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You missed the Residential School of Canada where Indigenous children were ripped from their homes and placed in church run schools. Over 150 years the clergy, beat, abused, assaulted and experimented on children. Many of the Indigenous children were killed and buried in unmarked graves with no records. How in the world did this not make it into the list. The pope just apologised for this travesty in 2022.
My grandfather had the best saying: Everyone loves talking about the halos above their heads, but no one talks about the devil horns holding it up there.
@@DIABOLICAL-6 Sounds like just another Christian. The 'halo' was derived from the Egyptian sun disc. 'Amen' is paying homage to the Egyptian sun-god, Amun-ra. If you read the Old Testament, you'll find no depiction of the devil with 'devil horns'. A serpent, sometimes. He 'disguises himself'. The whole thing is a childish rip-off. MOST Christians are just faking it.
@@judyleonard1730 God didnt call them , they called themselves . .....Every preacher isnt called by God especially if they produce the fruit in this video. Stay blessed
NEVER give money to a televangelist. They don't need it, for one. And it won't guarantee your entry into heaven. It's sad that people actually believe that.
@@undrwatropium3724 only putting your faith in Jesus Christ and living like it from then on is a guaranteed trip to heaven. As Christians we are not perfect but that’s what true repentance is for ask forgiveness and do not repeat the sin. Now for me with the issue that I have, it is harder for me but I work daily and nightly to renew my mind in Christ so that I can be free of certain online content
My grandmother was one of the people who gave away their money to Tilton. She was a widow and fighting cancer at the time. People who use religion to take advantage of others, are the worst.
Tilton used to scream into the camera and ask people what they were waiting for. The real question was, what was ole Bob waiting for. The answer is that he was waiting for as many people that he could deceive, so that they would raid their piggy banks, and send in their biggest denominations of U.S. Currency, and get him to Millionaire Acres. Scoundrels, all of them!!!
I am genuinely speechless that you left out Native Americans and First Nations children in this list. These children were ripped from their families and were abused by missionaries with sexual, manual, physical and mental abuse, occurring mostly in church-run schools. The federal governments not only took away their culture and identities by cutting their hair, refusing to let them speak their native language, and changing their name to an English name, all in the name of "Christianizing" them. Theses schools run by missionaries that were funded by the federal governments, lasted from the 17th century to being mostly shut down in 2007 with roughly 9,500 attending. The abuses of the children were only discovered in the late 20th century. There are still hundreds of deceased children that have yet to be discovered. Those who have been are just now being returned to their Tribes for burial. These children were taken from their families, land, and culture. They were forced to assimilate. They were abused and died. This went on by the hands of missionaries funded by the federal governments for 200+ years. Their bodies are just now, in the past couple of years, being returned for burial. Like I said, I am genuinely speechless this was not included.
Thank you for bringing it up! I am of Apache heritage, and I always find it kind of sad that stuff that happened to our people is always swept under the rug
*Whut is yawl tawkin' bout? Way Americans didn't do no uh sort! Clearly way is thuh fursd ones in thus continent! Way is thuh reeyul Americans!* Jokes aside, yea... As someone with some interest in history. This part of American history basically never mentioned overseas and only those really curious can learn of this...
Please spread this message Dasi. It’s time Indigenous people get their voices heard to the unaware population of the truth from the mistreatment of the Native Americans & First Nations.
Indeed. It makes me sick. I hate it when people use religion to get away with their heinous actions. They need to know that karma will catch up to them and when they die they won’t be meeting a kind, smiling deity. Oh no they will be met with anger and disappointment.
I understand, but the sad fact is we were told there would be many false teachers, and they would lead many to destruction. I pray that those led astray by false doctrine manage to find their way out.
As a churchgoer, I am absolutely appalled at the audacity that these priests, pastors and ministers have. Thinking they could use religion as an excuse to take advantage of people, financially, sexually abuse minors and think they can get away with it. Are they stupid? Like everybody else, religious figures need to understand that actions have consequences.
That is exactly why they chose religion. Religious people are easy to manipulate. When a child goes to their parents and says pastor bob touched me, and the parents don't believe their own child because they're brainwashed by their pastor, That is exactly why these people Choose church. it's extremely sad How many people in church like yourself Trust people simply because they say that they're men of god
@@melbaangel420 Sabbath is no longer for us to keep, otherwise we would ruin the 6th commandments, which says: DO NOT KILL! Matthew 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: it is the sabbath or the 6th commandment. Cant have both. Souls, know and understand the bible as we all should: 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. The 2 most important commandments for us to keep TODAY are: Matthew 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Matthew 22:39 “And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
@@theharshtruthoutthere there's a whole lot of scriptures they completely contradict those as well. But if you knew your Bible well enough you would already know that
Shouldn't be in jail tho... He didn't do anything wrong outside of lying. Ppl were paying for something that isn't tangible. He had a scandal; not a situation where he broke the law, unless he didn't pay taxes
One reason Swaggert fell so hard was because he publicly and viciously attacked Jim Bakker. Bakker was Jimmy's fiercest rival. The hypocrisy was palpable!
He also attacked Christian rock artists like Stryper who still to this day confess Jesus as savior. They also credit Swaggert for turning them to Christ
My husband would watch Jimmy Swaggert. I hoped it would change him because he had been involved in extra-maritals in our marriage. Then it came out Swaggert was also involved in extramarital affairs. Our marriage eventually came to an end.
the greatest irony in this video is because another Houston based television minister actually day one opened his church doors during hurricane Harvey. Dr. Ed Young of Second Baptist Church immediately responded opening up three campuses as shelters and the other two would open if needed.
You know, the Bible warned against the phoney crowd. Seriously, when did Jesus ever say: "I'll heal you but only if your faith is great and you give me money." These larger-than-life televangelists really unsettle me. Even considering how some cults always seem to require money to 'belong'. I sincerely believe that one of the greatest blasphemies is using the name of God for your own gain. It's shocking.
Although Jesus never asked for money he did state many times in his ministry that when he healed that person he would say, "Thy faith has made thee well."
I belive, If jesus could had his own tv show, at the beginning he would so his healing for free, but as soon he gets blinded by the fame and money that comes with it, he would als get a creedy person like all other tv preachers.
@@danieljimbo5804what are u saying!!! Idk if I should cry or laugh... He wasn't just a human being, He is the LORD Who existed from the beginning, even before the 🌎 was made
The word of God calls him filthy Lucas exclamation mark I really believe but perhaps some of these people has fell into Satan's trap through their weaknesses and lust of the flesh. My true repentance before God brings Mercy and mercy brings forgiveness!!.... God be the judge!!!... it takes a man's man to confess his sin on national TV! Water embarrassment and a reproach and ashamed of that one individual. Lord forgive him if at all he has repented truthfully!! For the Bible says we have all sinned and come short from the glory of God and we will all stand before the Judgment seats of God. May we all repent and make things right with the Living God that sees and knows all things . For those that are evil and filthy Lucas God has their reward!!!
How is Ravi not on this list? That rocked me harder than just about anything ever has. Really helped to cement my resolve against trusting ANY high profile Christian figures.
@@larrysutliff9915 In a direct answer to your question, I cannot actually point to a specific answer.....however, he did appear on national TV alone on a stage somewhere, which I saw, appeared to have a breakdown for ALL to view, pleading, with tears streaming down his face..."Oh, Lord, Please Forgive ME for I Have Sinned!" (Most likely an extramarrital affair?) While he never received a well deserved Oscar for his scandalous performance...To answer your question, my best guess would be, "Atrociously Poor & Amateur Acting!" I'm certain you can "Google" it and read ALL about it. BHE
Very bizarre, and sadly he got enough gullible black people to fall for his mess, his church would send my mom letters every week begging for donations.
Pastor Gino Jennings warns everybody for years but many of us would pay no attention of him. Thank you. Your video backed up all of Pastor Gino Jennings' claims.😊
Mother Teresa made me so damned mad. She was supposed to be so good and such a role model and there she was abusing the sick and poor for the "good of the church". It's amazing how she got great medical care while her patients laid dying in filth.
I was raised in the Nazarene faith, my ex is Catholic. If he wasn’t scheduled for duty on the weekends we would go to Mass on Saturdays and my church on Sunday. During Mass one time a flyer was given for a picnic the following week. At the bottom it said “BYOB”. I asked my husband what it meant and he said it was “Bring Your Own Bottle”. On our way to our car I told him that that was the last time I would set foot on any soil associated with the Catholic religion. When he asked why I told him that my son, his stepson was just 3 years old and I would not have a bunch of drunks around him. I NEVER WENT BACK!
😂 I agree, and not to put down religion, but to show some spectrum of crazy out there and caution young people to make good decisions. Isn't it funny that churches were historically considered safe places with a community to share wisdom like this with the next generation? The irony...
My father used to try and force me to go to Church as a kid. Put my foot down when I was a teenager and never looked back. People/ scandals like this only solidify my choice. I’m not trying to insult anybody that does go frequently or anything but I believe you should believe in yourself first and foremost
I did the same. Flat out refused to go. The pastor from the catholic school/church I was forced to attend(through 5th grade), was recently arrested for stealing $450,000 to pay his gambling debts. There’s nothing they can teach me about morality. 🤣😂
I’m sorry to hear about your experience. I can tell you those kind of people are not true Christians. If they were, they wouldn’t have forced it on you. Genuine Christians are welcoming and inviting, not forceful and aggressive. God does say to tithe 10% of your monetary earnings to the church, but I don’t think he’ll condemn you if you can’t afford to. Anyways, again, sorry for your experiences. Those people who did that to you, they’re probably not NOT Christians, but they’re very misguided.
