Televangelists Exposed: Would Jesus Behave Like This? Do You Contribute To Lavish Lifestyles Of Benny Hinn, Creflo Dollar, Kenneth Copeland, Bishop Eddie Long, Joyce Meyer, Randy White, Pat Robertson?

Televangelists

Exposed: Would

Jesus Behave Like

This? Do You

Contribute To Lavish

Lifestyles Of Benny

Hinn, Creflo Dollar,

Kenneth Copeland,

Bishop Eddie Long,

Joyce Meyer, Randy

White, Pat

Robertson? SHAME!

 Originally Published November 15, 2007 -

Republished June 18, 2009 (H: 1,466.. C: 2)

Demagogue: (noun) 1 : a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
2 : a leader championing the cause of the common people in ancient times;

Demagoguery (noun)
Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary


 
LOU DOBBS TONIGHT

Special Report: Financial Institutions Overcharging the Middle Class; School Districts Face Financial Disaster

Aired November 12, 2007 - 19:00   ET

LOU DOBBS, CNN ANCHOR: Looking forward to seeing you out there, Wolf, thank you.

At the top of the hour, "OUT IN THE OPEN" with Rick Sanchez. Rick.

RICK SANCHEZ, CNN ANCHOR: To you, Senor Independent. That would mean Mr. Independent. You like that?

DOBBS: I do like that, indeed. Try it, you'd like it.

SANCHEZ: I like it. I like it if you like it. Because you and I were like this, right?

DOBBS: You got it. Welcome to the folks who want to secure the borders and stop illegal immigration and straighten this country out, you know, independent thinkers.

SANCHEZ: We're all on the same page. Sometimes we come at it differently but we're all essentially getting to the same end. You know something we're going to be talking about tonight, Lou? This is interesting. This is something I wanted to talk about for a long time. These televangelists out there, you're not going to believe what we found out. Some of these televangelists, first of all, they wear $2,000 suits, they drive Rolls Royce, they have their own planes, one bought them went out and bought a $23,000 commode, a toilet. Now I know that's what Jesus would do, right? We're looking into this tonight. We're going to be asking a lot of questions about this. And something else we found out about as we were doing a little digging just this afternoon, this guy in Finland who shot up kids at his school, apparently he was communicating with another kid in the United States. But the up shot is, there's a website where kids go and it's a tribute to the kids who shot up Columbine. And there's hundreds of them who signed up and they talk to each other. We've got to get rid of this and we've got to get MySpace to take it off. Because this is only going to create more violence in this country. Those are the two big stories we're looking into, my friend.

DOBBS: Well, they sound interesting and I hope you also look into those folks -- what do you call them who have that thing that's called a Vatican. That's pretty plush doings, too. Drive by out in Salt Lake City where the Mormon Church has got this pretty fancy deal. You have a lot to report on, partner.

SANCHEZ: Well, but there's a difference, though. One is institutional and the other is personal.

DOBBS: I got you.

SANCHEZ: Yeah. It all still looks like idolatry. Right? All right. We'll get into it.

DOBBS: You got a deal. Rick Sanchez, thanks.
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SANCHEZ: U.S. televangelists, some of them drive Rolls-Royces. They wear $2,000 suits. They live in million-dollar mansions. Oh, and did we mention the private jets? Is that what Jesus would do? Is that what Jesus would do? We are going to take this one head on.

We will be back in just a little bit. That's just wrong.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

SANCHEZ: Want pictures? We have got pictures.

Here they are, starting in Cooper City, Florida. That's in Broward County, by the way, just above Miami. Manhunt today after two men tried to rob an armored truck in a gas station. These are incredible pictures that we were watching throughout the day.

There's the armored truck, as a matter of fact. Police say that one of the gunmen tried to wrestle a bag of cash from the guard. In the struggle, the guard was then wounded. The gunmen fled, pursued by a Brink's worker who was assigned to try and tail the armored truck at the time. The Brink's employee and the gunmen then traded gunfire. One of the gunmen was wounded and police found the other a little bit later on.

Well, this is the story that we're going to be addressing in the next part of our newscast. They rake in millions of dollars. They don't pay taxes, for the most part. And now a U.S. senator wants televangelists in this country to bring their finances out in the open. You know who we're talking about, right?

