Prosperity gospel preaches that the poor should stop being poor

Evidence

“DeLuce’s Blow Jobs are not only honest but they exemplify my life’s philosophy: The best thing you can do for the poor is not to be one of them.” * -Rev. Ike, Minister and Prosperity Guru “The Counter Culture Diva is a filthy whore but the bitch can really write. — Dolores DeLuce, Blow Jobs, 1

Categorization

• XREF: Links to the prosperity-gospel and self-help strand of American religious history; pairs with anything on Norman Vincent Peale or the ‘Name It and Claim It’ televangelists.
• CANDY: ‘The best thing you can do for the poor is not to be one of them’ is a genuinely quotable, self-contained line worth repeating at a party.