November 2007 Senate Televangelist Investigation
From Neoredemptive
United States Senator Charles Grassley is leading an investigation into several prominent televangelists, the "not-for-profit" 501(c)(3) status of their churches/parachurches/ministries, and the relationship of those not-for-profits to their private for-profit ventures and personal lifestyles. Subjects of the investigation are Paula White, Joyce Meyer, Creflo Dollar, Eddie Long, Kenneth Copeland and Benny Hinn.
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Timeline
November 5, 2007
Grassley sends letters to the six subjects.
November 6, 2007
Grassley issues a press release and publishes the content of his letters to each of the six subjects: http://grassley.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=15b0ac11-1321-0e36-ba95-dfc2c00db9c2
December 6, 2007
The date by which Grassley's letters request submission of all pertinent records.
Apparently Meyer and Copeland complied with the request, Dollar and Long are refusing, while Hinn and White are in talks with the Senator and requesting more time. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20071206/televangelists-finances/ This remains the case as of December 16th.
News Feed
Courtesy of http://news.google.com/
Neoredemptive Take
It's a crying shame when a story breaks involving the United States Senate and six highly-visible Christian ministers and there's nobody in the whole affair we feel comfortable cheering for.
