Topic: Privilege to teach Bitcoin in church - page 2. (Read 587 times)

Its good to see that you have given the privilege to teach bitcoin  in a church, that way it will bring awareness to the people and will clear out the issues that bitcoin is a scam and a quick rich scheme. Bitcoin is a great innovation so people deserve to know about it since it can be very useful for them when the world is ready for bitcoin global adoption.

As a certain person who do thrive on sharing up the opportunity on where Bitcoin gives or simply with the benefits then you would really be having interest on sharing up this good thing.You would definitely
notice directly if people does have the interest or not, if you do see that there's some interest into their eyes then this is where you do make your discussion to continue.Its true that it doesnt matter
if this one would happen on a church or not, as long you do make yourself on the right timing or appropriate ones  (not have a mass) then it would be considerable.
You do have the freedom on doing so,teaching does really spread out awareness of bitcoins existence and this do help somehow when it comes or do talks about recognition.

in my opinion you did well to teach people about bitcoin because bitcoin is equal to money, so people in your church can accept bitcoin donations, but for that to happen they need to learn more about bitcoin, I'm just going to be hard on you on this one. of you posting these people, I think it was a huge exaggeration and you should remove these photos. also be careful, see if the church people really understand the risk of losing money and if they are not confused people, confused people are capable of buying bitcoin and losing money and then blaming you

Whether it’s in the church or in any religious gathering, I guess learning should never stop especially for a certain topic that you know will be very useful in the future. And bitcoin is not an exception. As long as you never teach them against their will, that will be very fine. Because in the very first place, you won’t develop learning in them if they don’t have the interest from the start.

Appreciate the effort there OP. I'm also surprised that this has not brought you any problem of conflict in interest as churches usually don't talk about investment tools. Well, maybe not every religion thinks about what the church I had before as their principles. Most churches thinks money will make someone greedy - so they don't talk about investment that much or not at all.
On the brighter side, as long as you do not encourage them to invest, you're only giving them the basic knowledge about Bitcoin, then I guess you're in a good hand. Because, believe me or not, someone and somehow there will always be your critic, most especially that you're preaching about Bitcoin in a church. Nevertheless, just continue to teach and share your Bitcoin knowledge everywhere when you have the chance.

I really appreciate the efforts of Op in spreading the bitcoin news in his neighbourhood and even in the worship place. If everyone in this forum should be making similar efforts, bitcoin adoption would have been pushed further. I used to make this type of efforts in my newbie and member days, but it seems that many things have overtaken me or probably because I relocated to a distant place .


Op, made similar topic where he thought at workplace, I pointed out this exact thing but it seems he didn't read it or he's fixed to his believe.
Volatility can be an advantage and also disadvantage, but I feel it should be emphasised on advantage rather than disadvantage. I believe that if btc was a stable coin, even Op wouldn't have been here.

OP, I will be the most insensitive person if I fail to acknowledge the fact that you've really put alot of effort into this, and it's really commendable.
First, public speaking isn't that easy, let alone, teaching adults, but to be honest with you, teaching bitcoin in church doesn't sit well with me, church is a place to worship God, and not a place to introduce people into investment ideas or business ideas.. I have my reasons for saying this, and one of this reasons is that, some of this people(church members) can decide to invest and in the process, loss their money, and when this happens, they turn to blame you for their loss, and some of this people might end up leaving that church because they feel a fellow member cheated them and they can't bear seeing you when they come to worship God...

So for this and many other reasons I didn't mention, I prefer the church being a place to worship God, every other stuffs like teaching bitcoin and all that should be done outside the church.

I wish to comment on disadvantages of bitcoin number one....
I do not count the price volatility of bitcoin as a disadvantage, it is actually one of the biggest advantages bitcoin has over other types of assets and currencies, the high price volatility in bitcoin is one of the major advantage that have helped bitcoin has create alot of Billionaires and millionaires in this space in a very short period of time, so I personally count this as an advantage, not disadvantage.

Frankolala! It's Good too see how much effort you have put into that, I've been to the Catholic Church once or twice and I know they are always ready and opened to new ideas.
Seeing from the pictures you've shared here, it shows that this are clearly old timers and grown ups, the smile on that pretty ladies face tells me she's shown so much interest, you must be an interesting teacher  

They're much more difficult to accept Bitcoin and also learn you have to show proof and proof before they would get to see reasons with you. Accepting Bitcoin in Businesses are also rare they find them to difficult to sink in and mostly scam ( Just like the previous M-M-M ).

Although, this doesn't seem unique no more as the likes of Agbe, Crypto headlinews etc has done some stuffs similar to this, some might agree with you and some ? This would be seen as a merit hunting skim. But what's more mandatory is that you're promoting the adoption of Bitcoin in Nigeria. Once again Bravo!

They adults tend to forget lots of things, they can write down them seed phase in a piece of paper, and if possible getting a laminated paper over it against water and damp areas. They all should be Privacy minded at all times for the sake of those coins, if gone, it's not coming back.

Thanks for tirelessly touching live's from what you've learnt here.


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I might sound like a Greedy Pleb, but as a HODLer, and as an investor, I would discourage my fellow plebs from giving away their hard earned Bitcoins. I'm not saying "say NO" to charity, but unless you earned the Bitcoin you're going to donate in Bitcoins, don't donate them.

Personally, the only reasons you should use your Bitcoins is if you require censorship-resistance, like if gambling is illegal in your region, and there are no other ways to deposit in a casino, then you can use Bitcoin.