Facts, my dad was a pastor, so I grew up in church and was forced to go. I even gave it a real shit at 18 and man it was the worst. Everyone just kisses the pastors ass, wants a title and the youth leaders prey on the young girls. Shit was crazy I finally dipped in 2012 and best decision I made. Religion just ain't got me man too many rules and shit 😂
@@RayNotCharles The "real" christians you refer to are VERY rare, if they even exist. Incidentally, why would any rational person in 2022, trusts individuals who worship a fictional omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent and..... OMNI ludicrous daddy in the sky???
I was a Catholic who was raised by two generations of Catholics in my family, I went to a parochial grade school 1through 8, and served as an altar boy from fth grade though high school , I graduated from a Jesuit college and law school. In my teens I had the privilege of serving daily Mass with a priest on our trip through Europe including Masses at St, Peters on the main altar and two others, St. Peter's in Chains, the Duomo in Florence, St Marks in Venice, the Cathedral in Pisa, the Cathedral in Monaco and Several Masses in Notre Dame in Paris and in the Chuch of St. Catherine the Incorruptable to whom the Virgin Mary appeared and for whom Catherine created a medal in Her Honor. For years my faith was unwaivering until the scandals involving children and what is more horrific is the cover-up. This was not by a few, but many priests and their superoirs KNEW IT and just moved them to other parishes. My own parishes in two different towns separated by 40 miles each had a priest who was a child molester. I no longer support the church. I will not donate money to subsidize child abuse or the people that condone it. There are some sins that cannot be forgiven
@@thhdhn2 Yes, but Judas was ordained to do what he did. Those priests who molested children and the bishops and other officials that covered for them weren't part of any plan. Remember what Jesus said about innocent children and mill stones.
There is no sin that cannot be forgiven. Man may choose to not forgive another man's sin, because the sincerity and purity of the confession is not known to man. God, on the other hand, knows when the sinner is sincere in his confession and repentance, and will forgive ANY sin. But the sinner must be sincere in repenting.
A good friend of mine worked for Robert Tilton, doing sound. He and his coworker were putting in a new sound system, with fixing the mics, and such. People were not allowed to approach Tilton, without an appointment, no contact whatsoever. There was a thing going on to purchase several new van/bus vehicles, at a special price, and no one, including Tilton, was not suppose to be making a dime on it, which was stressed. One day, with the brand new mics still on, Tilton and the men involved in the purchase, ignoring my friend trying to tell them about the live mics still on them, kept walking away and talking. Both my friend and his coworker heard Tilton and then talking about how they were making all this money off the vehicle purchase. Obvious fraud,lies, etc. So my friend went to Tilton's office and told him he needed to speak to him about an urgent matter. He told him what they'd heard over the mics, and asked Tilton if he had anything to say about it. He didn't, and stood his ground,my friend pointing out what he'd heard,etc, still nothing, trying merely to sidestep and make BS excuses. No repentance, nothing. So my friend quit and left. IDK if anything further came of it, but I wasn't surprised. I'd warned my parents over years, about certain evangelist who I felt were deceiving people and had terrible sinful secrets themselves, but my parents refused to listen. Two of them were Jimmy Swagger and Jim Bakker. When they were exposed, I wasn't the least bit surprised. I didn't have any personal information on these guys, just a feeling in my heart and spirit, as to what was basically going on. I've often had to tell people, I told you so , unfortunately.
That feeling of heart and spirit you had is called discernment. Unfortunately your parents had none. God bless you for that (and your parents too, for their lack of it).
I’m a Christian. I used to watch Robert Tilton’s show to see if I could find any evidence he had any kind of ministry (feeding the hungry, helping the homeless, etc.) at all. He didn’t. Just continuously yelled for you to send all your money to him.
About 20 years ago I saw a movie based on the experiences of some of the girls imprisoned in the Magdalene laundries. It was so horrific and even more so when I realized that these girls were my age, the movie taking place in the late 60s, exactly when I was in high school. One girls was in a catholic orphanage when a priest noticed her on the playground and decided that she was too pretty for her own good and she was forced to work in the laundry for several years before she was able to escape. At the end there was a paragraph saying that the movie was based on true experiences and that once these young women were taken into a laundry many spent the rest of their lives there. And that the last one had closed in the mid 90s just a few years before the movie was made. On the way out people in front of me me were complaining about "more catholic" bashing but later I saw a documentary with some of the women whose lives were portrayed in the movie and they seemed very believable.
I have the strangest memory of Peter Popoff. I was watching Martin, and on came an ad for his Miracle Spring Water. That was the first time I’ve seen it and it’s one of the creepiest commercials I’ve ever seen
The Peter Popoff scandal reminds me of an episode of Garfield and Friends where this Swami was using the same bit with the lady reading the contents of a person's wallet to make people believe that he can read minds!
I honestly wonder how that circumcision ritual can NOT be called child abuse. I was utterly horrified to learn that a grown man is allowed or even expected to do that to a baby. It is sick and disgusting in the extreme, and no sane, loving parent would ever allow ANY adult to do that to their child! I do not care how ancient, revered, etc. this kind of thing is. It should be OUTLAWED forever!
Hi, circumcision was part of the Law of Moses. When Jesus Christ healed a man on the Sabbath day, the party that belonged to the Pharisees accused Him of breaking the Sabbath according to their interpretation of it. Jesus told them that they circumcised a new born baby boy on the Sabbath so that they may not break the Law of Moses, though it wasn't Moses who started it but their ancestors. So, at that particular point in time, circumcision was lawful as it was enshrined within the Mosaic Law. But Jesus Christ died to free us from the Law of Moses (Colossians 2:16-17). The Apostle Paul writes in his epistle that circumcision or non circumcision isn't important what matters is keeping the Commandments of God (1 Corinthians 7:19).
Jim and Tammy Baker. I was vacationing in the Orlando area at the time when the Bakers moved their TV ministry to Orlando. There were billboards which stated "Jim and Tammy, Go to Miami." I learned about where exactly where they had relocated and I just had to go see. It was a mostly abandoned strip mall which was overgrown with weeds, along with a small satellite dish. The phrase that immediately came to mind was "How the mighty have fallen."
Not me. I know people can be forgiven and restored, but I just find it difficult to trust once the truth comes out. I won't send money to any TV ministries. Only my local church and legitimate ministries I know can be trusted. Ministries that are helping children and the poor, as well as giving them the true gospel. But they are small ministries that don't live rich lifestyles and are not on TV.
In regards to the so called "Prosperity Gospel", no amount of money can save a person's soul. Anyone who tries to preach differently is not acting out of goodwill or faith in God. Salvation comes from God alone, not a checkbook.
It's very sad, really. I'm non-religious, and seeing how many high-control religious groups had gained so many followers really shows the gullibility of these people. It's sad.
There are many of these I didn't know about. At the time, I was shocked by Jimmy Swaggart. The scandal that was more recent and shocked me was about Ravi Zacharias.
I'm disgusted at the Catholic church for not taking responsibility. Babies were used in medical tests without consent and 796 bodies of babies were discovered in a mass grave, some at the site of a disused septic tank. Disgusting. Makes me so angry. Those nuns came two my great grandmothers house when her husband died saying she can't look after her children by herself, good woman chased those witches from her porch with a frying pan in her hand.
I worked for a contractor in a bank vault opening Tilton's prayer letters to pull money, checks, wedding bands, etc. We were told to throw the prayer cloths and little packets of powdered milk in the 50-gallon drum next to the table. The stacks of money from just me each day were astounding. Any jewelry was discarded as it would cost too much to convert to cash. My fingers bled from the dryness and reaching into each letter (the machine automatically cut the top off, which is why powdered milk often went everywhere). I lasted a week and only that long because I needed rent money and time to find another contracting agency. They told me they would never place me again, and I told them I would never work for them again. For years they tried to walk it back, but I eventually got into tech and moved out of Oklahoma.
Only 25% of the world's population is atheist, which, conversely, tells you that 75% are part of a religion. With numbers that large, they easily could have done a top hundred or thousand. It's just the nature of the beast.
I argue that Canadas residental school saga shouldve been on the list... those schools were run by churches of different faiths and tried to assimilate Native youth into white culture
Being spiritual and believing in god can be a wonderful thing. Being religious and belonging to a church can be an evil thing. At this point in time it sure seems like most churches are out for themselves. 😐
Exactly! That’s why it’s important to have a personal relationship with whatever you may believe in. For me I choose to follow God and refuse to idolize any MAN or WOMAN just because of their title in a church organization.
@@tiffanysanchez9184 No, he's 84 years old and was still preaching on tv until late last year. He was also selling bogus Covid cures which he eventually had to refund everyone's money on. His son is also taking over where daddy left off to rip off more people.
When did Jim Baaker die? He and his wife sell all sorts of stuff on his programs from tiny generators to silver solutions, creams and such, and always books and Bibles at outrageous prices. Three or four years ago they even took a second honeymoon, his and Tammys children held down the program while they were gone. Some people might think it’s not right to watch these programs but sometimes they are just comical and of course Jim always needs money since they have their “bed and breakfast” business in Branson and he was so persecuted. 23:40
Many years ago, I was flipping channels, and I came across Robert Tipton. I watched for a few minutes. I started laughing. At that instant, Tipton opened his eyes, looked at the camera, and said, "Someone's laughing at me!" I was startled. Comedian Ron White had a similar experience. I could relate! 😆
I remember that Ron White was telling his story during the Blue Collar Comedy Tour! I recall that he said something along the lines about sitting naked eating Cheetos!
