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Prayer app raises $40M Series B, investors include Peter Thiel
- 1cvmask 5y agoMonetizing souls is what lead to the schism in the Catholic Church with Martin Luther objecting to indulgences. I doubt this app will lead to any new schisms today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-five_Theses https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety-five_Theses https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther/The-indulgences-controversy https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martin-Luther/The-indul... https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-31/what-martin-luther-thought-the-catholic-church-was-wrong-about/9031732 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-31/what-martin-luther-th...
- smt88 5y agoThis isn't similar to indulgences at all. Indulgences were essentially a way to buy absolution. If you were wealthy, you could willfully sin and then buy back your admission to heaven. This app is not that. It's a faith-based meditation guide. It's often compared to HeadSpace, including by its founder[1]. 1. https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/i-tried-the-hallow-app-for-two-weeks https://www.pillarcatholic.com/p/i-tried-the-hallow-app-for-...