Category: Benny Hinn

Televangelist Benny Hinn teaches that they way to get out of debt is to ‘sow seeds’ — a euphemism for ‘donating money.’

But this prosperity teaching scam is not working for Hinn himself, as evidenced by the fact that he is now asking for donations to get him out of debt.

Controversial televangelist Benny Hinn has dropped his lawsuit against Christian media consultant Phil Cooke for a tweet that the evangelist found false, defamatory, embarrassing and potentially costly.

Cooke had tweeted that Hinn and televangelist Paula White were “reported engaged.”

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.

The so-called prosperity gospel preached by Benny Hinn does not work for the controversial evangelist.

Hinn has posted a plea for $2 million in donations on his website.

The televangelist says he accumulated the deficit in the past few months because offerings at some international appearances did not cover expenses.

Here’s how the prosperity scam is sold: God wants you to be rich (and/or healthy), but He can not bless you unless you first send money to whichever televangelist or teacher tells you about this scheme.

Such donations are often referred to as “seed-faith offerings” — which is why Benny Hinn is asking you to “sow the best seed you can, as quickly as you can.”

Our advice: If the prosperity gospel works as advertised, folks like Hinn should be sending you and me money so that God can bless him.

We’re not holding our breath.

Reports this week suggest a still-married Benny Hinn is now romantically involved with Paula White, another television preacher with a colourful past.

In February, Hinn’s wife Suzanne filed for divorce, citing “irreconcilable differences.” The two were at that point living apart.

The wife of televangelist Benny Hinn has filed for divorce from the high-profile pastor, whose reputation as an advocate of prosperity gospel has attracted millions of followers and criticism from lawmakers and watchdog groups over his lavish lifestyle.

Suzanne Hinn filed the papers in Orange County (California) Superior Court on Feb. 1, citing irreconcilable differences, after more than 30 years of marriage.

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.