of government as holy. The concept of equity simply means fairness. Individual merit is meaningless if the people involved had different starting points. Besides these cultural arguments we must not lose sight of the fact that this is being presented as being against Christ. As if Christ was not fair or inclusive. It smears His name and cause, making a mockery of our faith.

"So, farewell, Chick-fil-A. It's been a pleasure knowing you as a Christian entity. Your impeccable waffle fries and heavenly chicken sandwiches will no longer taste the same, marred by the bitter tang of compromise. Your surrender to the demands of the cultural mob is a profound disappointment, perhaps the greatest since Eve bit into the forbidden fruit." - Disntr

Earlier they described this as forsaking the eternal truth of the gospel and now it is the biggest disappointment since the fall of man in the Garden of Eden? Seriously? Once again, we are talking about chicken, right? Not to mention this Vice President is not new. He has been with the company 16 years and assumed this new role over two years ago. Since then, nothing appears to have changed at Chick-fil-A. yet we are supposed to believe this is as bad as when Eve ate the fruit?

As we wrap this up let me say that the goings on at Chick-fil-A are entirely inconsequential to the cause of Christ. Personally, I never saw the big deal about their chicken either but that is not relevant. What is relevant is when the NAR starts telling Christians that the Great Apostasy is occurring at their local fast-food establishment because they think that maybe they should make sure they are being fair. Maybe they should make sure that all people are represented. That is not wokeness, or any other silly term you want to create. It's basic human decency. The things disntr is telling you is anti-Christian are actually at the heart of the gospel. Jesus did not just die for one group. The free gift of salvation is for everyone who repents and has faith in Christ. How Chick-fil-A does their hiring is as irrelevant to the gospel as how McDonalds cleans their restrooms, or if they clean them. Mark and avoid the financial hucksters like Dave Ramsey as well as the NAR dominionists crying about anti-white racism. It's ok if you want to eat mor chikin.

Reverend Anthony Wade - June 2, 2023

Authors Bio:
Credentialed Minister of the Gospel for the Assemblies of God. Owner and founder of 828 ministries. Vice President for Goodwill Industries. Always remember that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.