Morris Cerullo in a poster advertising for his "Mission to London" (Photo: LoopZilla)
Loan modification and debt cancellation are hot businesses right now. So hot that God himself apparently decided to get in on the action.
Here's a story of how one man built himself a surging evangelistic ministry, complete with "God's debt cancellation" program - yours for the unbelievably low payment of a mere few hundred bucks:
Emotional on-air pitches generate much of the money used to pay network salaries. In March, Morris Cerullo appeared on Inspiration's “camp meeting” with a message to fire up prospective donors.
“Is anybody ready for the greatest financial breakthrough you've ever experienced in your life?” he asked.
The elder Cerullo, a Pentecostal minister, at times appeared to speak in tongues. His gravelly voice periodically rising to a shout, he urged members of the audience to fill envelopes with $900 donations.
“When you sow for your financial anointing, the windows of heaven are going to open for you,” he said. “ … In the next nine months, you are going to experience more financial blessings than you've ever experienced in your life! 100 fold! Debt cancellation!”
Soon, these words appeared on the screen: “Call now with your $900 offering and receive God's debt cancellation.”
Ames Alexander and Tim Funk of Charlotte Observer have the investigative report: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/408/story/741812.html - via Raw Story
Comments (18)
Unfortunatly there are loopholes exploited there too.
http://www.globalphilanthropy.ca/index.php/articles/abusive_canadian_charity_tax_shelter_schemes/
It doesn't happen alot, but it does happen.
Sad. Real churches give you money and help when they can. This is just a business, and businesses are designed to soak up as much money as possible.
"The god I believe in isn't short of cash, mister."
The glass was likely scored with a diamond wheel first and the scissors are just breaking along the score lines.
If only I'd known!
/If this works, I'll buy everybody a beer. EVERYBODY!
btw complaining about online video quality is like complaining about the weather.
It just broke. Honestly, I pressed on the scissors and it snapped it, not cut, snapped.
So, it doesn't work with all glass obviously.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBMtbVonAIg