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I never like to hear of someone getting cancer and I hope that he recovers. But I also would like to see some light shown on Hank Hanegraaff.

Walter Martin founded the Christian Research Institute in 1960 and the Bible Answer Man radio show shortly thereafter. He ran both until his untimely death in 1989. Those who knew Walter Martin, BAM and CRI when Walter Martin created it out of nothing probably know the back story on Hank Hanegraaff.

How Hanegraaff shamelessly manipulated a takeover during Walter’s funeral. How Hanegraaff had absolutely no training nor expertise in apologetics. He was a fundraiser and nothing more. How he fired the many scholars who did the excellent research of CRI when Martin ran it. How Hanegraaff sued many of these scholars to silence their criticisms and concerns. How Hank’s first act upon taking over BAM/CRI was to give himself a substantial pay raise and how over the years he has used it to give himself a very comfortable lifestyle- Martin, the original BAM and the founder of CRI never used them as cash cows and lived modestly.

Walter Martin was a great man. Hank Hanegraaff is a wealthy one. Sorry to hear that he has a cancer.

I was actually informed of this by a FReeper some time back. This was written by a former CRI employee who worked there for 2 years.

He details his experience working for Hank ( I did not realize for instance, that Hank received a salary equivalent to or more than the President of the United States) :

By Perry C. Robinson, former CRI employee (long read)

https://energeticprocession.wordpress.com/

Walter Martin was a great man.

"Dr." Walter Martin was a liar and a fraud, nothing more.

He claimed to have received a PhD but never actually did. He lied about that even under oath in court.

Martin lied about receiving a degree from “Biblical Seminary”, (now known as “New York Theological Seminary”), when in truth he bought a mail-order “Ph.D.” from an unaccredited mail-order diploma mill. Even though Martin claims not to have received this “Ph.D” until 1977, he repeatedly, fraudulently, referred to himself as “Dr.” Walter Martin on a number of documented occasions.

His books are no better.

Walter Martin was a great man. Hank Hanegraaff is a wealthy one. Sorry to hear that he has a cancer.

I too am not a fan of Hank Hanegraaff but I'm sorry to hear about his cancer and I'll be praying for him. I think that Hank still has several issues of which he needs to repent.