My radar goes up every time I hear them begging for money. They tell you to do it fast so you don't think of asking yourself can I afford it. There are still many of these types around. Kenneth Copeland, Jesse Duplantis, Joyce Meyers, Mike Murdock, Benny Hinn, Creflo Dollar, Richard Roberts, Kenneth Hagin's son, TBN, Joel Osteen, Paula White,T.D. Jakes and Rod Parsley to name some.
I live about 20 minutes from Earl Paulk's old church. It's called Greater Travelers Rest now. Several movies and tv shows have been filmed there. The street it on, Flat Shoals Pkwy, had just been renamed for Earl Paulk Pkwy, right before the sonphew story broke. They snatched his name right back off that street.
John MacArthur publicly rebuked a woman who was seeking a separation from her husband despite the woman saying that the man had been abusive to her and the children and doing truly sick things with kids. The husband is now spending life in jail and MacArthur and his disciples refuse to say he did anything wrong
I grew up in a ministry victory outreach but I actually got "saved" in 2008 and starting getting involved in the church. Worst decision of my life 😭 wasted 4 years and finally made a decision to leave the corruption. Oh and the perversion cause those youth leaders prey on the young girls I seen it in my very own local church. Left in 2012 and I couldn't imagine going back. Fuck that place lol
@@caroleimani9754 well 1 main reason is I was raised in it, and was pretty much taught that my identity is in the church. Like me and my friends would visit calvary chapel cause it was down the street from us and they had a cool sunday youth service with snacks and shit and we would have 2 sunday services but nothing for the youth on sunday and we got rebuked when they found out we would go to calvary chapel. Mind you, we weren't even saved yet. It was like VO was the only church chosen by god and every other church was teaching false teachings. I finally left when I realized these people are only using me for my gifts. I made music and was very comfortable behind a pulpit or doing a street rally. I was a youth leader bible study leader I was invested 100% but had my own struggles and no one to help me thru it. There was 2 situations 1 I was in a youth home had a shop but it was the late shift. Mind you I worked, was 20 ran a bible study was one of the main youth leaders but at the youth home I didnt have a car so they would have to pick me up at midnight. And i know they didnt like that. So one night after locking me up the youth home director gave me an ultimatum I either quit my job and I can stay there or if I decide to keep my job then I have to leave. What's crazy is they pushed getting a job on us and paying rent and paying tithes and offerings which is what I did but they didnt give me no reason for the ultimatum pretty much just said "we dont want work to get in the way of what you're doing for god" but I still ran my bible study was faithfully at church and all they had to do was pick me up from work cause buses didnt run and this was in 2011 uber isn't what it is now. So the best morning I packed my shit and left. Ended up having to sleep in a random dudes storage unit that i met and no one tried reaching out to me or anything. And these people claimed I was "family" which I believed cause I had grown up in it. The second situation happened within the same ministry but at a different location. It's a long story but it was the last straw for me, I saw that this shit is all about image, it's all about the works you can do for them and once you cant offer up your gifts for their ministry or you stop giving then they just forget about you and push you to the side. I know a lot of good people, genuine people who have left that ministry because they've been done wrong. And theres also people like my.parents unfortunately who continue to get used by them with nothing to show for it. My mom damn near killed herself working her ass off for those people and till this day would work her ass off to put together an event for them even tho she has lupus, hepatitis and arthritis and can spend weeks in bed cause she gets so sick. And those fuckers dont care at all. The ministry is so watered down it's so much about image and title now I mean damn near every preacher's wears yeezys when they preach 😂 it's weird, the new international youth leader wears yeezy and when he took over it's like he made it a rule you have to wear yeezys when you preach cause literally every single one of them wears yeezys behind a pulpit. But they do it so they can get brownie points
@@undrwatropium3724 good people are leaving too that's the thing. If it was a bunch of shitty people leaving then you can pass the blame around. But when good men and women who have put in work and served god to the fullest are leaving your ministry then its probably time to look in the mirror and see what the issue is. But if you know VO and their leaders, theyll never admit their wrongs they just say people are "bitter and angry and couldn't see the vision of VO" 🥴
People think you need religion to be a good person and good on those wild people(people doing drugs and other things) that found religion and lived a good life. I just felt I didn't believe when I was 13. I was still going to church after, had a which I thought was a good person that guy you just say hi to, I think he was in his 20s I was 15 I was gonna beat his ass for flashing a 8 years old.
So the top 20 has 1 Jewish, 1 Mormon, and 18 Christian scandals? Gotta admit, I'm a bit disappointed none of the scandalous Hindu "godmen" and cults were featured. Some of them did get convicted and sent to prison. Others fled before they were arrested. Pretty much for the same reasons-money, sex, power, megalomania.
Literally no mention of Falun Gong either. I understand that they wanted to keep away from the new age religions because the common consensus around them is that they're cringe and fake, but they could surely do some of the long time satanic cults like hinduism, islam and buddhism.
You mean 1 Jewish and 19 Christian. Mormonism is part of Christianity. And since WatchMojo has a target for the Western audience, Western religion is the focus.
@@Alverant Mormons are/aren't Christians in the same sense that Christians are/aren't Jews 🤣. Sure, they share _some_ divinities, prophets, and books-but diverge significantly in others. That's why I've clubbed Catholics, Protestants, Evangelicals etc. under Christianity, but listed Jews and Mormons separately. I'm just following convention here-there's really no point in picking a fight with me on this issue.
As a Christian, I am so disgusted by those scandals to the core, except for the Carlton Pearson one. I think he was unfairly treated by the church, just because everything he said about heaven, hell and forgiveness was pretty much accurate. Cut the man some slack for once.
I agree with you and with him on this. I just can’t see a loving God making us so prone to sin that would condemn us to an eternity of suffering. It’s contradictory IMO.
I'm curious to know how you might reconcile the concept with Nahum 1:1-3 in the Old Testament and Matt. 7:21-27 in the New Testament? Not intending to start an argument, simply to ask a question... Thank you... KDM
Mother Teresa raised 100s of millions of dollars for the church so much so that she was made a saint while she was still alive. She got a million from Papa Doc from Haiti and a million from Charles Keating both big time crooks.
Jesus Christ is real; God is real. If He wasn’t, we wouldn’t have a counterfeit. There is no such thing as a counterfeit three dollar bill, because there’s no such thing as a real three dollar bill. But there are counterfeit Christs,
@@broncojuan The bottom line is, there are more proofs to the existence of God than there are against His existence. You may not believe those proofs, and I can’t make you believe them. But one thing I can say is that, some day you will believe in Him. And unless you begin to seek Him and perhaps find Him, you will not find Him. But there’s a day coming when He will return and reveal Himself to His creation (you and me). You’re gonna believe then, and it will be too late.
Organized religion isnt the problem. It is sects of organized religion. For examplw, look at the wider Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. The 2 are the biggest non-governmental providers of global healthcare and charity work.
@@addysoncurtis823 good point and I'd have agreed 10 years ago, but I've been to over 10 "churches" and it's the same story. It only takes 1-2 pharisees in a place to ruin the thing for everyone who needs a church home. Perhaps I'm just not cut out for "church life" when I really don't fit in with their "accepted" idea of what a Christian should look like..
@@gokoudes these days it’s hard to find a real church. You might have to drive to another city where they actually preach and teach the true word of God. Until you find a place, be sure to read God’s word for yourself. We’ve been looking for a church and can’t find what I’m looking for either. We have decided to go back to our old church for the time being. I had left to go help with the music at another church for awhile. But I started to see a lot of things that aren’t right so I began backing off.
The APOSTOLIC CHURCH is the only church organization that is built on the teachings of Jesus, the apostles and the prophets. There are different Apostolic organizations, (United Pentecostal Church, Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ) and they all hold to and preach the same Biblical teachings. "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it."
I'm an atheist, but believe it or not, sometimes I like to listen to religious thinkers. Not the hypocrites we see here, but I used to watch Jack Van Impe and his wife when they were on, because I just liked his voice and cadence. Also, Norman Vincent Peale was excellent to listen to. I had a copy of his tape, Positive Imaging, and I wore that thing out. When I was in the hospital I listened to it practically every day. I just thought I'd provide a little counterpoint. Religiosity is not in itself a bad thing, and there are more righteous religious people than you think. These opportunists don't represent all religious people.
@@laurenpatrick4609 Religion isn't the greatest thing humanity ever invented, but _religious people_ are still _people._ And people are capable of all sorts of things, from acts of great violence to acts of monumental kindness. I refer you to the words of Jor-El in _Superman:_ "They can be a great people, Kal-El. They wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way." That light might appear at any time. It's an encouraging sign that more and more modern humans have chosen to abandon mythology and embrace science. We're getting there, but progress comes slowly. It's a shame none of us will live to see it, but I know it will happen.
@@gspendlove Humans are innately tribalistic which is not likely to change. After the Enlightenment of the 18th century we had the Great Awakening of the 19th century where the US became very religious. Look at the US today where Christian Dominionism and the MAGAs who are grabbing power they have recently lost. Make American great means making America like it was when blacks, women, secularists and gays knew their place.
@@gspendlove Ya boy, keep thinkin, and abandonin and embracin, slowly. How do you KNOW it will happen? Don't ask for money. That's a bad PR prospect you have there.
None of these scandals surprise me. The egos of these people always escape into the media. Also, Carlton Pierson was an honest man. He suffered for it also.
This is why I’m not religious. People hide behind the Bible and their own interpretations of what the Bible says. You don’t need a religion to know right from wrong.
I'll never forget Oral Robert's telling his congregation that Jesus told him that if he didn't raise 1,000,000.00 by a certain time, that He (Jesus) would take him (Oral Roberts) home. He didn't and He didn't. Go figure. Not only that, but I caught my 86 year old, on fixed income, Barely-making-ends-meet mother, writing a check for 100.00 to his ministry at this time. Talk about pissed off!
