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Damn...I wish I could post more than these four paragraphs. You just have got to read this entire article.
The Last Week Tonight host engaged in a seven-month-long investigation into televangelists in order to expose their money-thieving practices.
On his award-worthy HBO program Last Week Tonight, John Oliver revels in exposing hypocrisy, from the compromised snake oil salesman Dr. Oz to thin-skinned megalomaniac Donald Trump. Sunday nights edition saw the intrepid British satirist target Americas shady fraternity of televangelists bleeding their brainwashed acolytes dry.
This is about the churches that exploit peoples faith for monetary gain, Oliver announced.
Yes, in 2015, televangelism is still thriving in America. Back in March, The Daily Beast reported on Creflo Dollar, a pastor whod thoroughly convinced his loyal congregation that God wanted him to own a $65 million private jet, and wanted them to foot the bill.
Joining Dollar in his pursuit of the high life is Mike Murdock, a televangelist who shamelessly bragged in front of his congregation about purchasing not one, but two private jets with straight cash. And Kenneth Copeland, a televangelist whoalong with his equally opportunistic wife, Gloriacalls his private jet a preaching machine that he uses only for church activities, yet was revealed to use it to fly to luxury ski resorts and gaming trips to India to hunt exotic animals.,,"
All of these televangelists and more preach The Prosperity Gospel that, Oliver says, argues that wealth is a sign of Gods favor, and donations will result in wealth coming back to you. That idea takes the form of seed faiththat donations are seeds that you will one day get to harvest.
The rest: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/17/john-oliver-exposes-shady-televangelists-fleecing-americans-for-millions.html?source=TDB&via=FB_Page
malaise
(269,065 posts)They are all snake oil salesmen
longship
(40,416 posts)As always, Oliver brilliantly exposes the slimy underbelly. And yes, it does include the farting preacher.
(For those who have never seen it, this is the farting preacher:
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flygal
(3,231 posts)longship
(40,416 posts)At least I got the farting preacher in.
Maven
(10,533 posts)Why have I never seen that farting preacher video?
Thank you, thank you and thank you.
F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)bearssoapbox
(1,408 posts)trusty elf
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brooklynite
(94,607 posts)...it was good journalism, but hardly "breaking news".
tabasco
(22,974 posts)flygal
(3,231 posts)How are there so many gullible people. The scene with the evangelist bagging about his two planes and the men in the choir behind him just glowing with envy.
Then again, I know people who have very rich relatives in the Amway business and it's such a scam and they don't see that either, just blind worship of their wealth.
longship
(40,416 posts)And, of course, they also fund a lot of sleazy other enterprises, like Black Water. (Remember them?) They also just about own the city of Grand Rapids, MI, lock, stock, and barrel.
Dutch Reformed Calvinism is amongst the most insufferably boorish of all religious sects, predestination being one of the most insidious religious principles. And West Michigan is their worldwide headquarters.