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A wealthy televangelist explains his fleet of private jets: ‘It’s a biblical thing’
Washington Post ^ | June 3, 2019 | Michael Brice-Saddler

Posted on 06/04/2019 4:00:22 AM PDT by C19fan

In the waning days of 2015, renowned televangelist Kenneth Copeland laid out exactly why he needs a luxury private jet to do his job: you can’t “talk to God” while riding commercial.

Criticized at the time for his use of extravagant planes, Copeland argued travel for his work would be difficult, nay, impossible without them. The Texas-based preacher invoked his mentor, prosperity gospel preacher Oral Roberts, who Copeland said faced unsolicited requests for prayer when he flew on public airliners, “agitating his spirit.”

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TOPICS: Religion
KEYWORDS: evangelical; falseprophet; fraud; kennethcopeland
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To: metmom
The Texas-based preacher invoked his mentor, prosperity gospel preacher Oral Roberts, who Copeland said faced unsolicited requests for prayer when he flew on public airliners, “agitating his spirit.”

Praying for people "agitated his spirit?" Must have been in the wrong profession.

21 posted on 06/04/2019 5:34:22 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: C19fan

“And behold, your Gulfstreams shall be as numerous as the stars in the sky.”


22 posted on 06/04/2019 5:43:03 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: C19fan

Hard to find much info on this these days, since the Worldwide Church of God re-branded for revenue:

https://hwarmstrong.com/worldwide-church-of-god-money.htm


23 posted on 06/04/2019 5:52:02 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: C19fan

He wasn’t quite as bad in the actual “interview” (ambush) than the headline suggested. He is 82, after all, and eccentric as one would expect from Oral Roberts’ protege.


24 posted on 06/04/2019 5:54:45 AM PDT by montag813
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Might want to rethink your opinion on Copeland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzxklYuWuWw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbCVPkzE-WE


25 posted on 06/04/2019 5:56:44 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: Simon Foxx

See the videos on my #25 - you are on to something with your sense of Copeland.

The guy looks possessed to me as well.


26 posted on 06/04/2019 6:00:21 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: LouAvul

The fact that these frauds are around is a sign of the times.

2 Timothy 3:13
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.


27 posted on 06/04/2019 6:02:37 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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To: C19fan
I don't watch or listen to any of these “televangelists” so I can't speak about all of them. If all I knew about Christianity was based upon these “televangelists,” I wouldn't be a Christian. They give Christianity a bad name, and they mislead thousands of biblically illiterate people. If they knew anything about Christianity or doctrine, they wouldn't be following these “televangelists.”
28 posted on 06/04/2019 6:04:45 AM PDT by Ullus (Televangelism is just another name for the False-prophet in the book of Revelation)
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To: C19fan

There can be a business case for a ministry to own a plane, but these shysters don’t have one.


29 posted on 06/04/2019 6:05:09 AM PDT by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death by cultsther)
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To: dp0622
I think Moses had a cessna

A comment worthy of the great Lazamataz himself. Kudos.

30 posted on 06/04/2019 6:12:02 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Elitist Liberals have no idea the hunger and strength of the beast they have uncaged.)
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To: C19fan
Paul sure would loved to have had a jet....or for that matter, his own ship.

Copeland is a fraud.

31 posted on 06/04/2019 6:18:49 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

High honors indeed

He cracks me up. :)


32 posted on 06/04/2019 6:21:23 AM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

BFLR


33 posted on 06/04/2019 8:40:18 AM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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To: C19fan

I talk to God every time I fly commercial...in coach.


34 posted on 06/04/2019 8:42:03 AM PDT by TADSLOS (You know why you can enjoy a day at the Zoo? Because walls work.)
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To: C19fan

Heretic?? You are being too kind to this lousy excuse of a TV evangelists. He is a cheat and thief, playing along with his wife using African children to grease his bank account. He is far, far worse than a heretic. He will be dealt with at the Great White Throne, making money off our LORD and His word. Nope would not like to be in his, Hinn, Joyce Meyer, Cliff-low-down Dollar (another who milked his poor congregation for his private jet), OSTEEN!!!, Mr. Purpose Driven Life false pastor Rick Warren, TD Jakes, and a boat load of others that I don’t have time or room to list here. They will have their judgment and they will not like it. But, too bad, so sad, you made your bed. FULL repentance before the LORD is your only chance, and then give all the money back.


35 posted on 06/04/2019 8:47:46 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (Russia and Putin didn't make me vote for Trump, HILLARY DID!!!)
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To: tflabo

Don’t feel rained on my friend. We pay school taxes here and my youngest child is 39!!! Hasn’t been in high school in over 20 years, yet I still keep paying and don’t know a single kid over at the local high school, nor teacher, nor principal. I don’t vote for the local school board because I have NEVER heard of anyone of them on the ballot. At least the entire ballot this year was republican and no commies were on it. We don’t try to elect those kinds around my part of Alabama.


36 posted on 06/04/2019 8:51:37 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (Russia and Putin didn't make me vote for Trump, HILLARY DID!!!)
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To: LouAvul

That is true, most people do not want the truth because Satan’s religion is more suitable to their taste.


37 posted on 06/04/2019 10:27:51 AM PDT by ravenwolf
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To: tflabo
That’s alright it’s freedom of choice and not illegal.

Just as we are free to ridicule it.

38 posted on 06/04/2019 10:28:44 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: a fool in paradise

Yet amother of the ‘Toon’s myriad crimes ...


39 posted on 06/04/2019 12:33:56 PM PDT by Simon Foxx
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To: C19fan
Yes, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Gideon, David, Elijah, Isaiah, John the Baptist all had their private jets. You just don't read about them in the Bible because there was no word in ancient Hebrew for "private jet."

Poor Noah. His jet was severely water-damaged in the flood and none of his sons were jet mechanics so from then on he just had to get around in his Rolls.

40 posted on 06/04/2019 2:14:15 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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