http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:02:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22642/prosperity-gospel-6 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22642/prosperity-gospel-6#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 23:39:09 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22642 Has the so-called Prosperity gospel turned its followers into some of the most willing participants — and hence, victims — of the current financial crisis?

While researching a book on black televangelism, says Jonathan Walton, a religion professor at the University of California at Riverside, he realized that Prosperity's central promise — that God will "make a way" for poor people to enjoy the better things in life — had developed an additional, dangerous expression during the subprime-lending boom. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22642/prosperity-gospel-6/feed 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 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 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21383/prosperity-gospel-televangelists http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21383/prosperity-gospel-televangelists#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 09:21:18 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21383 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21383/prosperity-gospel-televangelists/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21079/prosperity-gospel-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21079/prosperity-gospel-5#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:52:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21079/prosperity-gospel-5 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21079/prosperity-gospel-5/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20230/prosperity-gospel-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20230/prosperity-gospel-4#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:09:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20230/prosperity-gospel-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20230/prosperity-gospel-4/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19837/televangelists-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19837/televangelists-3#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:10:22 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19837/televangelists-3 [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19837/televangelists-3/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19614/false-pastors http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19614/false-pastors#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:43:01 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19614/false-pastors http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19614/false-pastors/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16438/was-jesus-rich http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16438/was-jesus-rich#comments Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:03:05 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16438/was-jesus-rich http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16438/was-jesus-rich/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16276/i-hold-word-faith-theology-responsible-for-the-death-of-my-wife http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16276/i-hold-word-faith-theology-responsible-for-the-death-of-my-wife#comments Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:52:33 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16276/i-hold-word-faith-theology-responsible-for-the-death-of-my-wife http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16276/i-hold-word-faith-theology-responsible-for-the-death-of-my-wife/feed