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I don't think it's fair to just say "Christians", it's really the US-based evangelical prosperity gospel preachers. They really are the modern version of the money lenders in the temple.
They're basically "pay for pray" m/billionaires using religion to exploit the poor and hopeless while travelling in their private jets.
They pay no tax and live in luxury while claiming that their success is proof of God's love.
If that's how things worked, then Mother Theresa would have been rich. Ghandi would have owned a Bentley. But of course, that's not how God or love works at all, and it makes me really angry.
I've often thought about becoming a Christian version of Mr Beast; raising tons of money and giving away every single penny. Telling people that prayer is free and God loves them no matter what. Paying off people's mortgages and bills if they are suffering, regardless of their religion.
And then turning around to those prosperity gospel preachers and challenging them to do reverse tithing, 90% of their income goes to charity, not 10%. No living in mansions paid for by their church. Not taking any appearance fees or book royalties. Exposing them as the grifters they are.
I haven't done that already because I would want to do an actual Bible studies degree first, otherwise I'd feel like just as much of a fraud.
This. Most Christians despise prosperity preachers. A lot of churches even refuse to sing songs from "churches" which promote it who also make music en masse for money (I'm looking at you, Hillsong, Bethel and Elevation)