I was flipping through the channels and saw this infomercial for some company called cbn.com. They have this investment plan where you give them a percent of your income and you get a lot more than that back shortly afterward. They had several stories about people who used this plan (they called it tithing) and it worked great for them. They got back way more money than they gave this CBN company.
This looked like a good plan to me. A lot easier than working for my money or spending hours choosing mutual funds or stocks or starting a company where I might not make a profit.
My question is if I invest in their tithing scheme and don't make a big profit in a hurry, can I sue them for breach of contract?
2007-01-19 06:39:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
OK, I keep forgetting that having a sense of humor is not very widespread in the R&S section.
My point is that those scumbags at the 700 club run these stories on television implying that if your broke you should send them money, not just once but on an ongoing basis, and that it's virtually guaranteed that God will then find a way to put more money back in your hands than you sent teh 700 club. If a financial services company ran such an ad the SEC would shut them down, but these sleazeballs get by with it because their hiding behind religion. And the flock keeps lining up to get fleeced.
2007-01-19 12:08:57 · update #1
It sure worked for Mary Finnegan:
http://www.cbn.com/partners/outreach/mary_finegan_A.aspx
Horrifying, really. I'm not sure if you could sue. I am pretty sure that those money grubbers wouldn't make those claims if they didn't know that they could get away with them. They aren't idiots, and they have preying on the weak pretty much down to a science.
2007-01-19 06:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by That Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you can unless they guarantee a certain percent growth. This sounds just like investing with a brokerage firm. I would be careful with something like this especially if the company is based out of tim-buck-two & not in your own state. What you're gonna have to call a 1800 # every time you have a question about where your money goes? Be smart. If you can't afford to invest with a high risk then don't... try something else.
2007-01-19 14:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, the perfect money scheme, using religion to make a buck.
2007-01-19 14:51:37 · answer #3 · answered by firey_cowgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for it. but remember the most important thing. The more you give, the more you get back, then the more,more you give, then the more, more, more you get back-you can not loose.
2007-01-19 14:44:51 · answer #4 · answered by DATA DROID 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If God says so...
what do you want? This is the religion room, not finances.
2007-01-19 14:43:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A perfect question for this section, if you use it as a religious analogy.
2007-01-19 14:42:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure...just name god as the deep pocket and try to serve him with papers
2007-01-19 14:43:44 · answer #7 · answered by rosends 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not in the R&S section of Y!A
2007-01-19 14:44:48 · answer #8 · answered by God Still Speaks Through His Word! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
age old saying-----if it looks too good to be true it usually is
2007-01-19 14:46:03 · answer #9 · answered by bowlesmdb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