Why aren't Christian leaders being arrested on fraud and extortion charges?

Question

Affrimations made by Christian leaders of an ability to know about the will of god are most certainly based on fraud

Making threats against my life and or afterlife if I don't submit to the authority of Christian leaders and agree to pay them money in exchange for their teachings is most certainly extortion.

Answer 1

It's a very simple solution, if you don't like them, don't hang around them. If they are on television, change the channel, easy as that.

Answer 2

I don't know what church you attended where the leader made a threat on your life but I haven't been to any. I also haven't been to any churches where you pay money in exchange for teachings. First of all when you give it's supposed to be as unto God and not the leader. If a good leader gets up and pours spiritual into your life two to three times a week has a family, no other job and you have a problem giving into his ministry then stay at home. Money answers all things. Money makes the world go around. It is absolutely impossible to think a church can run without funding. Does your house run for free? What about your car? Didn't think so!

Answer 3

You use two legal terms: Fraud and extortion.

There is a revelation as spoken through the prophets. You either believe it or you don't.

Just because you don't believe in something, does not mean that those who believe are frauds. There is no "deception deliberately practiced in order to secure unfair or unlawful gain." Remember those prophets, they are the ones that tells us about God.

Simony is not allowed. You can not buy Christian teaching. Even bibles are given away. Let me know where the extortion is?

One last comment, the way you live your life and the after life again comes from the prophets. For those who believe the prophets, know exactly what the hope is.

Answer: Before using legal terms, understand the law.

Answer 4

Wow! In my church we follow the word of God. If you are going to say that the bible is written by man, then how do you explain the bible describes exactly what our church is doing right now, when we follow the word of God from the bible. Lay hands on the sick and they shall be healed by the power of GOD and the faith of man. Cast out demons from demon possessed people. You are in the wrong church, if a leader tells you to pay up a certain amount. You only need to pay your tithes, only God should know how much you paid in a concealed envelope.

How do you explain these experiences that I have had, when you are baptized with teh holy spirit:


Yes. I experienced God many of times, when you fellowship with him. He will be there for you, he knows your needs and wants. One night after doing the will of God (ministering to some one) I was driving back home and I continued to fall asleep on the fwy. On the third time, I felt a rush of pins and needles hit the inside of my head, from my elbows to my hands and then I was wide awake. I drove all the way home and when I got into the driveway I started to fall a sleep. Once he picked me and my motorcycle up, while riding in the mountains after I was about to crash. He set me back on the path and I woke up. Once he sent an angle down to stop me from doing something stupid, this angle looked like a human but when I turned away for a second and then back he vanished. I can go on and on. Have faith, sit in a church and learn God's word.

DO THE WILL OF GOD

You need to find a home church, be obedient, follow his word, be baptized with the holy spirit, show your self approved and do the will of God (Mark 16: 15 - 18)

Answer 5

I see your an opponent of free speech. You haven't been forced at gunpoint to listen to any sermons, have you? Were you chained to the pew? Perhaps the sanctuary doors were locked? Are you endowed with special psychic powers to know exactly goes on between the pastor or a church and the Lord? Making threats against your life? Your accusation is that your life has been threatened by a member of the clergy?
Do you really expect us to take you seriously on this? I sincerely hope not.
This sounds like what used to happen to me when i was high or drunk, and something popped into my head and sounded really smart, but then i would wake up the next day and think..how crazy was that??? Or maybe you're sober....interesting.

Answer 6

UNHEALTHY BEHAVIOR ( plan BB )


1. We behaved irresponsibly.

2. Another crisis confronted us.

3. We promptly re-assessed our resources.

4. We discovered an apparent opportunity in the legal system.

5. We recognized other's needs and sought an opportunity to exploit them.

6. We cunningly planned, plotted, and schemed, while preparing ourselves
to take full advantage of the system.

7. We avoided discovery, by any means possible, and bided our time, while
strengthening our reserves.

8. We conspired against the crisis, God, others, and ourselves, and enticed
and persuaded others to do the same.

9. We promptly sought to impose our will and judgements on others, by any
means possible: intimidation, accusation, justification (blame), and
extortion; thus coercing all those ensnared thereby to do the same,
while we seized their belongings.

10. We progressively eliminated all crises and all other opposition, becoming
tyrannical, despotic, and intolerable.

11. We congratulated ourselves, consumed excessively, and became complacent
and careless.

12. We expanded rapidly, and became noticeable to authority, who promptly
exploited our vulnerabilities and imposed their will and judgements on us,
unexpectedly, thus destroying our fortunes, our health, and our hard-won,
precious empire, to our astonishment.

Is this what you're talking about?

Answer 7

hah...extortion. That's a good one. I haven't heard it expressed that way before. Very good.

I guess because they don't claim to speak on their own behalf, but claim to be speaking on the behalf of God. The court can't subpoena the almighty. Plus, he would just end up taking the witness stand and telling everyone that he doesn't know those leaders. He'd be like...Jerry who? Pat Robertsowhatshis name?

Answer 8

i guess a real Christian need not bother to arrest another
as Christ arrested no one
yet was arrested
so thier is two sides
wild uh?
read the Bible get a few clues
see ya
HE has Risen

Answer 9

Because no one but you has accused them. Have you tried to file charges? Did you ever have the police laugh in your silly face?
Kisses Betty B.

Answer 10

Our president - who is the Top Cop - claims to know the will of God, and nobody is holding *him* accountable, so don't hold your breath on the ones giving him talking points.

Sad...