BUT good on OP for educating more people about Bitcoin. May it start their journey.

First, I will say that our friends from Africa should pay a little more attention to their protection and the privacy of those around them - and here not only the exact location has been revealed, but also some names and faces of most people. Also, the size of the images is completely inappropriate for the forum, and there is a way to adjust them very simply.

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Regarding teaching Bitcoin in the Catholic Church, I personally think that churches are not appropriate places for it, although I can understand that the situation in an African country is significantly different from the situation in a European country. Therefore, I can understand that the space of the church is used in this way, because for OP and his community, in most cases, the church is perhaps the only suitable place for meetings.

Here in Europe, we have fewer and fewer members of the Catholic Church, and the information I recently read is that for the first time in history, the number of declared believers in Germany fell below 50%, and churches all over Europe are being sold and become museums, art galleries or skateboard playgrounds.


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Good for you that our church mate listen on this investment opportunity talks. Here, Church is always the target of different ponzi scheme before that’s people here especially religious organisations don’t allow anymore any investment talk among the members.

You can read the greatest scam here in PH that involves religion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapa_investment_scam


Just be careful and make sure that they really understand the risk so that you will not liable for there loss. It’s good that you have pomplet for the study guide. I hope for your success on educating them!

Do they listen to you well? I see that the age difference is big and there are no young people, all of them are over 30 years old and therefore rarely take bold economic decisions.
Isee some women and it is good to know that they are willing to learn something new.

I remember that the percentage of using phones in banking transactions is high in one of the African countries, is it your country?

You have a great initiative to teach your community about Bitcoin and because what you teach is for the good I think it's not a problem if you teach it to the community in the church, but I want to know what you teach? and from what you teach your community What is the thing that catches their attention the most?
because maybe this will be my reference to also teach the community in my church

I can't call it a merit hunt. Before you judge, you need to think about what you are doing to attract people to Bitcoin. 


OP, I read your threads, and I'm really surprised by your efforts and your concern. I understand that an hour of talking about bitcoins is a drop in the ocean, but your passion and desire to help people deserve respect. I am generally interested in the culture of your people. It is completely different from the culture in which I live. Very few people worry about how their neighbors live. I see that you are doing this selflessly, and I really hope that you will help a few more people get interested in Bitcoin. 
And of course, we all really hope that you will warn all those interested in investing that it is not worth risking funds at such an uncertain time without having enough cushion in life. 
My respect.

In OP’s defense, the church used to be a patron of science in the olden days. The disparity between religion and science started and ends with the evolution theory, other conceptions and theories that do not threaten the Christian faith are welcome in the church. I appreciate your efforts to teach your church members bitcoin, I’m only worried that you may be dragged in church when members buy the pump and bitcoin dips or they get ambitious and buy alts and they suffer a loss. For now, you should only teach them the basics of bitcoin and not trading. I think the risk management practices is too early for a first class, teaching about stop-loss and leveraging is not necessary unless you’re teaching them how to trade futures.

I really appreciate your efforts in increasing the awareness of people around you about the importance of a new knowledge of the new technology that is bitcoin. although this is not new to us. but for some people bitcoin is still a new thing. because even some of my neighbors don't know anything at all or haven't heard of bitcoin at all. so when i chat with my friend about bitcoin. so my neighbor wanted to listen because for him it was new knowledge.

I think teaching in a place of worship is not a problem. provided we obey the existing rules. because a religion covers all aspects of life. not only a matter of worship but also covers all other aspects of life such as economics, politics, social and health and so on. Spreading knowledge is a good thing. provided we continue to comply with applicable regulations and do not violate them. and sooner or later knowledge of bitcoin will be important for everyone when one day bitcoin can be more accepted by more countries.

A church? That might be somewhat unorthodox but I am not against it. In fact, although it seems like a strange, almost alien-like concept to teach about a financial instrument in a place of worship, it might be a good place to find Bitcoin believers who have good reputations within their own community. But then again, if your target is gullible people, then ironically, church might be just the right answer. (Just my perspective)

That being said, I do not want to sound negative. Especially since this is going to enrichen their lives instead of making them poorer. So all in all a good thing. I am sure that they will spread the word among more and more people! Good job! Bitcoin helps people regardless of their beliefs or social/financial standing in the world.

huh? the OP is not connecting bitcoin to faith or anything, he is just teaching them about bitcoin. if you check the replies on this thread, you'll see that OP said that the church service is over. the OP is spreading awareness about bitcoin to his community(which I think is a good thing). anyway, like what mk4 has said, as long he does not encourage them to buy bitcoin and clarifies the risk involved when dealing with bitcoin, I am fine with what he is doing.

I'd be kinda fine with this as long as you didn't recommend people to buy bitcoin, and if you made it very clear that bitcoin is a very risky hold(which it looks like you did inform them based on the flyer).

While there's nothing really wrong with doing this in the church, it'd be better if you did it somewhere else as some charlatan might use these photos saying that people are promoting ponzi schemes in your church.

Credits to you for your efforts to spread Bitcoin awareness. Of course getting to know about Bitcoin could be done anywhere, even in the church for as long as it doesn't interfere with whatever activity conducted there. Having this right after the church services is good because the people are still there and you are almost assured that you will have an audience.

Perhaps next time you could also demonstrate to them how to actually create a wallet, make a Bitcoin purchase, etc.