Who was the first American televangelist to be convicted in federal court?
Correct answer: Jim Bakker
Gilbert Perez
Sounds just Olsteen...
ronnisimmons64
tithing is to pay for "church" books, utilities, not for anyones own "fun"!!! If a church is not built on the Solid Word of God (Holy Bible) its all fake!!! One God= One Bible
dk724000
Gilbert Perez, Olsteen shouldn't use the title of preacher. He's a motivational speaker at best with just a touch of scripture. certainly doesn't preach. ear tickler, false teacher who wears sheep's clothing
Pur3gem
MundaneSeat, true. God lives in my heart and not in 4 walls in church. its better to feed a poor person than to give money to fake churches
Greeny Froggy
Way 2 Go Girl, No doubt there are unsavory things about all of us. We are human. Just because we(some of us )are christians doesnt mean we are perfect. We all will make mistakes. But we must try to live the best lives we can and ask for forgiveness for the wrong things we do. When we are lifted up during rapture our old bodies will fall away and we will become brand new in the Lord. Those of you who are perfect and sinless....cast the first stone.
Laudinum
Good riddance. Hope they catch more of them.
kicken A$$
Tried to become a member of a church until they asked to see my tax return so they could make sure I tithe properly. Whether I tithe properly or not, that is between me and God. Needless to say, I didn't attend that church again.
Hermosa30403795
Tithing is tonsupport the efforts of a religion spread the word. This includes a reasonable or moderate salary for the minister to make a comfortable living, not a lavish living. Mr. Baker took advantage of the trust of his community. sad, aad sad.
Player #3236881
This question just brings back to memory his famous crying spell on national tv!
BrooklynEwms32
Modern Day Pimps of the Pulpit...T.D 🌽Flake$ & Joel"What$ in Your Wallet" Olsteen...
Whistling Jake
ronnisimmons64, one god, one bible, over 1000 'Christian' churches that all believe they are the 'one and only true church'.
Artie
Sad to see this because it tarnishes all the others.
Gigi
Cat Mom, Adultery and fleecing the flock. He said if he didn’t get 8 mill dollars in 3 months God would kill him.
Player #137846770
Yes anyplace is a good place to testify. "Preach the Word. Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exort, with all long suffering and teaching ".
Player #137542988
dk724000, Joel Osteen reaches millions of people that might not ever darken a traditional church. God has blessed him, he always ends his talks with an invitation on how to become a Christian. His talks helped me so much after my husband died.
Cathy
Cat Mom, Tammy Faye has passed away. I'm not sure when but I saw an interview with her and her new husband and she was so eaten up by cancer I couldn't even recognize her. it was really sad.
Cat Mom
Tammy Faye was doing her own ministry last time I heard anything about her
Cat Mom
Law, what did Oral Roberts do again?
Cat Mom
FaithfulReader, I beg to differ, ANY place is a GOOD place to testify!
Cat Mom
Greeny Froggy, Amen!
Nubianmom
BrooklynEwms32, Joyce Meyer, Creflo A Dollar should be ashamed
Nubianmom
Pur3gem, True. God is everywhere
Player #119362175
Gilbert Perez, Agree...
marimargo
All if these quotes from the Bible, "Love your neighbor as yourself ", "Firgiveness is within yourself ", etc., etc. ,etc. are not unique to Christianity. Most world religions (Judaism, Islam, Hindu, Buddhist) have the same philosophies just with different wording.
Marciano
ronnisimmons64, I just could not let you stay at 69!
Marciano
Jones, he was before getting to.
Vicki
SuiteShorty, THE most corrupt,devious child predators ever. The list is sooooo long.
Player #130998363
"God is not the author of confusion but of peace,as in all the churches of the saints".
Tex
How’s this related to sports?
nobody
Gilbert Perez, I was thinking that also! There is nothing genuine about those creeps! All they care about is money, money and more money!
D
kicken A$$, I don’t blame you. I go to church—I’m a member, but I have NEVER heard of a church asking for someone’s tax return. I would be out of there faster than Dale Earnhardt was in NASCAR.
Evy
ronnisimmons64, also tithing should not be used as a tax write -off remember the Temple
MARELMAR
Gilbert Perez, I certainly do agree with you.
Janieshere
ronnisimmons64, Absolutely agree!!! Plus, it should be voluntary according to ones financial ability. Not demanded or shamed into giving.
Tony
I never did like them at all. They just felt fake.
Law
Player #3236881, OR Oral Roberts begging people to BRIBE God with a big enough donation to Roberts "ministry" so "god" (Intentional lower case 'god' as God is Immune to Spiritual blackmail or crying bribery.
Bells D
Blindly believing in the unbelievable always ends with the leaders gaining. My Evangelical Baptist church refused to acknowledge it other than to say, 'We are also sinners and don't have the authority to judge."
As gross as Bakker was, it was my church that let me down. I left the summer before the trial and never looked back. She's re, we all sin, but where's the Church's accountability? They backed Bakker.
joey
what a bunch of scam artists, I once saw an evangelist on tv that said to send money because God told him he needed a new jet
Ralph
He will also be judged by a higher court!
ghost
I would happen to agree. Osteen was never an ordained Preacher and never attempted seminary school. he stepped up to further the church after his father passed. Osteen knows he can charge entry fees to his main interior. Osteen clears well into 6 figures in sales and book sales weekly. Osteen just knew how to work the media marketing world.