Strip club king goes to church looking for votes

The ST. Petersburg Times ^ | July 17, 2006 | KEVIN GRAHAM

[The Lumster]

This sound more like a fake church, one of those scams set up to get tax exemption, etc.

Unfortunately it is all too real. This is a major Tampa area Mega-Church with a couple of real "celebrity christian" preachers. http://www.withoutwalls.org/

A very good example of the church of Laodicea - Rev 3:14

[Shimmer128]

I NEVER beat a Bible. Not self-righteous either. Belligerent....ok, sometimes.
You know, they say that we hate worse in others what we dislike about ourselves....hmmmm, you might need to consider that one.

[longtermmemmory]

Hmmm

(sarcasm on)

Make sure YOUR strip club has the seal of TBN on the outside. If you stippers are not working for a TBN 'god' approved club then you are working for the devil's strip club.

Make sure you vice is blessed vice.

(sarcasm off)

Appologies to Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land.

[Fletcher J]

Yep, "health and wealth" describes them very well. TBN appears to be a motley collection of false prophets and scam artists.

Sadly, there are lots of people in this country who's entire perception of Christians is based on what they've seen via Jim & Tammy Faye and TBN, etc. If they have no sincere Christians that they can talk to, I can understand how many think we're all nuts.


Fletcher J

[Fletcher J]

Bingo. Absolutely they're false prophets.

The Bible has a very high standard in this regard. If a person makes ONE incorrect prophecy, then that person is a false prophet.

I don't have time to research it now, but I've seen whole lists of predictions that these TBN "preachers" have made that haven't come to pass.

Fletcher J

[StayoutdaBushesWay]

Many, and I mean many people in my office hate Christians based on what they see on TV, movies and of course in the news. It's really quite a shame!

[FRONTLINER]

"Many, and I mean many people in my office hate Christians based on what they see on TV, movies and of course in the news. It's really quite a shame!"

Do they hate Muslims as well or are you just taking a swipe at Christians ? I'm more of an Agnostic, but it gets a little ponderous that it's only Christians that get bashed .
There are definately some scammers out there in the Christian community, but I haven't seen any of these preachers advocating violence . Now Islam is a different story, so i'm curious of what the people in your office think of Muzzies ?

[ozzymandus]

Wow, that's deep. So it's all my fault, right? hmmmm.

[Shimmer128]

You must be a second greater too.

:D

[ozzymandus]

A second greater than what?? ;>)

[Shimmer128]

There was another thread ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1667859/posts ) and i was using it to tease you.

[ozzymandus]

Yeah, I saw it yesterday.

[speechlessnot]

This is the real deal Pastor Randy and Pastor Paula are about people and there need for GOD. It isn't about the sin, it is about the person in the sin. God loves Joe Redner just like he loves u.