I don't see what is wrong with this. All entertainers are making big salaries now adays.

/ believes in God
// does not believe megachurches are any different than a Tony Robbins seminar

Megachurches are the new Amway. Except they get it all tax free.

Fosterites.

Sure, it's a legitimate church. Just as legitimate as Scientology, or the We're-Not-the-Mafia-Legitimate-Businessmen's-Association.

Submitter it's Porsche!

Just proves Jesus is a good God.

/ Screw you Mahammie
// All your virgins have AIDS

I think this guy is really an atheist, put into the pulpit to see what professed Christians would swallow.

Hey poor, you don't have to be poor any more!

When asked why his mansion had gold-plated bathroom fixtures, Jim Bakker responded with a question of his own:

"Why should God have junk?"

/True quote.

Maybe he just prayed real hard and was such a good Christian that God just GAVE him a private jet, 2 Florida homes, and a Porsche.

And maybe I'll grow tentacles and join the circus tonight.

Whats a porche?

The IRS is interested in why a Minneapolis minister with a flock of 10,000 souls that put $34 million in the collection plate last year, has a private jet, 2 homes in Florida, and drives around in either his Lexus or his Porche

Because God is good to those worship him.

Porsches are boring. Same for Ferarris and Lamborghinis. Drive a hundred miles and they're back in the shop. I'll take an original Shelby thanks.

Oh yeah, this was about another excercise in giving your 10% to the church right?

/Jesus loves you. He's just not IN love with you - Jimmy Carr

I don't have a problem with this guy living the high life on the backs on stupid people. Nobody forced people to send him money.

With that out of the way... if he has violated tax law I'd like to see him prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Fark him. I pay a farking farkload of taxes so I have no sympathy for anyone who doesn't (and thereby inflates my tax bill in the future).

The congregation was presented with the annual report, which said the church had $34 million in gross revenues last year and gave $3 million to charitable causes and evangelism.

That's some good preachin' there, Pastor. I thought that Catholic priests were a bit extravagant, but this is farking ridiculous.

DRTFA, but is he Evangelical?

Televangelists can go straight to H-E-Doublehockeystick. Do not collect $200.


Although the false prophet's probably tripling his money on side businesses (book deals, pimpin', etc...)

They should also be interested in why he had Michelle Bachman give a 'sermon' or campaign speech in front of his congregation and also be interested in asking him why he said, from the pulpit, 'I'm voting for her'

Fracking ridiculous. He should have his tax exempt status revoked.

In other news, despite being extremely well educated people who could be making lots of money, thousands of jesuits are still poor as have been members of their order for 500 years, give or take.

but what they hell, let's judge based on one complete farking dickhead in minneapolis.

Oh, but in his defense:

His friends all drive Porches, he must make amends.

Sunny Ray, so what if he changed his mind and wanted 72 virgins instead of the jet?

and the Lord said: care for the porsche.

Then the Lord said: Feed my Lamborghinis s

get a clue

Jake lex

It baffles me. these people are worshiping money, plain and simple.

I'm done painting. But it's not a Porche, it's a Ferrari!

/ob

FTFA

"It takes wealth, folks, to establish God's covenant on this Earth. You and I will never get so spiritual that we don't need money to get more influential in the world we're in."

If there's a heaven - and I'm pretty damn sure there isn't,- there's a dude in a tattered robe by the name of Jesus who's gonna knock this motherfarker's teeth out before he makes it through the pearly gates.

I cheat on the church and I do as I please
I cheat on the church and I take what I need

"Prosperity gospel" is nothing more than feel-good religious pablum served to the wealthy to soothe their guilt at being rich. It's Christianity as written by C. Montgomery Burns.

If they actually bothered to read that fancy bible they bought, they might get the idea that their deity would appreciate them spending a lot of money helping the poor instead of buying a new Mercedes or BMW.

But then, they'd have to actually make changes in their life based on their faith, instead of finding somebody who will tell them they're going to heaven and are blessed in addition to being rich and not giving a damn about the people beneath them.

If you think that being a virtuous and holy man means God will heap prosperity on you, try reading the Book of Job sometime.

Greedy theology, greedy minister.

/not a Christian
//Book of Job is one big reason why, Exodus is another.

In a related story:

Stupid people do stupid things with money. Slightly smarter but less scrupulous people take advantage of paradigm older than Moses.

Still can't spell/define "paradigm"

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porche(p)

okay, I am really using this as an excuse to post this:


/threadjack over

nocturn

DRTFA, but is he Evangelical?

Televangelists can go straight to H-E-Doublehockeystick. Do not collect $200.

Evangelical != Televangelist

Although in fairness to 'televangelists' the catholics (not a catholic myself, I dont' know why they keep sneaking into my examples here) have a TV channel that I've never seen ask for money that airs for the most part very thoughtful/tasteful programming.

Probably nobody watches it though, whereas farking 'Creflo Dollar' has great ratings. I think the problem is that we have a culture of people who aren't interested in difficult messages that challenge their character and their intellect. Jesus says follow me and suffer for me and you'll be blessed. Benny Hinn says follow me and you'll be driving a brand new car next year!

Can you imagine what garners a wider audience?

I think that's common to both the secular and religious spheres in a basically fat, stupid, self indulgent, and lazy nation. The real message is always going to be a tough sell and appeal only to a few. The path being narrow and steep and all that.

And if these words you do not heed
Your pocketbook just kinda might recede
When some man comes along and
claims godly need
He will clean you out right through your
tweed

That's right, remember there is a big
difference between kneeling down
and bending over...
He's got twenty million dollars
In his Heavenly Bank Account...
All from those chumps who was
Born again
Oh yeah, oh yeah

"if I look decent, I preach better, so I'm really doing it for you, amen."

Yeah, if I have sex with multiple women, I have sex with you better, so I'm really doing it for you, sweetie. Amen. Hallelujah!

i bet he is a attractive and successful African-American they are suckers for that kind of stuff

we need the HA HA guy pointing out how farking stupid people are who believe in God and his supposed ministers.

/God apparently loves Bling

Hey, I think I'd be blaming the givers here. When you donate you should know a little more about who & what your donating to.

/There is a need to give responsibly. To where your donations will help the most.

nocturn

Oh, but in his defense:

His friends all drive Porches, he must make amends

Apparently the Lord refused to buy him a Mercedes Benz.

I work at a CPA office in Ballard, WA.

What Im going to tell you is advice you should take.

DONT CHEAT ON YOUR TAXES, THE IRS WILL WIN. THE IRS ALWAYS WINS. DONT RISK IT. ALSO, DONT E-FILE, YOUR CHANCES OF BEING AUDITED ARE FAR HIGHER. THERE IS AN AUDITOR IN THE OFFICE AS I TYPE THIS, HES NOT VERY NICE.

FTFA: "if I look decent, I preach better, so I'm really doing it for you, amen."

I already had a low opinion of this clown before, but that statement pretty much sums up what's wrong with him. And I'm fairly certain that Jesus preached against that kind of thinking...

Finally, a greenlighted submission! This link on our website is to another article about Reverend Hammond in a Twin City magazine.

Silverstaff

If you think that being a virtuous and holy man means God will heap prosperity on you, try reading the Book of Job sometime.

That's a bad example, since in Job God actually DOES heap prosperity on the virtuous and holy man Job on two seperate occasions (with some bad stuff in between).

Job is a complex book, and a beautiful piece of literature even if you aren't religious... and it means a lot of things. But in my opinion the primary message of Job is that God is soveriegn and does not answer to us or our desires, but rather that we are to answer to him.