I would agree -- I really think those TV evangelists do tarnish the image of Christianity. Again, it's not a blanket condemnation of all Protestants. It is as you have put forth -- if a group keeps saying that one should not follow Church elders and yet follows 'preachers' what can one think? I've known people jump from 'house church' to 'house church' as they didn't like the pastor or had a minor tiff or something. Their organisations are person dependent. Tomorrow, if I go to a Catholic mass in Flanders or in England or in Italy I know I will receive the same gift, join in the same celebration etc. If I go to an Orthodox or a Catholic-Eastern church I can sense the same majesty and the traditional ceremonies seem strangely familiar. These are NOT person dependent, not dependent on the parish priest, this is the Church as a whole