12/27/07

CNN: Is the Jig Up on the Prosperity Gospel?

CNN reports that a "probe by Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, has brought new scrutiny to the underlying belief that brings in millions of dollars and fills churches from Atlanta to Los Angeles -- the 'Gospel of Prosperity,' or the notion that God wants to bless the faithful with earthly riches.'
  • Story Highlights....
  • In-debt believer gave money to prosperity preachers
  • Now bitter that promised blessings never arrived
  • Supporters say message is biblically sound
  • Critics say evangelists prey on vulnerable to enrich selves
You can be sure that this is not the last we will hear about this...

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