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Related: About this forumCharlatan Evangelist To Pray With Trump At Inauguration
...But the popular pastor, who Trump originally became smitten with after seeing her preach on television, has some issues of her own. White is often criticized for preaching the prosperity gospel, which suggests that God is happiest when his followers are rich, The Daily Beast points out. Shes even written a sermon titled Why God Wants You Wealthy (it costs money to download).
And if being rich is an indicator of holiness, White must be in His good graces. White told Politico she was once worth millions, and her business practices suggests she knows how to handle money while manipulating her followers.
In 2007, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) launched a congressional probe into the spending habits of Whites ministry, along with five other pastors. Grassley had questions regarding the televangelists use of church-owned airplanes and luxury homes. The Senate inquiry was eventually dropped, in part because White refused to cooperate with investigators.
Years later, White declared bankruptcy on the church she initially ran with her then-husband that had been the subject of the probe, Politico reported.
But whatever fortune shes amassed has been in large part to her followers, who give her money to get in Gods good graces. On her website, she refers to sending money as giving a seed to the almighty Himself:
...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paula-white-donald-trump-inauguration_us_58652b51e4b0de3a08f76147
Yeah, that works. A charlatan praying for a charlatan.
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Charlatan Evangelist To Pray With Trump At Inauguration (Original Post)
progressoid
Dec 2016
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Chasstev365
(5,191 posts)1. Is the Rev. Ernest Ansley Still Around?
If we touch our hands up to Trump's hands on the TV screen, Gawwd will perform the miracle of more tax cuts for the rich. Praise Be!
lunasun
(21,646 posts)2. Heal! I loved that guy
Bob Loblaw
(1,900 posts)4. I think you mean Ernest Angley
Sounds like a porn name for a "preacher"
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)3. Preaching the 5th Gospel of supply side Jesus!!
Blue Owl
(49,913 posts)5. A born-again Charlatan
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