I would prefer that “Christianity” police their own ranks, instead of the government.
Or stated anther way: Why this guy gets anywhere, astounds me.
If he lives in luxury, in part due to a religious exemption, I want it exposed.
Actually, he makes lots of his money from third world contributors. He travels to the poorest countries in Africa and India, and tells the people there that God will greatly bless them if they contribute to his ministry.
Here is used car salesman, Jesse Duplicitous.
One of the Benny Hinn ilk cabal.
http://www.heraldguide.com/details.php?id=7355
“It’s hard to miss the new two-story, 25-room house on the corner of River Road and Ormond Boulevard in Destrehan. But most people who drive by it don’t realize that they are helping to pay for it.
The house, which will serve as a church rectory, is the largest single-family home in the parish, according to the parish’s planning and zoning department, and it belongs to Jesse Duplantis Ministries, a religious entity headed by evangelical Christian minister Jesse Duplantis.
The first floor of the rectory has two bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, a breakfast room and a parlor. The second floor has four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, a fun room and a theater.
Since the tax-exempt ministry owns the house, Duplantis will not have to pay the over $33,000 a year in taxes that the homeowner of a $3 million house would normally have to pay, according to Parish Assessor Clyde “Rock” Gisclair. The money donated to build the house will not be taxed either.
The Trinity Foundation, a religious watchdog organization, has been monitoring Duplantis for over 10 years.
Trinity Foundation President Ole Anthony said that members of Duplantis’ congregation are not the only ones paying for the house.
According to Anthony, every person in St. Charles Parish is helping to pay for Duplantis’ extravagant lifestyle.
Assessor Gisclair said that whereas most homeowners qualify for a tax exemption, Duplantis will qualify for far more exemptions and will not be paying taxes at all. Therefore tax payers will be footing the bill.”
“Besides the almost 35,000-square-foot house, Jesse Duplantis Ministries also owns a private plane. Fox 8 News in New Orleans got a copy of the flight records and said that Duplantis has taken nearly 2,500 trips on the plane since buying it in 2000. The trips include two recent flights to Hawaii and 11 visits to Las Vegas.”
Here is another of the cabal, Creflo Dollar.
In another article I had read one time, Creflo said they needed a G650 to help deliver supplies for the homeless and hungry throughout the world. His previous plane, a Gulfstream G3 was damaged beyond repair.
Here are some stats on a G650.
Max zero fuel weight. 60,500 lbs
Max landing weight 83,500 lbs
Max payload 6,500 lbs
Baggage capacity 195 cu ft.
Max range 8 pax, 4 crew is 7,000nmi
Typical configuration is 18 pax.
Point being.
The plane has cargo area of ONLY 195 cubic feet.
That is approximately 6’ x 6’ x 6’
Max payload is 6500 lbs.
8 pax and 4 crew is 12 people, average 160# is 1920 lbs., leaving 4500 lbs for “supplies”.
503 gallons average fuel burn per hour.
At about $6 a gallon, that’s $3000 an hour for fuel.
Landing 70,000 lbs of plane is limited to only the best airports.
Landing requires 3000 ft
Max take off is 5858 ft.
MOST “executive” airports cannot handle the G650
(But hey, the rubes will fall for it)
“The board of World Changers Church International, which was founded by popular televangelist Creflo Dollar and conducts business as Creflo Dollar Ministries, said in a strongly worded statement that the organization will acquire the luxury multimillion dollar Gulfstream G650 jet they tried to raise $65 million to purchase through a short-lived crowdfunding campaign that sparked public outcry in March.
The ministry shut down the crowdfunding campaign asking 200,000 of its international supporters to donate $300 each in March to purchase the aircraft that reportedly had billionaires waiting in line to purchase one last year.”
“We plan to acquire a Gulfstream G650 because it is the best, and it is a reflection of the level of excellence at which this organization chooses to operate. We, the World Changers family, so value the lives, the safety and the well-being of our pastors and leaders that we wish to provide to them the best air travel experience possible,” said the statement from the WCCI board.