Preaching a Gospel of Cash, and Reaping Plenty
Preachers in the “prosperity gospel” movement are drawing sizable, adoring audiences. Their message — that if you have sufficient faith in God and the Bible and donate generously, God will multiply your offerings a hundredfold — is reassuring to many in hard times. The preachers barely acknowledged the recession, though they did say it was no excuse to curtail giving. “Fear will make you stingy,” Mr. Copeland said. Full Story »
Posted by Oliver Jones - via NewsRack (Recession), New York Times (Most Emailed)
The Copelands and their televangelical ilk, in my humble opinion, are predators. Their prey are folks who can't or won't find out for themselves that Jesus was not about amassing personal wealth. The fact that the Copelands donate merely the obligatory 10% of their gazillions to charity speaks volumes. Let those who have ears to hear, hear.