Religion and society / investigative nonfiction / 2026
Opium of the Masses
The Commercialisation of Religion and the Cost to the Faithful
When blessings are tied to offerings and breakthroughs are sold as seed, who pays the price? Opium of the Masses traces how faith and finance became entangled, from medieval indulgences to televangelists and mega-churches. It examines the psychology behind pressured giving, the prosperity gospel’s toll on the poorest believers, and a case study of a church torn apart by financial scandal. This isn’t an attack on faith but a defence of it: a call for transparency, ethical fundraising and a return to worship rooted in honesty and love.
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