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Kenneth Copeland Says Only God Can See His Financial Records
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Last fall, Senator Charles Grassley on the Senate Finance Committee, began probing the finances of six TV evangelists whose lifestyles include mansions, Rolls-Royces, and private jets, all paid for out of church funds. Grassley told BBC, “I would not contribute to an organization that is Christian and evangelical with money being wasted that way.”
While some have cooperated, some have not, going to far as to suggest their financial records belong to "God."
Funny thing, according to the bible (Luke 20:25), Jesus disagrees. |
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