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I notice that I have a avoidance reaction for this. I think that is because this pattern-matches with something I have heard about religious organisations often: That they milk people when death is near. I'm not sure what to make of this. Is this prejudice altogether? Probably standard rationality advice applies, only double strong as you can't learn from (your own) errors here.
I’m not sure that most of the religious see themselves as ‘milking’ those who are close to the end. Broadly speaking, what appears to us (non-believers) as plainly visible is simply thought of as a service to those within that community. There are a few conceptual leaps to make getting to your point, some of which are a) these people are somewhat feeble mentally and b) that the campaign is targeting a vulnerable population. I would say that a reaction like that is no more than reflexive
I think many if not most don't think anything wrong with what they do. I assume this service usually fits well into the overall memeplex. Usually only people outside that memeplex interpret it thus.