By John W. Whitehead
“What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?”—Jesus
Acting on complaints from the public, Senator Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, has launched an investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing involving six high-profile televangelists, all of whom run “non-profit” organizations. The allegations involve governing boards that are not independent and which allow exorbitant salaries, housing allowances and luxuries such as private jets and Rolls Royces. (Full Article)
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Are Televangelists Fleecing the Flock?
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Besides cheating their followers of the real gospel and the real rewards of faithfulness, these parasites also create animosity toward Christians from the secular world. They may even be instrumental in keeping some from the truth by hardening their hearts to anything "Christian."
We should pray for them as we do all sinners, but mature Christians should distance themselves from these people and envangelize to the world by word and action, reflecting the Light of Jesus in our day-to-day lives.
Amen!!!
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