A Republican investigating the talibaptists!!?

Sounds like somebody didn't get the campaign donation he was expecting.

Gene Scott is glad he died before this. He was such a hoot. I read his beautiful young former porn star widow, Melissa, is under scrutiny now from the IRS. Pissants LOL

Too bad Falwell's dead.
But there are still Pat and Billy.

And Oral

Katy Couric, Katy Couric men have named you.

Ah well, let's root out sin wherever it abides.

Few Catholics supported Catholic pedophile priests who misused their offices to enable them to molest children. The fact was that they were predator perverts who had misused the Church by valuing the expression of their lusts above its mission.

But then, many in the Church hierarchy, some themselves probably of the same homosexual inclination, protected the pedophiles. This compromised the Church.

I certainly hope that this Protestant scandal is viewed from the same perspective, as a misuse of church offices by individuals.

I certainly hope that any culpability discovered is not suppressed in an attempt to protect the putative malefactors from punishment if it be due them. Unless such behavior is denounced by the other churches and peers of the culprits, then the entire group of evangelists suffers tarnishment.

The misapplication of "free will love offerings" for such spurious purposes, is despicable and deplorable.

But some Protestant ministers, particularly those who have founded and built a large church, often confuse the church as being their alter ego.

For those of you not familiar with the environment, even on the level of small congregations, many ministers are not shy regarding enriching themselves as "they know" (a matter of belief) that they are worth it. So even a group of believers that regularly tithes or even double tithes are requested to provide substantial gifts for the pastor's birthday and anniversary. They are asked to provide tuition gifts if the minister's children go off to college.

The members are even shamed when the minister goes to a religious convention. "Would you want to see your minister there with everyone seeing him driving last year's Cadillac when all of the other congregations send "their" minister to the convention with a new Cadillac?"

Wecome to the world of theology. There is no shame and no hestitation in taking from the poor to personally enrich the minister and his family. But among smaller churches, the procedure is open and forthright. Should the members of the churches be prevented from feeling good by the minister allowing them to provide "gifts." For many, this money is freely given and its use is known. There is nothing covert regarding the process.

My best friend grew up in Longwood, FL, very close to the Hinn Ministries. He said that he regularly saw the same 5 Jaguar's parked out front - after inquiring , he found out that those vehicles belonged to the Ministry, not Rev. Hinn. Hmmm - good way to hide your assets.

As a child of a minister who on more than one occasion turned down his monthly salary to make sure he could pay his assistants and who for 5 years refused a raise so the secretary, organist, etc. could get pay increases, I find this lasciviousness disgusting. These organizations should not have tax exempt status (especially since they interfere in politics). Charge them for back taxes and shut them down!

You'll know the politicians are serious if they go after Rev. Moon.

This is appalling, you want me to think that religious leaders are involved in activities that are un Christian?

Next you'll say the Pope is also an Ayatollah.

What news!

I have not found one honest televangelist. One who doesn't live in a friggin mansion on the donations of their poor audience.

Power corrupts.

You know what bugs Me is the fact these shmucks prey upon the poor and those who really can't afford to give. They drive around in the latest luxury cars and corporate looking Jets. It's just maddening how these Charlitans Operate.

Larry Mohr

The six ministries identified as being under investigation by the committee are led by: Paula White, Joyce Meyer, Creflo Dollar, Eddie Long, Kenneth Copeland and Benny Hinn. Three of the six - Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar - also sit on the Board of Regents for the Oral Roberts University.

They're finally going after Hinn and some of the others?

Ha! Maybe there is a God!

Preaching so-called Christianity while unabashedly worshipping at the altars of Baal and Mammon?

Burn, you sinners, Burn.

Unless this is all an elaborate set-up to clear them of their charges.

Who knows?

Maybe a 900 Foot Jesus will show up and scare the Judge in the case into dropping the charges or sommat.

Be Well.

PS: Don't do Jack Van Impe just yet.

That guy cracks Spud up. Rexella's a hoot too.

You'll know the politicians are serious if they go after Rev. Moon.

Posted by northguy3

Then Tony Blankley and the rest of the "D.C's Conservative Newspaper", the Washington Times, would fade into the sunset.

I have not found one honest televangelist. One who doesn't live in a friggin mansion on the donations of their poor audience.

Power corrupts.

Posted by Alexandrite


Billy Graham comes to mind as one of the few that was never corrupted by money and power. But he is one of the few.

Billy Graham comes to mind as one of the few that was never corrupted by money and power. But he is one of the few.

I agree with you there. Billy Graham never had a taint of scandal -- unlike the majority of tv evangelists. I heard Graham speak many years ago in the Los Angeles Colliseum and the place was packed.

Sorry for the broken link.

Can't get it to work.

Google 'Graham' and 'Caesar' if you're interested.

I see some pathetic uninformed rants by some liberals here.

Just being investigated does not mean wrong doing has been committed.

That said, I believe some of these televangelists should reassess their lifestyles and the image they are projecting to the world.

Billy Graham is clean. Jerry Falwell was clean. Joyce Meyer may be clean. The others I'm not so sure.

In a way, they are stars in their own right. But because of the nature of belief and environment they are in, though they me be accorded a good living, they ought to be more frugal (than their secular counterpart ) in how they spend money both collected from donors and generated by books, CDs, Tapes, etc.

Though God is their ultimate Judge who will put them to account (Romans 14:12), it is incumbent upon them to live with a clear conscience and an exemplary life before the public.

My guess is that they may be falling short in the 'exemplary' life area with regard to spending money. But hey, I'm just trying to exercise a little discernment here, or as they call it 'fruit inspection' (Matthew 7:15-20).

Thank you, Senator Grassly. If exercised properly, your authority is from God (Romans 13). Maybe God is reminding the poor not to give to the wrong spenders until they clean up their act.

Billy Graham is one of the good guys.

Rexella's a hoot too.

Posted by dethspud at 2007-11-07 02:47 AM | Reply

" .... that's riiight Jack...."

And, don't forget Earnest Angely, the "Liberace" of televangelism.

But just try and find out how much money the Mormons have invested, taxfree.

There is absolutely nothing wrong for a church to spend lavishly on its leaders.

Why not just call for an audit?

Instead, the Congress wants to investigate.

Well, Congress wrote the laws regarding was is taxable and what isn't. I'm betting good accountants take care of the churches and their leaders.

Makes you think there is more in this than just checking on tax reporting.

Are we finally going to strip the exempt status rules from the law and just tax everybody?