God of Bling

Documentary today on Hip hop and the church
All seemed Pretty standard stuff till it got to the part about the Church preaching prosperity and the rise of such ministries in america post 9/11
This struck a chord with me,"Religion is the opium of the masses", in times of turmoil and strife God becomes popular. Amongst the underprivileged , downtrodden, hopeless it gives them hope, promises freedom and peace (what else is heaven) and most recently prosperity. A natural marriage with the bling bling short termism that hip hop is so readily associated with now? If we look at it from the point of view of the "new wave prosperity" churches springing up now ,it seems they both have the same message; listen to my words, live as I say and you too shall be prosperous like me. You too can have the huge house, ride the Bentley and eat with gold plated cutlery- hell and thats just the preachers!. I cant help but feel there is a nasty undercurrent in this expression of religion. The promise of wealth and prosperity while a great hook, cannot be the true selling point of Faith. Become a christian and get your bills paid, find your path to prosperity. And if you dont does that mean you are a bad christian , God dont love you if you still driving a beat up honda, if you still live in the hood you aint righteous, if you work as a street cleaner has Christ forsaken you?
Perhaps I miss the point, maybe its all about getting them into the church to hear the word. After all its just good marketing right? In times of hardship sell em prosperity, in times of oppression sell them freedom (promise them a messiah if need be), when the people see no future in life promise them an afterlife (with 7 virgins if need be). Who am I to say that God isnt with the ministers living in the 20 room mansions.Who says God doesnt dwell with the preachers who adorn their living rooms with gold lions and drive Bentleys. After all how can you convince a poor man to come to God if you yourself are in rags. Maybe the bling is necessary for them to believe in God and the difference he can make? What do I know about evangelism and preaching? All I have to go on is the belief that Christ came as the son of a carpenter