Topic: Privilege to teach Bitcoin in church (Read 654 times)

I Kinda agree. I believe that there was supposed to be a service agenda for that time OP is taking to teach about Bitcoin in the Church which might not allow for enough time for understanding and Q&A, however, I commend your effort but If I were to do this, I would rather organize a seminal in my immediate community, like in my street for a start, this way I would have all the time to drill down of everything that needs to the thought and a follow-up Q&A and subsequent support.

I admire your commitment to educating everyone in your community about bitcoin, and I believe it is something to be proud of. Of course, there are many interesting things to say about bitcoin. This is a good step to introduce bitcoin to anyone who is not already familiar with it, and I hope one day they will teach people about it in the same way you do.

maybe it is not about doing business or trading mate  but also in donation system , maybe it is better to have idea of what is this currency and how this will favor them? imagine a member from another country can directly send their donations or other form of Help by using blockchain?
this will also help crypto increase its users?

anyway there are different aspects we must consider in each , some uses religion for their soul while others for their pocket, but lets respect each others belief and idea because it is theirs to have.

Teaching an insight whether it's about Bitcoin or other things then I think it doesn't matter where it is. provided that what is taught will bring benefits to everyone who learns it. And knowledge about bitcoin really needs to be taught to the people around us. because we have to make people around it know and feel the benefits of bitcoin itself. But let them decide their own interests. our job is only to convey knowledge and let them decide for themselves what new knowledge they know. Because after all bitcoin is an asset that has high risk and high potential as well.

   Apparently you are wrong, the worshipers of God are not meant to grow poor so if empowerment comes to individuals/members in the church, you must not confuse it for buying and selling!! There is no were knowledge can not be gained that's what you must know.

 This forum is an open community were people learn from one another, if probably he has seen a thread were Bitcoin is thought in the church and he also decides offers such knowledge to his church members, I don't see anything wrong with that.

Good job, OP. At least you spread awareness of Bitcoin, for what it is worth. I think you may have changed their perception of what it is since I am aware that the government in Nigeria has vilified it and wants to force it down the throats of its people. I like to think that your intention was to raise awareness of this revolutionary digital currency rather than to try to get people to acquire bitcoin. Bitcoin is for everyone and the knowledge sharing shouldn't be restricted to only one age group. Well done once again.

It's been over a decade and 2 years on top of it and still, many are yet to know anything of bitcoin aside to have just heard of it. The most the few whom have heard of it knows is that, its a digital currency and that's it. It makes me wonder what would be the placement of the CBDC in there definition. All around the world, the government and other critics have been constantly sourcing a way to discredit bitcoin and replace it with a system they can control. It becomes of importance for crypto enthusiast to seize the opportunity when it does avails itself to educate. Its why, I acknowledge the noble task you took to bring cryptocurrency into the religious settings.

However, you seem grounded on the notion of privacy and did good in hiding your identity but not so much your congregation. Why is that? Have you no regard for there privacy as well?
It's of importance that you do to others what you wish done to you. The Christinan book states that and it agrees with anonymity in this sense. Try editing the photos as it is possible, it would make a much better thread.

For those of us that are never religious, we might not know the privilege of teaching about what you do or like doing in a congregation where people are ever ready to follow what you are about to teach whether it's benefiting or not. Op had taken a great step in enlightening people of his religion of what Bitcoin is and I know it would have cost him some funds to put this into play.
We need to spread the good news about Bitcoin so that we can give people the opportunity to invest in a coin and market where they can benefit in a long run.

Even in my own country, churches have become more tight when it comes to teachings not related to church. You can stay in the church as long as it’s for religious education, other than that you can do it outside the church. However, with this scenario, it’s really a privilege that you are given a chance to teach bitcoin in the church. But always focus on the facts and give them assurance that bitcoin is not a big scam. But never fail to inform them that investing in bitcoin has its own risk so one should never start investing if he has not completely understood bitcoin and crypto market in the first place.

I might say that is a misconception of human thinking. Does the church accept offering? if yes where do you think the members got the money to put offering. Telling the church members about cryptocurrency (bitcoin) is not a bad thing. 348Judah from what you are saying, you are one of those who sees bitcoin as an evil coin or for scammers if not I don't see anything bad of orienting people on bitcoin in the church. Bitcoin is a digital money (currency) which can be used the way fiat money (currency) is used. So what is the bad aspect of bitcoin that is not good teach educate people in the church.

True believers (born again) respect the church, but they have bought one thing or the other in the church, what do you call that one? business or what? My brother or sister, when are inform, you will be educated and aware of the social activities and when are not inform, definitely, you must be deform, that is where ignorance is not a disease statement comes to play.

@Frokolala thanks for your initiative, go ahead and do more. we need the people's adoption before the government adoption so that when the government adopts it, the people are already aware so there will no too much orientation at that time.

