Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Exploiting the Tithe



Dr. Randy A. White and his ex-wife posed awkwardly for this photo. His sanctuary is facing foreclosure and loss of members.
Read about it here.

"Touted in 2004 by Church Growth Today as the nation’s second fastest-growing Christian congregation, the ministry took in as much as $40 million a year. But it has faced many hurdles in the past couple years. Among them: an ongoing U.S. Senate inquiry into its finances; the divorce of cofounders Randy and Paula White; and a dramatic drop in attendance."

Check this link for a video report.

On the webpage, look for the video on the upper right, about televangelists and athletes.

This false prosperity message can be found in abundance at Orlando - and also coming from such other works-salesmen as Joel Osteen.

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GJ - Watch similar mega-churches tank during this recession. Several years ago a huge Missouri congregation in Texas fell apart over the minister's flagrant adultery. The campus is now a prison. Up to that point, the minister was lauded and courted by synod officials - and then he lit out for Brazil, which has no extradition treaty with the USA.