2007-01-09 01:25:04 · 19 answers · asked by b b 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is profitable. If you can stir people's emotions enough, you can get them to believe that you're the spokesman for a non-existent god. After that, getting money out of them is child's play.
2007-01-09 01:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Miken: Hmm, slightly wrong there. The Apostle Paul said that the "LOVE" of money was the root of all evil.
Now to answer the question posed: It happens because they can get away with it. Those evangelists you refer to have forgotten that Jesus and his disciples supported themselves. They did not live off of those they taught. There were fishermen, Jesus was a carpenter, Paul I believe was a tentmaker. In addition, the one who's teachings they claim to follow said at Matthew 10:8 "... you received free, GIVE FREE."
2007-01-09 09:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by Q&A Queen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because Jesus said go into the world and preach the good news, and since nothing is free except salvation....these ministries need money for air time and they don't just preach once a year they, some of them preach every day and go all over the world, and it's not free and it's not cheap.....so they ask, and other people sow into these ministries and thereby helping others and helping themselves....too.
2007-01-09 09:32:12 · answer #3 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of them don't have the funds to get around the world so they'll ask the people to help out. Some of them take advantage of this very thing also.
2007-01-09 09:29:44 · answer #4 · answered by Nish 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because of the people who are most easily duped into sending money, most of them are Christian. They convince them if they send money they won't burn in hell. If anyone else did it they would be arrested for extortion, but being a Christian they can get away with it.
2007-01-09 09:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
to do their good deeds as they call it. i think it is for their own prosperity easy job, get to be on tv naturally they have a life of ease! i suppose everyone has to follow someone or something
get real worship God in your own way and in your heart
2007-01-09 09:30:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are very desperate by now, because they've built thier houses on the sand, instead of a solid foundation.
2007-01-09 09:30:09 · answer #7 · answered by Lukusmcain// 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My preacher preaches on Tv and he has never asked for money.
2007-01-09 09:30:24 · answer #8 · answered by iwant_u2_wantme2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They love money, at least Gene Scott wa honest.
2007-01-09 09:29:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because you can get more money preaching on TV than you can get just preaching in some podock backwater church in the Southwest.
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2007-01-09 09:29:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