I had seen televangelists perform on television many years ago. Not being a Christian, I gave little thought to them. But in my Politics and Religion class, i was exposed to the ways in which televangelists take advantage of poor Americans in the name of Jesus. With so many televangelists, you would think that one of these guys is for real. But there is strong proof against that claim, because so many of these people are multi-millionaires.
Now how exactly do these people become so rich when they are preaching for God, and asking for money for good causes such as charities? Truth is that many are taking part of this incoming money and using it for personal desires. So what exactly are these people buying? Planes? Boats? Rolls-Royces? Houses? Yes to all of the above. Their spending is so ludicrous, that its a wonder these people have not been jailed for mass extortion. One man has at least stepped up to the plate. Mr. Chuck Grassley has started to meticulously monitor these televangelists under the pretense of tax evasion. There is legitimacy to this claim, because the government outlaws religious authorities earning or receiving copious amounts of money.
Until further developments can be made, we will just have to hope people begin making their own investigations, and exposing these frauds.
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