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$600K Taken From Safe at Osteen's Megachurch [Prosperity Gospel?]
ABCNews ^ | March 11, 2014

Posted on 03/11/2014 8:44:43 PM PDT by Steelfish

Edited on 03/15/2014 11:18:39 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Authorities are investigating after $600,000 in checks and cash was stolen from a safe at Pastor Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch, which has one of the largest congregations in the country.

Police spokesman Kese Smith said Tuesday $200,000 in cash and $400,000 in checks were stolen from a safe sometime between 2:30 p.m. Sunday and 8:30 a.m. Monday.


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TOPICS: Religion
KEYWORDS: megachurch; osteen; theft
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To: Steelfish

“The theft was reported Monday morning by a church employee and an off-duty sheriff’s deputy who provides security at the facility.”

Watch: it was these two.


21 posted on 03/12/2014 2:49:07 AM PDT by ImaGraftedBranch (...By reading this, you've collapsed my wave function. Thanks.)
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To: Steelfish

I just saw this story on charter.net ... in the entertainment section.


22 posted on 03/12/2014 4:14:04 AM PDT by Pan_Yan (Who told you that you were naked? Genesis 3:11)
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To: bigbob

When I Gene Scott’s wife on TV, I wondered “Who I THAT?!? Her hair is amazing!”... I then found out who she was... or rather... what her history is.


23 posted on 03/12/2014 4:16:18 AM PDT by Rodamala
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To: smokingfrog

apparently, someone else wanted to be as wealthy as this false preacher!


24 posted on 03/12/2014 4:16:49 AM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo in laughter")
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To: Steelfish
Undoubtedly they have surveillance cameras which should give some hint of activities.
25 posted on 03/12/2014 5:39:43 AM PDT by deport
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To: mountn man
GOOD HEAVENS. What a wonderful hairpiece she has on. It gives her that Tammy Wyyyyyyyy (Hold nose here to get the WHyyyyyyyyy-INY sound.)nette look.

I love opera--best voices in the world. Many of the country western voices are ALSO fabulous. Too bad, in my opinion, they end up singing music where they have to hold their nose to get the requisite WHINY sound. Opera will be around in 2000 years but country western music won't. We are STILL listening to music and singing that is hundreds of years old. It HAS stood the test of time.

I remember Dionne Warwick singing a duet with Luciano Pavarotti, the finest tenor of the 20 century. SHE had the mike and he stood back five feet, no mike, of course, so his voice wouldn't OVERWHELM her sweet, lovely but tiny voice.

26 posted on 03/12/2014 6:05:30 AM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: cloudmountain

That’s Gene Scotts last wife. She took over the “ministry” after he died.


27 posted on 03/12/2014 7:14:27 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: mountn man

“I’m missing it???”

Jean Simmons in “Elmer Gantry”.


28 posted on 03/12/2014 7:40:23 AM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: catnipman

My pic is of Gene Scotts wife, who took over the “ministry” after he died.


29 posted on 03/12/2014 8:27:15 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: prisoner6

Werner Herzog made a Dr. Gene Scott documentary decades ago (I have not watched it but from what I understand, he was granted personal access).

It’s called God’s Angry Man and is on youtube. I think Criterion was planning to release it to DVD but I don’t know if that happened.


30 posted on 03/12/2014 9:48:07 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (The Texas judge's decision was to pave the way for same sex divorce for two Massachusetts women.)
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To: mountn man
That’s Gene Scotts last wife. She took over the “ministry” after he died.

Gee whiz, tell me what network she is on and I will IMMEDIATELY turn it on, keep in on and get out my checkbook.

I wonder what she did with all his hats.

31 posted on 03/13/2014 4:02:12 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: VerySadAmerican
$600,000 take in one weekend. And that doesn’t even count book sales.
People give Olsteen their credit card numbers. I guess so he can grab some cash if he comes up a little short. What a fraud!

What goes around comes around.
I wouldn't want to be him when he dies and has to explain his lifetimeFRAUDforJesus to our Lord.

32 posted on 03/13/2014 4:04:21 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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