Religion News Blog » Televangelists http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:01:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Tax-Exempt Ministries Avoid New Regulation 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 Prosperity Gospel 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 Prosperity gospel works… for relatives of televangelist Kenneth Copeland 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 Televangelists 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 Grassley will not give up on investigation into finances of televangelists 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 Televangelists 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 Grassley provides update on probe of ministries, including Copeland’s and Hinn’s http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21764/grassley-provides-update-on-probe-of-ministries-including-copelands-and-hinns http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21764/grassley-provides-update-on-probe-of-ministries-including-copelands-and-hinns#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:10:13 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21764 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21764/grassley-provides-update-on-probe-of-ministries-including-copelands-and-hinns/feed 0 Kenneth Copeland sees bias in televangelist inquiry 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 Christian leaders question D.C. probe of prosperity televangelists 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 0 “Control Freak” Televangelist 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 Ministers still spurn senator’s questions http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21049/televangelists-11 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21049/televangelists-11#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 07:01:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21049/televangelists-11 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21049/televangelists-11/feed 0 Televangelist Eddie Long to cooperate with Senate probe http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21001/eddie-long-televangelist http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21001/eddie-long-televangelist#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:18:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21001/eddie-long-televangelist http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21001/eddie-long-televangelist/feed 0 Chairman of Finance Committee joins Sen. Grassley in second round of letters to televangelists http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20870/televangelist-finances http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20870/televangelist-finances#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:11:37 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20870/televangelist-finances http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20870/televangelist-finances/feed 0