@@samuel.a2234 it was in February of 1987, and it was for 8 million. I Googled it under "Oral Roberts needs money fast" and several articles popped up. The best one was the L.A. Times Archives.
@@julianaadams5751 I'm not saying that crooked preachers don't exist. It's just like every other "secular" profession which also do have some bag eggs. But what I won't do is blindly condemn anyone without hardcore evidence. Again, I asked for the video/audio where Oral Robert said what you had quoted earlier. The mainstream media have always written articles about what they don't understand and blown things out of proportion. I'll take any news article with a grain of salt. Let me give you an example, some years back an American preacher was trolled, abused, you name it for purchasing a Private jet. All forms of baseless accusations were laid against. But guess what, the media forgot/misses to report that thesame Preacher & his ministry has donated over 30 airplanes to churches, charity groups, diaster relief groups for their ministry duties. You'll know the minister if I mentioned his name. This has thought me a huge lesson, never conclude on any matter untill you see full picture. I'll rest my case there.
@@samuel.a2234 it stands more to reason that the honest, spiritual men of God stand in the background and do their good deeds for the glory of God, not to see who can have the biggest church, or has the most followers. The reason I mentioned Oral Roberts is because I heard him say it with my own ears. Yes, he said it. And I had respect for him before he pulled what I consider a blatant money making scheme. To say such a thing bother me. I wonder how many elderly people went without food or electricity so God wouldn't "take him home". Another question, why is he so afraid to die? Is there something he's afraid of? Maybe that God figures he's had his glory on earth at God's expense, so he certainly doesn't need it in Heaven? That would show you right there that he knows nothing about God. He doesn't work tht way. All He requires is that a person accept Jesus as His Son and accept Him as their personal savior. That's it. Finè. Anyone can be forgiven if they are sincere. Is the gentleman you refer to regarding the airplane the one that says he can't fly commercial because there might be a Demon on the plane? I would have had more respect for him if he had been honest. " I travel a lot of miles to do God's work. I just want to be comfortable." But that still doesn't justify a multimillion dollar airplane. I'm sure there's an honest one somewhere, but "Godly televangelist " is a contradiction of terms.
You had featured the Banco Ambrosiano scandal as an Honorable Mention on your old Top 10 Religious Scandals. Finally you explained about it on this Top 20 video
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All of the Scandals shocked us, my family members and me
You missed the Residential School of Canada where Indigenous children were ripped from their homes and placed in church run schools. Over 150 years the clergy, beat, abused, assaulted and experimented on children. Many of the Indigenous children were killed and buried in unmarked graves with no records. How in the world did this not make it into the list. The pope just apologised for this travesty in 2022.
Not a single one surprised me. Pastors are just people, who screw up like everyone else does.
@WatchMojo Top ten funniest moments from the pokemon anime.
When do we going to wake up and prosecute the Catholic Church for crimes against humanity
Just because you go to church every Sunday doesn’t make you a good person.
Sometimes the bad people hide in church!
True
@@kati1017 like wolves in sheep clothing
Criminal go to church : after done some criminal things to pray : please to forgive .....!😇
Absolutely true. Most the people in the church fake.
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.”
Matthew 7:15
Amen
supporting organised religion is supporting war and child abuse
stop giving them power, you are all responsible
i could write a bible(:
Trump is the 2nd coming of the messiah.
@@roxannemoser religion is so dumb i wouldnt be surprised
My grandfather had the best saying: Everyone loves talking about the halos above their heads, but no one talks about the devil horns holding it up there.
Who gives all you people the right to judge GODS preachers
Sounds like a Wise man.
@@judyleonard1730 Why is that a right that must be granted by someone? Also, if you're in America, then....1st amendment grants that right.
@@DIABOLICAL-6 Sounds like just another Christian. The 'halo' was derived from the Egyptian sun disc. 'Amen' is paying homage to the Egyptian sun-god, Amun-ra. If you read the Old Testament, you'll find no depiction of the devil with 'devil horns'. A serpent, sometimes. He 'disguises himself'. The whole thing is a childish rip-off. MOST Christians are just faking it.
@@judyleonard1730 God didnt call them , they called themselves . .....Every preacher isnt called by God especially if they produce the fruit in this video. Stay blessed
NEVER give money to a televangelist. They don't need it, for one. And it won't guarantee your entry into heaven. It's sad that people actually believe that.
I completely agree only a personal relationship with Jesus Christ can guarantee that
If they’re on tv (with their own show), they DO NOT need money
Its best to be good because it's feel good and know it help others. Not because someone else tell you.
They're trying to buy a ticket to heaven. 🤣
@@undrwatropium3724 only putting your faith in Jesus Christ and living like it from then on is a guaranteed trip to heaven. As Christians we are not perfect but that’s what true repentance is for ask forgiveness and do not repeat the sin. Now for me with the issue that I have, it is harder for me but I work daily and nightly to renew my mind in Christ so that I can be free of certain online content
As a Christian I’m shocked and disgusted these people claim to know God and still do these horrible, appalling, shameful and evil acts
Jesus Christ isn't responsible for their behavior! It's their greed!
@@arthurgearheard4701 well said
Agreed. This is part of the reason why I’m not a Christian. Too much corruption.
With God, everything is permitted.
Me too. It makes me wonder why they chose to become pastors and evangelists in the first place when they commit such sinful acts.
Thank you so much for exposing these evil greedy people that are using God to profit for themselves and to hurt others.
SHAMELESS!!!
supporting organised religion is supporting war and child abuse
stop giving them power, you are all responsible
My grandmother was one of the people who gave away their money to Tilton. She was a widow and fighting cancer at the time. People who use religion to take advantage of others, are the worst.
Like 🦊s and 🦁s that where one swindles out or the other Keeps 🐺s at bay.
I am So sorry Man
Let me guess: She voted Democrat.
As my late aunt would say, for pastors like Tilton, in hell, there is a special place.
Tilton used to scream into the camera and ask people what they were waiting for. The real question was, what was ole Bob waiting for. The answer is that he was waiting for as many people that he could deceive, so that they would raid their piggy banks, and send in their biggest denominations of U.S. Currency, and get him to Millionaire Acres. Scoundrels, all of them!!!
The fact that Peter Popoff is STILL out here peddling his spring water and people are STILL buying it is beyond me….
Well a fool and their money are easily parted
It's shit like that makes me glad I'm not religious. No problem with it but it leaves large blind spots in people's logic.
@@maliktp13 It's sad that it doesn't only happed to religious people.
@@tyrant1384 love that quote ❤❤❤❤❤❤
It's NEVER going to end...
My husbands grandmother would give her whole check every month. It was insane and his mother who was living with her couldn't stop her. Very sad
Now this Trump character has jumped on the bandwagon.
I am genuinely speechless that you left out Native Americans and First Nations children in this list. These children were ripped from their families and were abused by missionaries with sexual, manual, physical and mental abuse, occurring mostly in church-run schools. The federal governments not only took away their culture and identities by cutting their hair, refusing to let them speak their native language, and changing their name to an English name, all in the name of "Christianizing" them. Theses schools run by missionaries that were funded by the federal governments, lasted from the 17th century to being mostly shut down in 2007 with roughly 9,500 attending. The abuses of the children were only discovered in the late 20th century. There are still hundreds of deceased children that have yet to be discovered. Those who have been are just now being returned to their Tribes for burial.
These children were taken from their families, land, and culture. They were forced to assimilate. They were abused and died. This went on by the hands of missionaries funded by the federal governments for 200+ years. Their bodies are just now, in the past couple of years, being returned for burial.
Like I said, I am genuinely speechless this was not included.
Maybe this was 21
Thank you for bringing it up! I am of Apache heritage, and I always find it kind of sad that stuff that happened to our people is always swept under the rug
*Whut is yawl tawkin' bout? Way Americans didn't do no uh sort! Clearly way is thuh fursd ones in thus continent! Way is thuh reeyul Americans!*
Jokes aside, yea... As someone with some interest in history. This part of American history basically never mentioned overseas and only those really curious can learn of this...
Please spread this message Dasi. It’s time Indigenous people get their voices heard to the unaware population of the truth from the mistreatment of the Native Americans & First Nations.
same here. im rather outraged they left this out.
As a Muslim man, I’m embarrassed by this. It’s sickening that people use religion to take advantage of people. Very sad.
You should read and watch videos about the new martyr Daniel Sysoev. He was the polar opposite of all these wolves in sheep's clothing.
Indeed. It makes me sick. I hate it when people use religion to get away with their heinous actions. They need to know that karma will catch up to them and when they die they won’t be meeting a kind, smiling deity. Oh no they will be met with anger and disappointment.
@@mirandagoldstine8548 all these people do are prey on the people that are weak minded. The absolute worst kind of scum.
That is the literal HISTORY of religion! It was created to control and take advantage of people!!
As someone who thinks that there is merit in all religion and the existence of god is unknowable. I agree.
We need an updated version of this. There are so many newer religious scandals to choose from.
Benny Hinn,Robert Morris, Tony Evans,Ken Copeland etc.
And Quiboloy
@@justinamusyoka4986and Jessie dupantis
More shocking to me than these videos, is that there are so many people that still follow and respect these monsters.
David did some bad things included murder.. but christians don't reject him?
They tickle the ears of greed and so many follow them.
There are many more charlatans that were not mentioned.
It's accepted cultism
Yep I call them people morons
I understand, but the sad fact is we were told there would be many false teachers, and they would lead many to destruction. I pray that those led astray by false doctrine manage to find their way out.