I am not religious, but I like it when religious institutions go beyond the matters of religion and help people learn something new. Church and education have been actually going hand-in-hand for many centuries (churches and monasteries where places where people could read and comment on various texts and churches often organized schools for children), so it isn't anything compeletely out of order or against tradition. If it's indeed focused on providing information, not investment advice (and it seems that it was indeed an educational event), I don't think people should think badly about it at all. It is good that people like the op exist and try to make a difference in their communities.

You make a valid point. Though bitcoin doesn’t know age, gender or society hierarchy I think it’s more effective to teach younger people because there is a greater chance they will explore and put what they have been taught into good use. Digital illiteracy is a major disadvantage to those in age groups 60-85, they do not have much knowledge about the internet, it will be futile to expect them to grasp what is being taught.

The idea of teaching bitcoin in the church should be taught to the younger generation before bringing it to the notice of the elderly ones. Why I said that is because some of our African parents forget things easily, they can make a simple mistake that can cost them their fortunes. The only person they are going to blame is you.

We are in the digital era and some of our African parents have difficulties understanding how it works. Many don't have a big phone or a computer system. How do you think they are understanding what you are teaching them

I know that church seems to be a holy place but I think people who go or work in a church can also talk about random things which aren't totally related to god so I think talking about btc on their spare time or when the mass is over is fine. I don't know if all church have this, but here in ours they have some kind of offering where church workers ask for some amount to the people who attend in mass.

I am thinking that maybe people can use btc for this? I know it sounds silly but it was still a form of donation right? But it's only being done in an innovative way. Not all people can go to school so btc shouldn't be limited to be taught in schools. Btc can be teach to any people anywhere they are but of course btc must be legal on that country so that we won't be in trouble.

It's not a scam, but it can be debated that it started as a "Naturally-Occurring Ponzi" because most of its value is market-driven, but not a "Ponzi" as in there's a centralized entity to "scam" you. Bitcoin is just like Gold. It started to be HODLed, and valued, with a market behind it causing its price to surge, and to sell it higher, someone must enter the system with new money. THEN an economy was built around it through the first dark markets, giving it a "circular economy" and real world value. That's when it stopped being a "Ponzi" in my opinion.

Please I am not the one. I can't create one topic twice...that is Spamming. Unless a class that has a theorical and practical classes. I don't have alt-acct. Even though not all at least I know some of the forum rules. I can only update my thread if such idea comes...or make a comment on my thread, please, we are not one.

It is true that the church is a place where the spiritual needs of the people are met and shouldn't be used as a place to carry out economic activities because even Jesus Christ discourages such acts. But in recent times we have seen the church becoming a key player in diverse sectors of the economy of most nations. We have seen some churches establishing universities and investing in other sectors of the economy.

Churches now don't only care about the spiritual needs of their members but also the financial or economic needs. We have seen churches inviting or hiring business or financial experts to conduct seminars on different topics to help members gain some information that would make them profit financially. Churches also organize skill acquisition seminars to empower members with some needed skills that would make them financially stable. Hence, what OP has done in is not against the current happenings in the church.  

 Although I might not be able to perfectly decode the intention of OP for making this effort, but what he did is commendable. Sometimes this forum is the only place where members share their activities or daily encounters with Bitcoin. And most times the commendation and appreciation they receive from members serves as a form of motivation and encouragement to do more. I also feel that the corrections and advice members give to them when they create these threads are very helpful not to only the original poster but to others that read it.

I always encourage people to be unique and original but sometimes another person's experience could also serve as a motivation to do the same thing when such an opportunity arise. If not for Coca-Cola coke, Pepsi wouldn't have existed. But both of them have a unique taste and offers different experiences. Members like Frankolala should be encouraged to share their Bitcoin experience.

Those who initially said it was a scam and ponzi of course they didn't know what bitcoin was and how bitcoin worked because they didn't get any education about bitcoin. When there is a moment like this, where the young people around give some important education about bitcoin, their minds will open and understand how bitcoin works. This makes them more interested in learning about bitcoin and the technology behind it. this is the first step for them to be more advanced and not left behind by the others.

There is a right place to do this and I agree, this shouldn't be done inside the church as it was a sacred place.

It was been looking good that there is a growing interest in the community. Well, teaching these people is not hard knowing that they will certainly listen and their minds are wide open to understand how this works. It simply won't be done easily, probably not in a single day but I was sure these people who see the potential of Bitcoin will get what it deserves them. As the discussion continue, they find out that those who say it was scam or ponzi are wrong.

Teaching is not prohibited in any place as long as the place is conducive to learning. However, since the topic is quite controversial, then i agree that you should have done it outside the church. That way, you can avoid some future issues. I'm just glad to know that there are really some of your learners who eventually become interested in bitcoin after you teach them. Just never convince them to buy and hold bitcoin, because it should be their own will so that whatever happens to their investment, you will never be the one to blame.