end of TV mega church ministries?
2007-11-20 03:32:05 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sad but true, television is a most effective form of mind control, and saving souls for a paycheck is a very profitable business/scam.
Jim and Tammy Baker had the (PTL) - 'Praise The Lord'.
But, jimmy stole millions of donations for personal use. And if I remember right there was something about prostitution going on there too?
Perhaps 'PTL' really meant 'Pay The Lady'?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PTL_Club
Ted Haggard was paying for sex and amphetamine with a male prostitute. In other words, he was going really fast preaching 'the good news' with tube-steak on his breath and he had something like 14,000 followers!! Amen my a** - Scarier than hell eh?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Haggard
Seems to me that as long as there are people who choose to be spoon-fed the definition of who and what they are, determine their morals, how they think and feel etc etc. - As longs as there are people who are willing to pick up a cross instead of stepping into their boots with their own minds, there will be those looking to take advantage of that weakness and provide guidance for a profit. And worse still, another soul-eviction.
I think for the time we're just stuck with the televised circus side-show of the puppet masters.
But a lie can never become the truth, and the longer they go the more they discredit themselves with their own self. Scum always floats. :)
2007-11-20 11:16:21 · answer #1 · answered by Inflames 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they might't. Paulk's habit is indefensible. As a offender he desires to be put in detention center. As a church chief he desires to step down as he now no longer has any credibility. The question itself is going to the concept this sort of habit is easy. it relatively is no longer. it relatively is the exception. The question is yet yet another attempt to signify maximum Christians and Christian leaders are hypocrites. they do no longer look to be. The Archbishop Earl Paulk, whoever he's, represents his very own church, even though it is. while the Bible says "decide no longer lest ye be judged.' It potential that those men/women human beings would be judged in accordance to the values they prescribe to to decide others. Criticizing others and their ideals isn't an adequate apologetic on your atheism. btw - you may might desire to confess that the ranks of atheists are the two rife with hypocrisy. And might you "stand by potential of" Hitler, Mao, Stahlin, and Pol Pot? those have been all atheists...
2016-12-16 14:15:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I had to do that to make money I'd stay poor, oh wait I am poor. Like the man says anything for publicity
2007-11-20 06:56:46 · answer #3 · answered by whatshisname 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they've kept on going before and they will again.
There have been enough scandals in that area to demonstrate that those who follow such groups don't pay attention.
He likely won't even lose all of his followers on this.
2007-11-20 03:34:06 · answer #4 · answered by Yun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not. It's the same mentality as business, you take it as a loss and keep working.
2007-11-20 03:36:56 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly this is just proof that child abusers have many different faiths and careers.
2007-11-20 03:35:22 · answer #6 · answered by Adoptive Father 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, it only makes them more money. Any publicity is good publicity.
2007-11-20 03:35:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
at least he was having sex with a woman
2007-11-20 03:36:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Amen, brother. At least it wasn't a Catholic this time...
2007-11-20 03:35:38 · answer #9 · answered by Acorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, no
2007-11-20 03:34:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