As a churchgoer, I am absolutely appalled at the audacity that these priests, pastors and ministers have. Thinking they could use religion as an excuse to take advantage of people, financially, sexually abuse minors and think they can get away with it. Are they stupid? Like everybody else, religious figures need to understand that actions have consequences.
Remove organised religion and practise your faith at home and these sick fucks don't have a chance to make cruel sick acts
That is exactly why they chose religion. Religious people are easy to manipulate. When a child goes to their parents and says pastor bob touched me, and the parents don't believe their own child because they're brainwashed by their pastor, That is exactly why these people Choose church. it's extremely sad How many people in church like yourself Trust people simply because they say that they're men of god
Unfortunately, the vast majority of the time when you're religious enough, there is absolutely no repercussions for what you do
@@melbaangel420 Sabbath is no longer for us to keep, otherwise we would ruin the 6th commandments, which says: DO NOT KILL!
Matthew 5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
it is the sabbath or the 6th commandment. Cant have both.
Souls, know and understand the bible as we all should:
2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
The 2 most important commandments for us to keep TODAY are:
Matthew 22:37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Matthew 22:39
“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
@@theharshtruthoutthere there's a whole lot of scriptures they completely contradict those as well. But if you knew your Bible well enough you would already know that
They are all wolves in sheep’s clothing. I shouldn’t be surprised! Thanks for this info!
It's all about the money.
All of it.
We just need to believe and do our own works grow our seeds
The fact Robert Tilton still isn't behind bars is irritating
Shouldn't be in jail tho... He didn't do anything wrong outside of lying. Ppl were paying for something that isn't tangible. He had a scandal; not a situation where he broke the law, unless he didn't pay taxes
He didn’t steal so technically he did nothing illegally wrong
@@PancakeDiaries He claimed something cured a disease, that is a crime.
@@PancakeDiaries he was a con artist
@@MakotoKinoSailorJupiter2020 I know what he did... He lied to ppl who were coming for unrealistic results. I get it, but that's a mutual hustle
One reason Swaggert fell so hard was because he publicly and viciously attacked Jim Bakker. Bakker was Jimmy's fiercest rival. The hypocrisy was palpable!
He also attacked Christian rock artists like Stryper who still to this day confess Jesus as savior. They also credit Swaggert for turning them to Christ
@@stevenrobertson3010 "HELLAHLUYA"!!!!!
This house is so divided. What does the bible say about that?
My husband would watch Jimmy Swaggert. I hoped it would change him because he had been involved in extra-maritals in our marriage. Then it came out Swaggert was also involved in extramarital affairs. Our marriage eventually came to an end.
Swaggert fell because he was prideful … and a pervert, who liked to watch. 😑☹️😑
the greatest irony in this video is because another Houston based television minister actually day one opened his church doors during hurricane Harvey. Dr. Ed Young of Second Baptist Church immediately responded opening up three campuses as shelters and the other two would open if needed.
Pastor Young was showing the true character of a godly man, whose life is devoted to The Lord, and to serving his fellow men and women in holy love.
I'm familiar with him. The younger son who also has a church I'm not so sure about?
Please they are all the same.
Guy that owned Mr Furniture stores did the same and brought in food.
Quite a few of these scandals occured in 1987, which was a big year for those events.
I see a range of dates in the 20th and 21st-century scandals.
Maybe I'm wrong but I feel like Satanic Panic had a hand in that.
Any surprise that it happened to occur at the height of Ronnie Raygun's presidency, and the (Im)Moral Majority?
You know, the Bible warned against the phoney crowd. Seriously, when did Jesus ever say: "I'll heal you but only if your faith is great and you give me money." These larger-than-life televangelists really unsettle me. Even considering how some cults always seem to require money to 'belong'. I sincerely believe that one of the greatest blasphemies is using the name of God for your own gain. It's shocking.
Although Jesus never asked for money he did state many times in his ministry that when he healed that person he would say, "Thy faith has made thee well."
I belive, If jesus could had his own tv show, at the beginning he would so his healing for free, but as soon he gets blinded by the fame and money that comes with it, he would als get a creedy person like all other tv preachers.
@@danieljimbo5804what are u saying!!! Idk if I should cry or laugh... He wasn't just a human being, He is the LORD Who existed from the beginning, even before the 🌎 was made
@@danieljimbo5804😂😂😂 what ??
The word of God calls him filthy Lucas exclamation mark I really believe but perhaps some of these people has fell into Satan's trap through their weaknesses and lust of the flesh. My true repentance before God brings Mercy and mercy brings forgiveness!!.... God be the judge!!!... it takes a man's man to confess his sin on national TV! Water embarrassment and a reproach and ashamed of that one individual. Lord forgive him if at all he has repented truthfully!! For the Bible says we have all sinned and come short from the glory of God and we will all stand before the Judgment seats of God. May we all repent and make things right with the Living God that sees and knows all things . For those that are evil and filthy Lucas God has their reward!!!
How is Ravi not on this list? That rocked me harder than just about anything ever has. Really helped to cement my resolve against trusting ANY high profile Christian figures.
As a former resident of the city of Lynchburg, I'm surprised that the scandal involving Jerry Falwell Jr and Liberty University isnt mentioned at all.
What's this have to look this up man never heard of it. Edit I know who he is got all of Jim and Tammy assets when old Jimmy got busted
Well....Jr had an excellent example to follow in his scandalous father!
To know it's not on the list means that it is getting worse out there!
@@blackholeentry3489 What did Falwell senior do that was scandalous?
@@larrysutliff9915 In a direct answer to your question, I cannot actually point to a specific answer.....however, he did appear on national TV alone on a stage somewhere, which I saw, appeared to have a breakdown for ALL to view, pleading, with tears streaming down his face..."Oh, Lord, Please Forgive ME for I Have Sinned!" (Most likely an extramarrital affair?)
While he never received a well deserved Oscar for his scandalous performance...To answer your question, my best guess would be, "Atrociously Poor & Amateur Acting!"
I'm certain you can "Google" it and read ALL about it.
BHE
When Peter Popoff made his comeback, he did it on BET which is just sad and bizarre
Leon lush did a thing about him was absolute gold
He truly did ‘Pop Off’. 😏
Very bizarre, and sadly he got enough gullible black people to fall for his mess, his church would send my mom letters every week begging for donations.
Peter and Robert Tilton went to BET it’s the power of religion
@@Seibertz intelexual too she does great 80s content
Pastor Gino Jennings warns everybody for years but many of us would pay no attention of him. Thank you. Your video backed up all of Pastor Gino Jennings' claims.😊
Mother Teresa made me so damned mad. She was supposed to be so good and such a role model and there she was abusing the sick and poor for the "good of the church". It's amazing how she got great medical care while her patients laid dying in filth.
She also hated black people
so true she was far from a saint
Meh... money and keeping money rules all.
Yes I also heard that when she flew she insisted on flying first class
I was raised in the Nazarene faith, my ex is Catholic. If he wasn’t scheduled for duty on the weekends we would go to Mass on Saturdays and my church on Sunday. During Mass one time a flyer was given for a picnic the following week. At the bottom it said “BYOB”. I asked my husband what it meant and he said it was “Bring Your Own Bottle”. On our way to our car I told him that that was the last time I would set foot on any soil associated with the Catholic religion. When he asked why I told him that my son, his stepson was just 3 years old and I would not have a bunch of drunks around him. I NEVER WENT BACK!
Yes! This video NEEDS TO be 'required viewing' in late high school.
Thank you as always, WM!
😂 I agree, and not to put down religion, but to show some spectrum of crazy out there and caution young people to make good decisions.
Isn't it funny that churches were historically considered safe places with a community to share wisdom like this with the next generation? The irony...
lol kids don't know the difference between boys and girls.. this woukd be a waste we are waaaaaaaaayyyyyyy down the rabit hole.
Just because you're a pastor doesn't mean you aren't a sinner!!!😩😫🤦♀️🤷♀️🤭
My father used to try and force me to go to Church as a kid.
Put my foot down when I was a teenager and never looked back. People/ scandals like this only solidify my choice.
I’m not trying to insult anybody that does go frequently or anything but I believe you should believe in yourself first and foremost
I did the same. Flat out refused to go. The pastor from the catholic school/church I was forced to attend(through 5th grade), was recently arrested for stealing $450,000 to pay his gambling debts. There’s nothing they can teach me about morality. 🤣😂
I’m sorry to hear about your experience. I can tell you those kind of people are not true Christians. If they were, they wouldn’t have forced it on you. Genuine Christians are welcoming and inviting, not forceful and aggressive. God does say to tithe 10% of your monetary earnings to the church, but I don’t think he’ll condemn you if you can’t afford to.
Anyways, again, sorry for your experiences. Those people who did that to you, they’re probably not NOT Christians, but they’re very misguided.
Facts, my dad was a pastor, so I grew up in church and was forced to go. I even gave it a real shit at 18 and man it was the worst. Everyone just kisses the pastors ass, wants a title and the youth leaders prey on the young girls. Shit was crazy I finally dipped in 2012 and best decision I made. Religion just ain't got me man too many rules and shit 😂
I've always felt that if you need a religion to tell you how to be a good person, you're doing life wrong anyway.
@@RayNotCharles
The "real" christians you refer to are VERY rare, if they even exist. Incidentally, why would any rational person in 2022, trusts individuals who worship a fictional omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent and..... OMNI ludicrous daddy in the sky???
Even though those scammers and con men are despicable, at some point, people should take responsibility for being SO STUPID!
"PET ROCKS"!!
Fool and their money
Yes, astonishing, even as a child I knew anybody selling God had to be a liar.
