http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 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/23210/religion-news-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23210/religion-news-3#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:22:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23210 A roundup of religion news stories, including: • Town kicks out Scientology front group • Turns out Harry Potter is a 'Zionist plot' • 'Prosperity Gospel' feels runs into financial turbulence • Some Church of England schools cater almost exclusively to Muslim pupils • Sufi Muslims considered valuable allies in the fight against extremism • Angels call for witches' pardons • Gay students at BYU still struggle for acceptance • Vatican rehabilitates Holocaust denier • Outrage at busty Virgin Mary fashion models -- and more...]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23210/religion-news-3/feed 0 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 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/22184/mac-hammond%e2%80%99s-living-word-christian-center-facing-irs-investigation http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22184/mac-hammond%e2%80%99s-living-word-christian-center-facing-irs-investigation#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:08:51 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22184 The Internal Revenue Service is investigating whether Living Word Christian Center violated the law for favorable compensation and loan dealings it gave to church founder and pastor Mac Hammond.

The church has resisted demands by the IRS to open its books for an audit, and the agency filed a petition in United States District Court ordering the church to comply.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22184/mac-hammond%e2%80%99s-living-word-christian-center-facing-irs-investigation/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/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/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/21410/preacher-for-profit-followers-say-they-were-deceived-by-s-florida-pastors-gospel-of-prosperity http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21410/preacher-for-profit-followers-say-they-were-deceived-by-s-florida-pastors-gospel-of-prosperity#comments Mon, 12 May 2008 09:57:07 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21410 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21410/preacher-for-profit-followers-say-they-were-deceived-by-s-florida-pastors-gospel-of-prosperity/feed 0