Founder of World's Largest Church Indicted for Alleged Stock Scheme
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South Korea: “Yoido Full Gospel Church’s David Yonggi Cho is accused of $9 million stock loss and $5.5 billion in tax evasion.”
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List of Richest Pastors in Brazil Prompts White House Petition
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“Forbes reports that Edir Macedo, founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), is worth nearly $1 billion… The news prompted disgruntled Americans to file a petition with the White House, asking the U.S. and Brazilian governments to investigate Macedo for ‘scandals allegedly draining
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In Singapore, too: church raises millions to buy half a mall
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“Senior Pastor Joseph Prince asked God to reward a crowd of about 1,200 with houses, cars, jobs, pay raises and holidays if they contributed to New Creation’s multimillion-dollar funding drive…
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"We refuse to allow these types of TV Evangelists a platform on our TV network, regardless of how much money we could generate from their celebrity status."
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DoersTV says no to the prosperity gospel… Popular TV Evangelists Banned from Christian Television Network
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"Depending on miracles as a financial strategy is a dangerous way to live"
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Black Churches and the Prosperity Gospel “It is much easier for clergy to preach this gospel when they are living proof that the “system” works. Hence the celebrity-like lifestyles of so many religious leaders. The fact that the people most likely to do well in the prosperity gospel movement are the people at the top suggests that it is all an ecclesiastical pyramid scheme.”
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