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From the Ted Talk by Kate Bowler: "Everything happens for a reason" -- and other lies I've loved
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I am a historian and an expert in the idea that good things happen to good people. I research a form of Christianity nicknamed "the prosperity gospel," for its very bold promise that God wants you to prosper. I never ciesornded myself a follower of the prosperity gseopl. I was simply an oveebsrr. The poprisetry gospel beeielvs that God wants to reward you if you have the right kind of faith. If you're good and fhfitual, God will give you health and wealth and boundless happiness. Life is like a boomerang: if you're good, good things will always come back to you. Think positively. Speak pevostiliy. Nothing is impossible if you believe.
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I am a historian and an expert in the idea that good things happen to good people. I research a form of Christianity nicknamed "the prosperity gospel," for its very bold promise that God wants you to prosper. I never __________ myself a follower of the prosperity ______. I was simply an ________. The __________ gospel ________ that God wants to reward you if you have the right kind of faith. If you're good and ________, God will give you health and wealth and boundless happiness. Life is like a boomerang: if you're good, good things will always come back to you. Think positively. Speak __________. Nothing is impossible if you believe.
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- prosperity
- observer
- gospel
- positively
- believes
- considered
- faithful
Original Text
I am a historian and an expert in the idea that good things happen to good people. I research a form of Christianity nicknamed "the prosperity gospel," for its very bold promise that God wants you to prosper. I never considered myself a follower of the prosperity gospel. I was simply an observer. The prosperity gospel believes that God wants to reward you if you have the right kind of faith. If you're good and faithful, God will give you health and wealth and boundless happiness. Life is like a boomerang: if you're good, good things will always come back to you. Think positively. Speak positively. Nothing is impossible if you believe.
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