Is Evangelist  Benny Hinn a fraud?
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Twice, years apart, he has been caught faking.  While people are outside, he has employees asking information from the crowd (names, city, family, etc.), then they go inside.\n\nHinn wears an earpiece and is fed details, spewing out crap like, "Is there a Mary?  A Mary from Alabama" or other such nonsense, and the rubes think he's "touched by god" and can read minds.  \n\nThen as with "hypontist" stage shows, the rubes don't want to disappoint, so they fake disabilities and claim to be "healed" when Hinn touches them.  Most actually think Hinn has done something, including those "healed" by him.  \n\nAfter the performance/con, the crowd gives money as all snake-oil salesmen hope they will because the rubes aren't smart enough to see through the scam.
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No. It is a hoax.  \nBy the way, your answer to why are we here, I agree and God bless you.
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I doubt if he was taking meth. That was just a cover-up for his homosexuality. The other man denied selling him meth. He seems a lot more honest than the pastor. It was about sex, not meth. He has resigned from the church. His days of leading or fleecing the sheep are over. I can forgive people for their short comings, lord know I have mine, but to criticise and condemn others for doing the same thing you are is unforgivable. Hypocrisy is the real sin in this case. He is only sorry that he has been outed. He would have kept doing the same thing and leading a double life if the other man hadn't come out with the truth.
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Unfortunately, some people do believe that they are healed by these people.  I saw a program on a man named Benny Hinn once where he claimed to have healed an elderly woman of cancer.  She stopped seeing her doctor and died several months later.  By that time, she had given almost all of her money to Hinn's "ministry."  It's sad that people like that take advantage of the sick.
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pride?false prophets?
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Well, this isn't the first time something like this has happened and it won't be the last.  \n\nI agree he is better known than people on here seem to realize.  I think this is far more deliberate than some think.\nHowever, none of the men you mention are my pastor, so none of them speak much to my perspective, and I am certainly not under their spiritual authority. \nDo I have similar values?  Yes.  Is the fall of any of these men going to affect my voting or worldview? No.\n\nNew Life Church is just that, a church not a denomination. Their membership rolls are about 14k.  \n\nYikes!  They've even made Wiki!!!  LOL  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Life_Church\n\nYour question is legitimate.  I don't agree with your conclusion. ; )\n\n(And why are you posting questions I feel obliged to answer? LOL)
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I am not sure who or what your source is but I did not need all that information to come to the conclusion that Pat's a crook and a cheating hypocrite.  \n\nAs far as "God's" Divine Plan... well if you take the perspective that "GOD" is with in and that Faith is something you feel more then an actual "God like" being then I guess good old Mr. Robertson is right on Track.... It's his Divine Plan to be filthy rich and to walk over the backs of the poor.  Yep he's on target
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Sorry, not sure who he is. Is he that church guy who bought Meth and had a boyfriend kind of thing? If so...he should be forgiven but his deeds should not be forgotten.
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There has already been an unsuccessful attempt in the UK courts by the publishers of HBHG to sue him.\n\nThe central hypothesis has been around for many years in different guises ... I doubt anyone could claim the original idea - there is even ancient theological texts that mention it.\n\nPeace out\n\nADDITIONAL\n\nIn answer to response above, DB did not acknowledge the authors of HBHG - he made one reference to the book (it wasn't even clear if it was a real book) but did not state the authors ... he did use their names in anagram form for the main character though!
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You are very smart. Nobody seems to realize what you have just stated. Have you heard the news report of the pastor who paid for meth with sex with a homosexual? It kinda is embarrassing!
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Noticed the cover-ups too have you!!! I think it is Sgt_K, Fubar46, they are the same persons, multiple profiles to work off of. All use the Spiritual pages to keep from getting suspended. So you are correct about fake.
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i think he is a fraud. i work with elderly people that have no money and are giving what they can not afford to him. if he was a good person he would be giving money to them.
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I don't know were you have been but there have been reported UFOs and crashes all over the world.Oh yeah no one here thinks Michael Moore, Jerry Springer,or professional wrestling is for real. I have had trouble trying to convert Oprah fans though.
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Tell us a bit more about him.  Is he a prophet or a religious leader?  Is he the author of a religious book?\nThanks for the added info.  No, I can't say the name rings a bell.  Sorry and good luck.
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A few months ago a friend and I were talking about Benny Hinn, questioning his ministry.  I had never actually seen Benny Hinn before; I had only heard about what goes on at his crusade meetings.  We had nothing positive to say.  \n\nNow, at the time, I had a throat infection that was getting stronger and stronger by the day.  A few days after I had been talking with my friend, I turned on Christian TV and saw Benny Hinn.  I thought I had better actually watch, since I'd been saying some pretty bad things about him, with no evidence to back up my scepticism.\n\nI was critical during the whole show.  At the end, Benny was sitting on a couch, talking to the camera, praying for sick people watching.  He was calling out various physical problems that God was healing.  Just when I thought, "This is ridiculous" and was about to turn off the TV, Benny said something like, "Someone has just been healed of a throat infection."  I heard it, and, started to wonder if it could actually be possible.  I swallowed and the pain was totally gone.  I could breath normally for the first time in about a week.  I was radically healed.  The next day I woke up, almost expecting the infection to be back, but it was gone, for good.\n\nWhat I learned from this:  DO NOT JUDGE!!!  As far as I know there is absolutely nothing unbiblical that goes on at Benny Hinn's meetings.  The Bible is clear that Jesus "stripes" (or wounds) were for our healing (as His death was for our eternal life).  Whether miraculously or over time, I believe it is always God's will for us to be healed, as sickness and death are a part of the curse He came to remove.  We just need to hear it preached from the Bible in context (faith comes by hearing), and believe, as we believed when we were born again.
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he is a crook like most televangelists
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Yep - me too. The difference between the preacher at your local church and these guys is money and power. As Dante said, power corrupts & absolute power corrupts absolutely. So unfortunately, if a preacher has good intentions when he starts it is almost guaranteed that he will become corrupted by the money, power & fame of televangelism (with one exception - Billy Graham). But I don't worry too much about the people you named - people will believe what they want to believe. It's frustrating at times, but Jesus is the message. And the people who seek Him will find Him. That's why God uses the local church to save the lost & minister to the community. May God bless you & your friends.