They took the path of apostasy for themselves where power and money was available and coerced and lured others to become active apostates or false prophets along with them.
Fink, They say the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil. It definitely is the bottom line for this bunch of scriptural policy makers. But as far as good business people they continue to be lead by big doses of wishful thinking, and in strong denial of any facts that destroy their claimed appointment to god's service. Denial can really play havoc with a corporation driven primarily by wishful thinking.
They should have given up the proclaiming the end of the world business decades ago or with their 1st or 2nd or 3rd miscalculation but wishful thinking had it way with them and here we are a total fucked up mess all because of denial.