Say hallelujah, as somebody finally puts the pressure on some of these guys in 60 seconds. Show them, Jeff. That's exactly when you'll hear it.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

SANCHEZ: Now, this next story is -- it makes me angry. I'm sure it makes you angry as well when you hear these stories. You can almost call it a protective racket. And I'm talking about televangelists. That's right. The ones, who rake in billions of dollars a year on donations because they're nonprofit ministries. They don't even have to declare any of the stuff.

The men of the cloth don't have to tell anybody just how much they make or even how they spend it. They don't even have to pay taxes. And now, a Senate panel is investigating a money trail that leads straight into the pocketbooks of several of these televangelists.

We're talking about lavish lifestyles here -- Rolls Royce, $2,000 suits. And that's just the tip of the unChrist-like (Anti-Christ!) personal greed involved in some of these churches.

Ole Anthony is the president of the Trinity Foundation. He's investigated televangelists for 20 years now.

You know, it's amazing. I mean, I'm a Christian and I certainly believe in doing everything you can. And it doesn't mean that these guys are not allowed to have a nice suit and a nice house and a nice car. But when you start talking about a Rolls Royce and a million -- several million dollar home and private Lear jets and $23,000 toilet, I mean, that's just over the pail, isn't it?

OLE ANTHONY, PRESIDENT, TRINITY FOUNDATION: It's unbelievable. Somehow the church in America has been hijacked by greed. And it's very, very sad because it's a testimony on how we are not caring for the poor in our country.

SANCHEZ: I just think -- and this is me and this is the part that makes me crazy. When I think of Jesus Christ and I think of the way we as Christians in many cases worship today, we are so unlike him, so unlike him in so many ways.

Would Jesus do any of these things? Would Jesus drive a Bentley? Would Jesus wear a $2,000 suit? I mean, would Jesus buy a toilet worth $23,000?

ANTHONY: Well, how about would he live in a $12.5 million mansion? Or drive -- I mean, fly a citation 10-jet or get plastic surgery for the man and woman so that they would appear nice on television? It's a travesty and it's -- as I said, we are not caring for the poor. The poor and the needy are who Christ called us to meet their need, not to become greedy moneygrubbers.

SANCHEZ: You looked into this. I mean, here's a couple of the names that are being investigated now by the Senate. And they're asking them to come clean and say, look, how much you got and what are you doing?

There's one of them right there, Benny Hinn. Another one is Creflo Dollar. Another one is Kenneth Copeland, Bishop Eddie Long, Joyce Meyer, Randy White. Who are these people? Tell us about them.

ANTHONY: Well, Benny Hinn is someone that I've met personally with. He made me a promise he was going to reform. He was going to stop living in mansions and driving expensive cars. He said that we have to reexamine our calling because some of the ancient saints lived in caves.

Now he's -- I mean, it's far worse now. He's got a $12.5 million mansion on the pacific coast.

SANCHEZ: Oh, my God.

ANTHONY: And he doesn't even have a church. It's his parsonage.

SANCHEZ: You know it's amazing.

ANTHONY: Randy and Paula White, you know, they just got a divorce. They probably argued over who had the best plastic surgery. It's a sham.

SANCHEZ: And they say that they have a right to be prosperous and that's exactly what Jesus would have wanted us all to do. They make it sound like it's wrong to not have money or not spend it.

You know, we're going to stay on this. I was talking to my staff earlier today, and we say that this is an important story that America needs to hear about. There's little ladies out there who are giving their dollars to these guys, and they're using it like this, and they should be able to spend it but not like this. It just seems wrong.

Ole Anthony, you're good to bring us this information. We're going to call you back. Is that cool?

ANTHONY: That's great.

SANCHEZ: I appreciate it, man.

ANTHONY: Can I --

SANCHEZ: Go ahead. You want to finish up? Go ahead.

ANTHONY: Well, most -- there are many, many people in America that have been turned away from God by these men. And could I just say what I think God would say to these people?

SANCHEZ: Please.

ANTHONY: He would say, "Oh, stop it and rebellious child as my love no longer the power to melt your heart. Have you been driven away by those who claim to know me but were filled with hypocrisy and greed and drunk with the stench of a death faith? Let the dead bury the dead, but ignorance reproduces itself until it's weary of its own offspring. This is between you and me."

SANCHEZ: This is --

ANTHONY: "The longer resists my spirit without suffering pain. Come back. All is forgiven."

SANCHEZ: You know, it's not every day that we let somebody quote that kind of scripture here on this show. But you know what, I'm glad we did. I think it was the right time. Thanks again for being with us. We'll be right back. Stay with us.

ANTHONY: Thank you.
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