ATM for JesusATM for Jesus

Kristen French

File this under, “It had to happen”: the electronic collection plate. According to Donald Trump, writing in his “Trump University” blog, some Southern Protestant churches are installing ATMs in their lobbies. Trump predicts that if the ATM strategy is successful, it will catch on with all faiths. “These machines allow churchgoers to use their bankcards to make donations,” Trump writes. “No more excuses about not having any cash or leaving the checkbook at home. Because nobody travels without plastic anymore.”