MinistryWatch.com Issues Donor Alert for Benny Hinn

[PsychoDad]

"In my father's house are many mansions".. But Benny Hinn's is on earth.

MinistryWatch.com Issues Donor Alert for Benny Hinn
http://www.christianpost.com/article/ministries/1252/section/ministrywatchcom.issues.donor.alert.for.benny.hinn/1.htm

Ministry "watchdog," Wall Watchers, has issued a Donor Alert for Benny Hinn Ministries after NBC informed the public of the ministry's use of donor funds for extravagant personal gains.

Monday, Jun. 6, 2005 Posted: 8:35:52AM EST

Ministry "watchdog," Wall Watchers, has issued a Donor Alert for Benny Hinn Ministries/World Outreach Church (BHM), after the national television program, NBC Dateline, informed the public that the ministry's use of donor funds included extravagant personal gains and other reasons.
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The program revealed that besides Hinn's salary being upwards of one million each year, Hinn also owns a $10 million dollar mansion, a private jet with $1.5 million in maintenance costs each year, and two Mercedes valued at $80,000 each. Layovers between Crusades at locations such as Hawaii and Milan cost from $900 to almost $3,000 for one night. Receipts showed that Hinn received $25,000 in petty cash for a Crusade that was 30 minutes from his home.
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In addition, Hinn manipulates people by promising healing to those with chronic illnesses and claiming that donations are "seeds" that will bear monetary riches at a later time.

"There was never one record that would suit the criteria for documented miracle healing," former Hinn employee, Nathan Daniel told Dateline.

[MADem]

1. Money does not buy taste or class, I reckon!

I was flipping the other day, and came across some clown who was selling (preaching) financial independence as a religious thing...all you had to do was call a number and get a green hankie, that would bring you riches in the name of the LAWD!

The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me. Put a nickle in the box and you'll be saved!

[Dr.Phool]

2. Freethought Today had a good article on Hinn

A couple of years ago. www.ffrf.org

A couple of atheists went to a Hinn healing. Said it was the greatest comedy they ever saw.

[dryan]

4. His church...

used to be here in Orlando. Suddenly, he left town a couple years ago. My mother was a member of his congregation. It was very tense between us because I feel he did too many drives for money. Every church needs $$$ to survive but it seemed like he was on a perpetual campaign. There was also twings of "the more successful you are the more God loves you" type theology--also called prosperity theology-- which just completely turns my stomach. There was a mini-scandal involving his brother conducting "investigations" against people who spoke out against his brother.

[TlalocW]

3. Thank you Ministry Watchdog Wall Watchers!

For pointing out the bloody obvious to anyone with half a brain. Faith-healing, which Benny Hinn does, doesn't work (and has actually killed several people who believed they were healed and stopped taking medication like insulin), so yes, he is bilking people out of money for false claims, and gee, what are the chances that he's going to use that money on him?

TlalocW