I was a Catholic who was raised by two generations of Catholics in my family, I went to a parochial grade school 1through 8, and served as an altar boy from fth grade though high school , I graduated from a Jesuit college and law school. In my teens I had the privilege of serving daily Mass with a priest on our trip through Europe including Masses at St, Peters on the main altar and two others, St. Peter's in Chains, the Duomo in Florence, St Marks in Venice, the Cathedral in Pisa, the Cathedral in Monaco and Several Masses in Notre Dame in Paris and in the Chuch of St. Catherine the Incorruptable to whom the Virgin Mary appeared and for whom Catherine created a medal in Her Honor. For years my faith was unwaivering until the scandals involving children and what is more horrific is the cover-up. This was not by a few, but many priests and their superoirs KNEW IT and just moved them to other parishes. My own parishes in two different towns separated by 40 miles each had a priest who was a child molester. I no longer support the
church. I will not donate money to subsidize child abuse or the people that condone it. There are some sins that cannot be forgiven
Of the 12 apostles, one was a traitor. Be wise like a fox, do not let the devil fool you.
The people in the church may be corrupted but the church itself can never be corrupted. Come home.
The realization of the cover up!
That's key!
@@thhdhn2 Yes, but Judas was ordained to do what he did. Those priests who molested children and the bishops and other officials that covered for them weren't part of any plan. Remember what Jesus said about innocent children and mill stones.
There is no sin that cannot be forgiven. Man may choose to not forgive another man's sin, because the sincerity and purity of the confession is not known to man. God, on the other hand, knows when the sinner is sincere in his confession and repentance, and will forgive ANY sin. But the sinner must be sincere in repenting.
A good friend of mine worked for Robert Tilton, doing sound. He and his coworker were putting in a new sound system, with fixing the mics, and such. People were not allowed to approach Tilton, without an appointment, no contact whatsoever. There was a thing going on to purchase several new van/bus vehicles, at a special price, and no one, including Tilton, was not suppose to be making a dime on it, which was stressed. One day, with the brand new mics still on, Tilton and the men involved in the purchase, ignoring my friend trying to tell them about the live mics still on them, kept walking away and talking. Both my friend and his coworker heard Tilton and then talking about how they were making all this money off the vehicle purchase. Obvious fraud,lies, etc. So my friend went to Tilton's office and told him he needed to speak to him about an urgent matter. He told him what they'd heard over the mics, and asked Tilton if he had anything to say about it. He didn't, and stood his ground,my friend pointing out what he'd heard,etc, still nothing, trying merely to sidestep and make BS excuses. No repentance, nothing. So my friend quit and left. IDK if anything further came of it, but I wasn't surprised. I'd warned my parents over years, about certain evangelist who I felt were deceiving people and had terrible sinful secrets themselves, but my parents refused to listen. Two of them were Jimmy Swagger and Jim Bakker. When they were exposed, I wasn't the least bit surprised. I didn't have any personal information on these guys, just a feeling in my heart and spirit, as to what was basically going on. I've often had to tell people, I told you so , unfortunately.
That feeling of heart and spirit you had is called discernment. Unfortunately your parents had none. God bless you for that (and your parents too, for their lack of it).
Religion is the problem
CHRISTIANITY IS NONSENSE!!!
My brother went to high school with Tilton. He told me he had scams going in school even then! All those guys are the ultimate of filth !!
@@sallyechavez8739 WRONG..!
Unless I missed it what wasn't Jim Jones mention & the mass suicide in Guyana.
Personally, I think the Jim jones tragedy would be in a whole different category. It certainly was much more than a “scandal “! It was mass murder!
@@jimschaefer7827
Ok thanks Jim.
That's a cult leader not a scandal
I’m a Christian. I used to watch Robert Tilton’s show to see if I could find any evidence he had any kind of ministry (feeding the hungry, helping the homeless, etc.) at all. He didn’t. Just continuously yelled for you to send all your money to him.
I bet he also said, "God told me this and God told me that!".
About 20 years ago I saw a movie based on the experiences of some of the girls imprisoned in the Magdalene laundries. It was so horrific and even more so when I realized that these girls were my age, the movie taking place in the late 60s, exactly when I was in high school.
One girls was in a catholic orphanage when a priest noticed her on the playground and decided that she was too pretty for her own good and she was forced to work in the laundry for several years before she was able to escape.
At the end there was a paragraph saying that the movie was based on true experiences and that once these young women were taken into a laundry many spent the rest of their lives there. And that the last one had closed in the mid 90s just a few years before the movie was made.
On the way out people in front of me me were complaining about "more catholic" bashing but later I saw a documentary with some of the women whose lives were portrayed in the movie and they seemed very believable.
People always defending and covering up religious actions make the problem much worse allowing is to grow.
I have the strangest memory of Peter Popoff. I was watching Martin, and on came an ad for his Miracle Spring Water. That was the first time I’ve seen it and it’s one of the creepiest commercials I’ve ever seen
Yup! BET plays it nonstop especially early AM 1am-8am and especially if it’s Sunday. It’s so creepy. I don’t believe none of that.
The Peter Popoff scandal reminds me of an episode of Garfield and Friends where this Swami was using the same bit with the lady reading the contents of a person's wallet to make people believe that he can read minds!
Was raised in a religious home, and it tore my family apart. Now none of us kids will deal with organized religion
Texas Megachurch Pastor Resigns After Sexual Abuse Allegations [The New York Times] 8:53
The market size of the Religious Organizations industry in the US is measured at $153.4bn in 2023.
The United States has the highest number of Christians, with 70% of its population adhering to Christianity. 5:55 [Yahoo Finance]
The fact that many of these people are still successful, proves the old adage ‘A sucker is born every day’.
It is a sucker born every minute.. Which is much more accurate
I honestly wonder how that circumcision ritual can NOT be called child abuse. I was utterly horrified to learn that a grown man is allowed or even expected to do that to a baby. It is sick and disgusting in the extreme, and no sane, loving parent would ever allow ANY adult to do that to their child! I do not care how ancient, revered, etc. this kind of thing is. It should be OUTLAWED forever!
@ferociousgumby That's the synagogue of Satan for you.
Prosecuted for sure.
Hi, circumcision was part of the Law of Moses. When Jesus Christ healed a man on the Sabbath day, the party that belonged to the Pharisees accused Him of breaking the Sabbath according to their interpretation of it. Jesus told them that they circumcised a new born baby boy on the Sabbath so that they may not break the Law of Moses, though it wasn't Moses who started it but their ancestors. So, at that particular point in time, circumcision was lawful as it was enshrined within the Mosaic Law. But Jesus Christ died to free us from the Law of Moses (Colossians 2:16-17). The Apostle Paul writes in his epistle that circumcision or non circumcision isn't important what matters is keeping the Commandments of God (1 Corinthians 7:19).
When you do a sequel,be sure you include Josh Duggar and Bridget and Chridtian Zeigler!!😮😅
Jim and Tammy Baker. I was vacationing in the Orlando area at the time when the Bakers moved their TV ministry to Orlando. There were billboards which stated "Jim and Tammy, Go to Miami." I learned about where exactly where they had relocated and I just had to go see. It was a mostly abandoned strip mall which was overgrown with weeds, along with a small satellite dish. The phrase that immediately came to mind was "How the mighty have fallen."
how about sins declared "from the housetops"?
It’s sad that even though they were caught and lost most of their audience. There are still some that stands by them 🙄
And how many of their audience came back after a while?
The idiots ones ....they don't want to se the truth
Not me. I know people can be forgiven and restored, but I just find it difficult to trust once the truth comes out. I won't send money to any TV ministries. Only my local church and legitimate ministries I know can be trusted. Ministries that are helping children and the poor, as well as giving them the true gospel. But they are small ministries that don't live rich lifestyles and are not on TV.
Thank you for sharing
And this is why people distrust Christianity as a whole.
In regards to the so called "Prosperity Gospel", no amount of money can save a person's soul. Anyone who tries to preach differently is not acting out of goodwill or faith in God. Salvation comes from God alone, not a checkbook.
Reminds me very much of the Church of Scientology.
One religious scandal that’s always overlooked is the Duplessis Orphans. Those unfortunate souls deserve to have their story told
It blows my mind how gullible some people are!
Yes, but there before the grace of God goes all of us.
It's very sad, really. I'm non-religious, and seeing how many high-control religious groups had gained so many followers really shows the gullibility of these people. It's sad.
Missed the residential schools in Canada. They’ve been finding huge mass graves at former residential schools in Canada
And other countries
Yea
I guess there could be a lot more videos like this and and still not cover every one that’s ever happened. It’s sad.
Oui au canada irlande et en suisse
Great list!
I remember Robert Tilton…he would always come on after weekday morning cartoons…that’s how I knew it was time to change the channel😂😂😂
Tyrone Magnus reaction videos loll
also Robert Tilton will forever be known as the farting preacher.
I remember "Last week With John Oliver" when he talked about that guy. STILL doing his scam.
@Kuntryboi1981 I just remember those videos of him making those puzzling facial expressions.. he left the doors wide open for the boot jokes.
Me too! Haha 😂
There are many of these I didn't know about. At the time, I was shocked by Jimmy Swaggart. The scandal that was more recent and shocked me was about Ravi Zacharias.
I'm disgusted at the Catholic church for not taking responsibility. Babies were used in medical tests without consent and 796 bodies of babies were discovered in a mass grave, some at the site of a disused septic tank. Disgusting. Makes me so angry. Those nuns came two my great grandmothers house when her husband died saying she can't look after her children by herself, good woman chased those witches from her porch with a frying pan in her hand.
