Televangelist prosperity probe questioned

Associated Press WASHINGTON: Nearly two-dozen conservative Christian leaders have signed a letter to the Senate Finance Committee questioning an investigation into six large ministries that preach a gospel of ...

[Larry Besner]

This Week in the Religious Right: Wead and Copeland join to denounce Grassley, Copeland and Huckabee prevent a schism, and a new evangelical manifesto angers the religious right.


Sarah Posner | May 7, 2008 |
http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles...

[harrytruman]

Isn’t it odd that Grassley is now claiming to use those six ministries to “test” the nonprofit laws? Why is he targeting only Pentecostal ministries? Why didn’t he check out a Baptist ministry or Catholic or Muslim or any one of a thousand other denominations or faiths? I don’t think this is about tax laws at all. I think this is about a disagreement with religious doctrine. And, as such, this makes these investigations constitutionally wrong. Harry Truman stood up to a similar kind of hysteria in the 1950’s.“Real Americanism means fair play,” he said.“It means that people are not to be penalized and persecuted for exercising their constitutional liberties.”

[Scooter Moonpie]

What's all the hubbub, Bub? The Catholic Church has been doing this for centuries.

[Black and Proud]

Should these ministries be tax exemp

[Scooter Moonpie]

Black and Proud wrote:

Should these ministries be tax exemp

Yeah, they be tax exemp.

[RU Kiddingme]

These people are dirtbags. I hope they fry.

[George N]

They are doing nothing different than Obama's preachy drivel. Oh Yeah, lead me to the land of milk and honey, oh messiah. I'm gonna rub my lottery tickets with that miracle prayer cloth you sold me.