http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23804/benny-hinn-15 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23804/benny-hinn-15#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:18:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23804 Miraculous cures for cancer and AIDS, people in wheelchairs getting up and dancing. It's business as usual for Benny Hinn, perhaps the world's most famous, successful and controversial televangelist. Hinn is a faith-healer who almost never grants interviews -- until now.

"Nightline" asked Hinn directly if he isn't taking advantage of people who are profoundly religious, and vulnerable because they're in physical pain, for his own personal enrichment.

"I'm glad you're asking," Hinn said. "Let me tell you something. I would not do this for money. If people think I would do this for money, after all the misery I've had to go through..." [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23804/benny-hinn-15/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23756/benny-hinn-charlatan-or http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23756/benny-hinn-charlatan-or#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:25:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23756 Pastor Benny Hinn is being investigated by the Senate Finance Committee and was recently denied entry into the United Kingdom.

The press has been bad, he says, because the media doesn't understand him.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23756/benny-hinn-charlatan-or/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23738/texas-televangelist-benny-hinn-refused-entry-to-britain http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23738/texas-televangelist-benny-hinn-refused-entry-to-britain#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:14:16 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23738 Benny Hinn, from Texas, who draws large crowds to his Pentecostal revival rallies, was turned back at Stansted airport under new rules on visiting ministers of religion.

A Border Agency spokesman said: “Under the UK’s tough new points-based system, religious workers must obtain a valid certificate of sponsorship prior to arriving in the UK. These rules are designed to make sure that a legitimate sponsor is linked to each application to enter the UK for work purposes. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23738/texas-televangelist-benny-hinn-refused-entry-to-britain/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22238/benny-hinn-prosperity-gospel-scam http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22238/benny-hinn-prosperity-gospel-scam#comments Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:57:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22238 Benny Hinn preaches a version of the prosperity gospel, which holds that God wants his followers to have financial wealth. To become prosperous, one must give money to God, who returns it multiplied.

If this scam worked as advertised, Benny Hinn and others like him would be giving you money...]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22238/benny-hinn-prosperity-gospel-scam/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21802/benny-hinn-todd-koontz-and-the-two-minutes-blessing-scam http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21802/benny-hinn-todd-koontz-and-the-two-minutes-blessing-scam#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:06:26 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21802 Would you like to become a millionaire or billionaire overnight? Just stick around when preacher Todd Koontz get another message from God asking you to donate $1000 to Benny Hinn.

Mind you, you must be fast. Last time this con trick was used the blessing was "poured out" for two minutes only.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21802/benny-hinn-todd-koontz-and-the-two-minutes-blessing-scam/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21768/televangelists-financial-investigation http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21768/televangelists-financial-investigation#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:31:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21768 Media-based televangelists benefiting from tax code exemptions are warned — Sen. Chuck Grassley is a terrier-like congressional inquisitor with time and a big stick on his side.

"I am not threatening them, at this point," the Iowa Republican said.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21768/televangelists-financial-investigation/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20795/benny-hinn-14 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20795/benny-hinn-14#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:15:33 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20795/benny-hinn-14 [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20795/benny-hinn-14/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20778/benny-hinn-13 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20778/benny-hinn-13#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:45:05 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20778/benny-hinn-13 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20778/benny-hinn-13/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20769/benny-hinn-kenneth-copeland http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20769/benny-hinn-kenneth-copeland#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:54:30 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20769/benny-hinn-kenneth-copeland http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20769/benny-hinn-kenneth-copeland/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20743/benny-hinn-money http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20743/benny-hinn-money#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:54:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20743/benny-hinn-money http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20743/benny-hinn-money/feed 0