I worked for a contractor in a bank vault opening Tilton's prayer letters to pull money, checks, wedding bands, etc. We were told to throw the prayer cloths and little packets of powdered milk in the 50-gallon drum next to the table. The stacks of money from just me each day were astounding. Any jewelry was discarded as it would cost too much to convert to cash. My fingers bled from the dryness and reaching into each letter (the machine automatically cut the top off, which is why powdered milk often went everywhere). I lasted a week and only that long because I needed rent money and time to find another contracting agency. They told me they would never place me again, and I told them I would never work for them again. For years they tried to walk it back, but I eventually got into tech and moved out of Oklahoma.
The bible belted state of afair s
I always believed that religion is the best money game in this world
A giant pyramid scheme
I agree, not all church is bad. But it’s very profitable if you tell people what they want to hear, and not tell them what they need to hear.
Trust me when you are outside of the walls of religion it's easy to see through all the B.S in this world of ours.
The fact that its top 20 and not top 10 speaks volumes.
Only 25% of the world's population is atheist, which, conversely, tells you that 75% are part of a religion. With numbers that large, they easily could have done a top hundred or thousand. It's just the nature of the beast.
And i can think of several more that were not addressed-Jim Jones, Bennie Hinn. Smh.
This video should be seen by everyone
I argue that Canadas residental school saga shouldve been on the list... those schools were run by churches of different faiths and tried to assimilate Native youth into white culture
Should have been #1. The fact that it wasn't on the list is disgusting.
Wait what. Surely its important for kids to learn bout different cu5
Happened in a America as well both of which the governments were also deeply involved with
Yep, I agree.
not only in this list, but number 1. period
This is one of the few WatchMojo lists that I can agree with.
Same
Yes! Same here! 🙋♀️
Superb Content!
oh please.
Being spiritual and believing in god can be a wonderful thing. Being religious and belonging to a church can be an evil thing. At this point in time it sure seems like most churches are out for themselves. 😐
Exactly! That’s why it’s important to have a personal relationship with whatever you may believe in. For me I choose to follow God and refuse to idolize any MAN or WOMAN just because of their title in a church organization.
And whichever politicians they are supporting
Jim Bakker is still up to his old tricks.
i saw that he owes people lots of money pay up liar boy
No, he’s dead as is Tammy Fay
@@tiffanysanchez9184 I heard he was selling survivalist equipment to prepare for the end of the world. Might as well make a buck while you're waiting.
@@tiffanysanchez9184 No, he's 84 years old and was still preaching on tv until late last year. He was also selling bogus Covid cures which he eventually had to refund everyone's money on. His son is also taking over where daddy left off to rip off more people.
When did Jim Baaker die? He and his wife sell all sorts of stuff on his programs from tiny generators to silver solutions, creams and such, and always books and Bibles at outrageous prices. Three or four years ago they even took a second honeymoon, his and Tammys children held down the program while they were gone. Some people might think it’s not right to watch these programs but sometimes they are just comical and of course Jim always needs money since they have their “bed and breakfast” business in Branson and he was so persecuted.
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What is worrying is how many people follow them and hang onto their every word.
"There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over."
"Heavenly Bank Account"
- Frank Zappa.
Many years ago, I was flipping channels, and I came across Robert Tipton. I watched for a few minutes. I started laughing. At that instant, Tipton opened his eyes, looked at the camera, and said, "Someone's laughing at me!" I was startled. Comedian Ron White had a similar experience. I could relate! 😆
I remember that Ron White was telling his story during the Blue Collar Comedy Tour! I recall that he said something along the lines about sitting naked eating Cheetos!
Here s your sign
My radar goes up every time I hear them begging for money. They tell you to do it fast so you don't think of asking yourself can I afford it. There are still many of these types around. Kenneth Copeland, Jesse Duplantis, Joyce Meyers, Mike Murdock, Benny Hinn, Creflo Dollar, Richard Roberts, Kenneth Hagin's son, TBN, Joel Osteen, Paula White,T.D. Jakes and Rod Parsley to name some.
I live about 20 minutes from Earl Paulk's old church. It's called Greater Travelers Rest now. Several movies and tv shows have been filmed there. The street it on, Flat Shoals Pkwy, had just been renamed for Earl Paulk Pkwy, right before the sonphew story broke. They snatched his name right back off that street.
John MacArthur publicly rebuked a woman who was seeking a separation from her husband despite the woman saying that the man had been abusive to her and the children and doing truly sick things with kids. The husband is now spending life in jail and MacArthur and his disciples refuse to say he did anything wrong
Side note: I'm a Christian, but think MacArthur's actions are a fireable offense
Well MacArthur won’t be greeted by the heavenly host when he passes on. His actions in this life will have consequences on his afterlife.
18000 people thought that God would double their money. Love it !!! Hallelujah 😇
I grew up in a ministry victory outreach but I actually got "saved" in 2008 and starting getting involved in the church. Worst decision of my life 😭 wasted 4 years and finally made a decision to leave the corruption. Oh and the perversion cause those youth leaders prey on the young girls I seen it in my very own local church. Left in 2012 and I couldn't imagine going back. Fuck that place lol
And they honestly don't seem to know why people are leaving the church in droves 🙄🙄
Why did you stay so long??
@@caroleimani9754 well 1 main reason is I was raised in it, and was pretty much taught that my identity is in the church. Like me and my friends would visit calvary chapel cause it was down the street from us and they had a cool sunday youth service with snacks and shit and we would have 2 sunday services but nothing for the youth on sunday and we got rebuked when they found out we would go to calvary chapel. Mind you, we weren't even saved yet. It was like VO was the only church chosen by god and every other church was teaching false teachings. I finally left when I realized these people are only using me for my gifts. I made music and was very comfortable behind a pulpit or doing a street rally. I was a youth leader bible study leader I was invested 100% but had my own struggles and no one to help me thru it. There was 2 situations 1 I was in a youth home had a shop but it was the late shift. Mind you I worked, was 20 ran a bible study was one of the main youth leaders but at the youth home I didnt have a car so they would have to pick me up at midnight. And i know they didnt like that. So one night after locking me up the youth home director gave me an ultimatum I either quit my job and I can stay there or if I decide to keep my job then I have to leave. What's crazy is they pushed getting a job on us and paying rent and paying tithes and offerings which is what I did but they didnt give me no reason for the ultimatum pretty much just said "we dont want work to get in the way of what you're doing for god" but I still ran my bible study was faithfully at church and all they had to do was pick me up from work cause buses didnt run and this was in 2011 uber isn't what it is now. So the best morning I packed my shit and left. Ended up having to sleep in a random dudes storage unit that i met and no one tried reaching out to me or anything. And these people claimed I was "family" which I believed cause I had grown up in it. The second situation happened within the same ministry but at a different location. It's a long story but it was the last straw for me, I saw that this shit is all about image, it's all about the works you can do for them and once you cant offer up your gifts for their ministry or you stop giving then they just forget about you and push you to the side. I know a lot of good people, genuine people who have left that ministry because they've been done wrong. And theres also people like my.parents unfortunately who continue to get used by them with nothing to show for it. My mom damn near killed herself working her ass off for those people and till this day would work her ass off to put together an event for them even tho she has lupus, hepatitis and arthritis and can spend weeks in bed cause she gets so sick. And those fuckers dont care at all. The ministry is so watered down it's so much about image and title now I mean damn near every preacher's wears yeezys when they preach 😂 it's weird, the new international youth leader wears yeezy and when he took over it's like he made it a rule you have to wear yeezys when you preach cause literally every single one of them wears yeezys behind a pulpit. But they do it so they can get brownie points
@@undrwatropium3724 good people are leaving too that's the thing. If it was a bunch of shitty people leaving then you can pass the blame around. But when good men and women who have put in work and served god to the fullest are leaving your ministry then its probably time to look in the mirror and see what the issue is. But if you know VO and their leaders, theyll never admit their wrongs they just say people are "bitter and angry and couldn't see the vision of VO" 🥴
People think you need religion to be a good person and good on those wild people(people doing drugs and other things) that found religion and lived a good life. I just felt I didn't believe when I was 13. I was still going to church after, had a which I thought was a good person that guy you just say hi to, I think he was in his 20s I was 15 I was gonna beat his ass for flashing a 8 years old.
Great video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I'm convinced "Depart from me I never knew you" rings a bell.
So the top 20 has 1 Jewish, 1 Mormon, and 18 Christian scandals? Gotta admit, I'm a bit disappointed none of the scandalous Hindu "godmen" and cults were featured. Some of them did get convicted and sent to prison. Others fled before they were arrested. Pretty much for the same reasons-money, sex, power, megalomania.
Literally no mention of Falun Gong either. I understand that they wanted to keep away from the new age religions because the common consensus around them is that they're cringe and fake, but they could surely do some of the long time satanic cults like hinduism, islam and buddhism.
Well, that doesn’t fit the main stream narrative.
You mean 1 Jewish and 19 Christian. Mormonism is part of Christianity. And since WatchMojo has a target for the Western audience, Western religion is the focus.
@@heath1948 Pedal your persecution complex elsewhere.
@@Alverant Mormons are/aren't Christians in the same sense that Christians are/aren't Jews 🤣. Sure, they share _some_ divinities, prophets, and books-but diverge significantly in others. That's why I've clubbed Catholics, Protestants, Evangelicals etc. under Christianity, but listed Jews and Mormons separately. I'm just following convention here-there's really no point in picking a fight with me on this issue.
You guys put video of Christopher Hithens on here to talk about Mother Teresa! I love you guys soooooo much! ❤
Peter Popoff with that damn waterrrr! 😂😂😂😂😂 I laughed hard every single time I seen the commercial. I’m like bruh u do know we can see u right? 😂
Hehe "damn" water 😂
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" was put together well! Andrew Garfield and Jessica Chastain were excellent in their roles!
