Ever since this story first came out, I've been intrigued. I haven't followed it closely, but it seems as though the Senate is probing the financial records and procedures of "ministries" headed up by folks like Creflo Dollar. (Could Dickens himself have come up with a better name?)Is this simply a Senate attempt at expose? The Senate can't declare that folks like Dollar are guilty of theological malpractice. Since any tax or financial investigations could have been conducted by the IRS, it seems like this is an attempt on the part of Congress to shame what they think people should be ashamed of.
People, like me, who don't respect Dollar and his cohort might feel good about the spotlight being pointed at them. But where does the probing of religious groups and leaders end? And doesn't the Senate have bigger fish to fry?
What do you think about this?
I think that this could be a mixed bag. On the one hand, I rejoice at the thought of someone taking down all of these televangelist types. On the other hand, this could start a trend wherein even honest preachers are habitually targeted and audited.
ReplyDeleteWhat irony that Crefro's sir name should be Dollar!
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