Geeeeee .. what a great bunch of Christians you guys are.
It's pretty difficult to fly all over the world and minister to people when you have to stand in line at airports and be stranded for hours, etc.
I'd just like to see ONE OF YOU keep the schedule the Copelands keep.
Gloria said this, and it changed my life: "I'm no different than you .. I just got up one more time."
They're not rich because they TOOK MONEY FROM PEOPLE .. they're rich because GOD has blessed them for being obedient to HIM. You all need to read how GOD blessed Abraham .. who had TONS MORE STUFF THAN THE COPELANDS. Are you all jealous of Abraham too ..??
Too bad more of you whiners did not do the same, and seek GOD's blessing, instead of being jealous and envious of what the Copeland's have.
Shame on all of you!!
This is an issue of informed consent. No one is trying to shut these ministries down but people ought to know where their money is going, and Ministry Watch seems to be filling that role. Abuse and fraud by so-called religion leaders turn a lot of people away from all organized religion when it is exposed through a scandal. Better for true believers to help keep ministries accountable and in check than to see the entire ministry implode when it goes too far.
There are over 110 ministries based here in Colorado Springs. These people travel all over the world. And you know what...you won't see many private jets parked at our airport. I have seen many of these wonderful servants of God standing in line with me as I have traveled on business.
No one is indispensible...no one "needs" a $20 million jet!
God certainly did bless Abraham, but then again, Abraham raised sheep and worked very hard for what he had. These televangelists do nothing but steal from well-intentioned people who expect that their donations are going to the needy, or to support a ministry - not to support the lavish lifestyle of a "minister", and I loathe to use that word in conjunction with these thieves because that is all they are.
Paul lived in his little rented house in Rome, paid for by the hard work he put into tentmaking JUST SO no one could say-- "hey look, that Paul is just using God to get money." Paul knew people would talk, and it would look bad for the faith. Paul put God first, and no himself, which is why we still speak of our hero Paul today as being a great man, and the Crouch's and Copeland will one day, if there is any eartly justice, be thrown in prison where they belong.
How much [some? none?] do you donate to televangelists?
I rather like the Copelands in person. However, preachers on tv who behave like infomercial pitchmen are contributing far too much to the general public's distrust of Christianity.
I'll tell you what - that "shame" you want to spread around to all of us, including me? You keep it. These televangelists types want to convince people that that they don't have wealth because they're somehow not living right. That's a disgraceful manipulation. I don't begrudge them having above average lifestyles, but tying the "lesser" means of others to a lack of faith is where they lose me.
Yes, those layovers in Maui, Fiji, and Honolulu will flat wear you out.
And those exotic game hunts can be grueling, as well. "the Copeland jet, on its way to an evangelical seminar in Australia last October, made a two-day layover in Maui. Then it was on to the Fiji islands for another stop. After seven days in Australia, the Copelands headed to Honolulu for another three days of what they called "eating and rest."
Statements like this are the strongest arguments both for and against evolution at the same time; survival of the most gullible vs survival of the most persuasive.
If God is blessing them, why do they need to ask for money?
Whatever you do, if someone from Nigeria sends you an e-mail about helping with a financial transaction, don't respond!
Just another hit piece on Christians...what's amazing is how easy folks get sucked into these drive by media slime bags....a whole bunch of suckers...I'd say.
Hey, I ain't the one who's willing to give these creeps money...
No, friend, they're rich because they took other people's money. It's quite simple, really.