http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:39:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25571/tax-exempt-ministries-avoid-new-regulation http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25571/tax-exempt-ministries-avoid-new-regulation#comments Sat, 08 Jan 2011 15:58:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25571 A three-year investigation into financial improprieties at six Christian ministries whose television preaching bankrolled leaders’ lavish lifestyles has concluded with the formation of an independent commission to look into the lack of accountability by tax-exempt religious groups.

The investigation report issued this week details the ministries’ luxury homes and cars, trips on private jets and expensive gifts, including two Rolls Royces that a third party reported was given to the Dollars as a gift from the church.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25571/tax-exempt-ministries-avoid-new-regulation/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23557/kenneth-copeland-prosperity-teaching http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23557/kenneth-copeland-prosperity-teaching#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:13:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23557 Even in an economic downturn, preachers in the “prosperity gospel” movement are drawing sizable, adoring audiences.

Their message — that if you have sufficient faith in God and the Bible and donate generously, God will multiply your offerings a hundredfold — is reassuring to many in hard times.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23557/kenneth-copeland-prosperity-teaching/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23023/kenneth-copeland-6 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23023/kenneth-copeland-6#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 09:59:18 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23023 A Kenneth Copeland Ministry jet worth $3.6 million has been denied tax-exempt status by the Tarrant Appraisal District, setting the stage for a battle that could require the minister to reveal his salary if he wants the jet to be tax-free.

Compensation paid Copeland and other members of his family has been the source of a U.S. senator’s inquiry, but the televangelist has been unwilling to disclose the information publicly.

If the ministry gives the compensation information to the appraisal district, it would be open to public disclosure, Law said.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23023/kenneth-copeland-6/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21870/kenneth-copeland-prosperity-gospel http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21870/kenneth-copeland-prosperity-gospel#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:50:28 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21870 The so-called 'Prosperity Gospel' -- which claims that God wants you to be rich (but only after you give money to televangelists) -- appears to work for a select group of people: relatives of the televangelists who came up with the 'Blab-it-and-grab-it' ploy.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21870/kenneth-copeland-prosperity-gospel/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21771/kenneth-copeland-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21771/kenneth-copeland-5#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:50:51 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21771 Popular televangelist Kenneth Copeland is considered by many Christians to be a heretic. A key promoter of the so-called Word-Faith movement, which teaches that you can speak things into existence, and if you are sick it is because you don't have enough faith.

Such faith is preferably expressed by sending money to teachers like Copeland. But Copeland does not have enough faith to allow a full investigation of his financial dealings.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21771/kenneth-copeland-5/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/21763/televangelist-kenneth-copeland-refuses-to-render-unto-taxman http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21763/televangelist-kenneth-copeland-refuses-to-render-unto-taxman#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:37:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21763 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21763/televangelist-kenneth-copeland-refuses-to-render-unto-taxman/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21574/kenneth-copeland-money http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21574/kenneth-copeland-money#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:04:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21574 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21574/kenneth-copeland-money/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21534/kenneth-copeland-televangelist-inquiry http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21534/kenneth-copeland-televangelist-inquiry#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 06:10:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21534 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21534/kenneth-copeland-televangelist-inquiry/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21286/control-freak-televangelist http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21286/control-freak-televangelist#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:38:15 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21286 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21286/control-freak-televangelist/feed 0