Yeah, my attitude toward guys like Hinn, whom I think is quite likely an absolute charlatan, is:
1) Dont judge him, as much as it seems apparent, because we really do not know what is in his eart.
The power of faith is incredible, and if this Hinn guy is evoking it to 'cure' psychosomatic or even near psychosomatic conditions, then it *could* possibly be, however remote, that the guy is sincere and not the typical faith-healer fraud.
2) As long as the gospel is preached, it is a net plus for the Body of Christ. That is the over-arching concern I care about, bottom line. Sure, many may lose faith at this mans hypocrisy, but that is the case with us all, that some may be led astray when we sin. But the net is gain for Christ, so I cant be happier to hear that he is converting people wherever the churches presence is thin.
But yes, the Hinidi fundamentalists are kind of like our own in Christianity; irrational, religio-centric, and willing to trample all over Truth if it gets in their way.
But a discerning person can spot it soon enough and avoid the type; if I can do it, anybody can do it.
That's the fly in the ointment. I believe that some of the healings are authentic, ie. not superficial and transient. But great harm can be caused by false promises backed up not by spiritual authority but by an imperfect but fanatical faith, which appropriates selected Biblical passages for its own purposes (ie. money). People like Hinn can be sincere on the surface, yet more interested in the worldly aspects of the enterprise than the spiritual. To me, a real healing saint should live in a cave, or small house, forsaking all personal worldly gain. Like the real saints of the Bible. How many of these faith healers are willing to sit motionless in the desert, waiting for God's ultimate revelation? Or to fast even 3 days, let alone 40 days?
I guess I should explain that my suspicions are pretty well confirmed by an experience long ago with an obscure faith healing cult. My initial enthusiasm turned to skepticism, then to bewilderment and disbelief. Years later, I learned through contacts with old members that the two leaders of the cult were sexual predators, used drugs routinely, and had a secret 'getaway' retreat none of us ordinary members know about. All this while professing celebacy, vows of poverty and bragging about all the young people they had saved from a life of drugs and booze. Yet even in that hypocritical setting which damaged so many lives, there were some authentic healings, I believe. But I am 'gun shy' of organized religions as a result. Show me a wizened renunciate on the mountaintop who truly forsakes the world for the Lord and I may be willing to listen.