Bankrupt church wants donations for pastor’s sick wife ferried in limo

[rpannier]

Some members of a bankrupt Orange County, Calif. megachurch are expressing outrage after fielding an email request for congregants to deliver food to waiting limos so that it can ferried to the founder's sick wife. The appeal comes weeks after a lawsuit charged that the founder of the Crystal Cathedral house of worship, Rev. Robert Schuller, and his family had been paying themselves lavish salaries and other benefits while the church was in financial straits.

"They've completely depleted the church's funds," one member, Bob Canfield, told the Orange County Register. "But they have shown that they have absolutely no remorse for what they've done. They're still being chauffeured around in limos. We, the congregants, have nothing."

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"R.H. Schuller used his control and influence to cause the to enter into the agreements that benefitted himself and his family, to the detriment of the creditors and in breach of his fiduciary duties" to the church, the suit charges.

A spokesman for the church, John Charles, said the food request was in keeping with the church's commitment to Christian charity. "As Dr. Schuller always says, 'Find a need and fill it,'" he said. "I think that's what we were trying to do here."

link:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/bankrupt-church-wants-donations-pastor-sick-wife-ferried-182015520.html

[Taverner]

1. Most Organized Religion is a Scam

This just proves it

[RKP5637]

2. God, Inc. Just like wall street and the banksters. n/t

[FiveGoodMen]

3. Indeed, when Reagan's people teamed up with the churches America began it's downhill slide

Unholy alliance if there ever was one.

[Obamanaut]

4. Additional responses at this earlier thread ->

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=439&topic_id=2240540

[customerserviceguy]

5. Whoever gives to these fundie scam churches

Deserves to be insulted by watching how the money is spent. No omnipotent being who is theoretically capable of running the universe needs money from people.

[Katashi_itto]

6. Belonginng to a church like that in the 1st place. The sheep deserve to be sheared.