As a Christian, I am so disgusted by those scandals to the core, except for the Carlton Pearson one. I think he was unfairly treated by the church, just because everything he said about heaven, hell and forgiveness was pretty much accurate. Cut the man some slack for once.
I agree with you and with him on this. I just can’t see a loving God making us so prone to sin that would condemn us to an eternity of suffering. It’s contradictory IMO.
I'm curious to know how you might reconcile the concept with Nahum 1:1-3 in the Old Testament and Matt. 7:21-27 in the New Testament? Not intending to start an argument, simply to ask a question... Thank you... KDM
As a Christian, if you were actually disgusted, would practise your belief in private and not give your time and dedication to a horrible cult
@@AdamOBrien29 Well said. That is why I am a spiritualist.
Scrolled way too far for this. I actually LIKED that guy.
My grandmother used to say, “The doctrines of some of these churches are too strict for a person to live by.”
I'm from Newfoundland and the disturbing things that happened at Mount Cashel orphanage makes me sick to my stomach
‘Airlines’ don’t fly my schedule.’ 🤣🤣🤣 And people gives money to those clowns flying private! 😂
Kenneth Copeland, "Send us your month's this mortgage payment. God will repay you."
Good for you to including Mother Teresa!
Mother Teresa raised 100s of millions of dollars for the church so much so that she was made a saint while she was still alive. She got a million from Papa Doc from Haiti and a million from Charles Keating both big time crooks.
They needed to speak about the child trafficking part of it all.
In this day and age, it is a mystery to me how people can still fall for the BS that is organized religion, let alone these scandals.
Jesus Christ is real; God is real. If He wasn’t, we wouldn’t have a counterfeit. There is no such thing as a counterfeit three dollar bill, because there’s no such thing as a real three dollar bill. But there are counterfeit Christs,
@@DougWilliams-mk5irdo you imagine that is a real argument? Can I make a counterfeit Spider-Man? Would that make him real?
@@broncojuan The bottom line is, there are more proofs to the existence of God than there are against His existence. You may not believe those proofs, and I can’t make you believe them. But one thing I can say is that, some day you will believe in Him. And unless you begin to seek Him and perhaps find Him, you will not find Him. But there’s a day coming when He will return and reveal Himself to His creation (you and me). You’re gonna believe then, and it will be too late.
Organized religion isnt the problem. It is sects of organized religion.
For examplw, look at the wider Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. The 2 are the biggest non-governmental providers of global healthcare and charity work.
No.16 is absolutely wild.🤢🤯
I grew up in church. Don't go anymore. The vast majority of my peers have similar stories. God is real, but it's hard to find God in a church.
I disagree, we just need to find a real, good church
@@addysoncurtis823 good point and I'd have agreed 10 years ago, but I've been to over 10 "churches" and it's the same story. It only takes 1-2 pharisees in a place to ruin the thing for everyone who needs a church home. Perhaps I'm just not cut out for "church life" when I really don't fit in with their "accepted" idea of what a Christian should look like..
@@gokoudes these days it’s hard to find a real church. You might have to drive to another city where they actually preach and teach the true word of God. Until you find a place, be sure to read God’s word for yourself. We’ve been looking for a church and can’t find what I’m looking for either. We have decided to go back to our old church for the time being. I had left to go help with the music at another church for awhile. But I started to see a lot of things that aren’t right so I began backing off.
The APOSTOLIC CHURCH is the only church organization that is built on the teachings of Jesus, the apostles and the prophets. There are different Apostolic organizations, (United Pentecostal Church, Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ) and they all hold to and preach the same Biblical teachings. "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it."
@@gokoudes I suggest looking at Eastern Catholicism. It’s Catholicism without as many se*ual scandals
Is no one honest anymore?! I'm saddened by Mother Teresa.
It has become quite clear and irrefutable, that the "saintly" Mother Teresa was a horrible human being and a major hypocrite.... What a shame!!!!!!
She was honest in her believes, wich were horrible... Like most of religions believes
Child trafficking. The church seems to think it is ok. Like graven images in the buildings, it is accepted.
Don't believe all that you hear....
"There is a sucker born every minute" ~,, P.T. Barnum ~
I'm an atheist, but believe it or not, sometimes I like to listen to religious thinkers. Not the hypocrites we see here, but I used to watch Jack Van Impe and his wife when they were on, because I just liked his voice and cadence. Also, Norman Vincent Peale was excellent to listen to. I had a copy of his tape, Positive Imaging, and I wore that thing out. When I was in the hospital I listened to it practically every day. I just thought I'd provide a little counterpoint. Religiosity is not in itself a bad thing, and there are more righteous religious people than you think. These opportunists don't represent all religious people.
Religion is a ad thing. Look at how much conflict there has been because of it
@@laurenpatrick4609 Religion isn't the greatest thing humanity ever invented, but _religious people_ are still _people._ And people are capable of all sorts of things, from acts of great violence to acts of monumental kindness. I refer you to the words of Jor-El in _Superman:_ "They can be a great people, Kal-El. They wish to be. They only lack the light to show the way." That light might appear at any time. It's an encouraging sign that more and more modern humans have chosen to abandon mythology and embrace science. We're getting there, but progress comes slowly. It's a shame none of us will live to see it, but I know it will happen.
@@gspendlove science has done good. Well bad as well but science is progress
@@gspendlove Humans are innately tribalistic which is not likely to change. After the Enlightenment of the 18th century we had the Great Awakening of the 19th century where the US became very religious. Look at the US today where Christian Dominionism and the MAGAs who are grabbing power they have recently lost. Make American great means making America like it was when blacks, women, secularists and gays knew their place.
@@gspendlove Ya boy, keep thinkin, and abandonin and embracin, slowly. How do you KNOW it will happen? Don't ask for money. That's a bad PR prospect you have there.
The Jimmy Swaggart Scandal inspired a song by Ozzy Osbourne. That song is called Miracle Man.
Great song!
None of these scandals surprise me.
The egos of these people always escape into the media. Also, Carlton Pierson was an honest man. He suffered for it also.
Robert Tilton will always be most remembered as "The Farting Preacher." 🤣
It sucks when people gives a group of people a bad name.
Not group of people. They are all devil's.
Eagerly awaiting your documentary on the Muslim religion..!
During sermon just shed a tears to support your sentiments & weaken the hearts. That’s Money legalized.
I’m in complete shock at number 7. I cannot believe anybody would be brainwashed enough to think this is okay in any way🤯
" Donate, please! So we can save the word of God." No one, not one sheep questioned his request.
This is why I’m not religious. People hide behind the Bible and their own interpretations of what the Bible says. You don’t need a religion to know right from wrong.
Don't let anyone rob you of your joy!!!
I'll never forget Oral Robert's telling his congregation that Jesus told him that if he didn't raise 1,000,000.00 by a certain time, that He (Jesus) would take him (Oral Roberts) home. He didn't and He didn't. Go figure.
Not only that, but I caught my 86 year old, on fixed income, Barely-making-ends-meet mother, writing a check for 100.00 to his ministry at this time. Talk about pissed off!
Please can you share the video/audio where you saw/heard Oral Robert say that? I’m sure it’s only a “hearsay”.
@@samuel.a2234 I'll see if I can find it. I actually remember seeing it.. but I'm trying to remember where. It's been about 30 years ago.
@@samuel.a2234 it was in February of 1987, and it was for 8 million. I Googled it under "Oral Roberts needs money fast" and several articles popped up. The best one was the L.A. Times Archives.
@@julianaadams5751 I'm not saying that crooked preachers don't exist. It's just like every other "secular" profession which also do have some bag eggs. But what I won't do is blindly condemn anyone without hardcore evidence. Again, I asked for the video/audio where Oral Robert said what you had quoted earlier. The mainstream media have always written articles about what they don't understand and blown things out of proportion. I'll take any news article with a grain of salt.
Let me give you an example, some years back an American preacher was trolled, abused, you name it for purchasing a Private jet. All forms of baseless accusations were laid against. But guess what, the media forgot/misses to report that thesame Preacher & his ministry has donated over 30 airplanes to churches, charity groups, diaster relief groups for their ministry duties. You'll know the minister if I mentioned his name. This has thought me a huge lesson, never conclude on any matter untill you see full picture. I'll rest my case there.
@@samuel.a2234 it stands more to reason that the honest, spiritual men of God stand in the background and do their good deeds for the glory of God, not to see who can have the biggest church, or has the most followers. The reason I mentioned Oral Roberts is because I heard him say it with my own ears. Yes, he said it. And I had respect for him before he pulled what I consider a blatant money making scheme. To say such a thing bother me. I wonder how many elderly people went without food or electricity so God wouldn't "take him home".
Another question, why is he so afraid to die? Is there something he's afraid of? Maybe that God figures he's had his glory on earth at God's expense, so he certainly doesn't need it in Heaven?
That would show you right there that he knows nothing about God. He doesn't work tht way. All He requires is that a person accept Jesus as His Son and accept Him as their personal savior. That's it. Finè. Anyone can be forgiven if they are sincere.
Is the gentleman you refer to regarding the airplane the one that says he can't fly commercial because there might be a Demon on the plane? I would have had more respect for him if he had been honest. " I travel a lot of miles to do God's work. I just want to be comfortable."
But that still doesn't justify a multimillion dollar airplane.
I'm sure there's an honest one somewhere, but "Godly televangelist " is a contradiction of terms.
There are many naive people out there looking for something thats not there😢
You had featured the Banco Ambrosiano scandal as an Honorable Mention on your old Top 10 Religious Scandals. Finally you explained about it on this Top 20 video