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Damocles

Damocles

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http://news.aol.com/story/_a/senate...s/20071106091309990001?ncid=NWS00010000000001

Letters were sent Monday to the ministries demanding that financial statements and records be turned over to the committee by Dec. 6.

According to Grassley's office, the Iowa Republican is trying to determine whether or not these ministries are improperly using their tax-exempt status as churches to shield lavish lifestyles.

The six ministries identified as being under investigation by the committee are led by: Paula White, Joyce Meyer, Creflo Dollar, Eddie Long, Kenneth Copeland and Benny Hinn. Three of the six - Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar - also sit on the Board of Regents for the Oral Roberts University.

A spokesperson for Joyce Meyer Ministries provided CBS News with an IRS letter to the ministry dated October 10, 2007, that stated: "We determined that you continue to qualify as an organization exempt from Federal income tax." The letter could not be independently verified in time for this story. The ministry also pointed to audited financial statements for the last three years that are posted on the organization's website.

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It is interesting that it is a R Senator who began this...

That Benny Hinn guy has a new wig though, it no longer is higher than a 1980s Metal-Head girl's...
 
According to Grassley's office, the Iowa Republican is trying to determine whether or not these ministries are improperly using their tax-exempt status as churches to shield lavish lifestyles.


That's a pretty good gig. I'd like a piece of that.
 
Cypress said:
According to Grassley's office, the Iowa Republican is trying to determine whether or not these ministries are improperly using their tax-exempt status as churches to shield lavish lifestyles.


That's a pretty good gig. I'd like a piece of that.
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Christians wouldn't ever do that!!! EVER!!!

thou shalt not steal.
 
One day during the 2004 election season, as I was pulling into the lot to the campaign office, I noticed a big ass Hummer sitting in the lot with what had to be an airplane tire attached to the back with shiny chrome rims that matched the big ass tires on the truck. I have never seen tires this big on a truck. They must have been 32's. I parked next to it.

As I walked into the office I encountered Eddie Long and his posse. Long was to be part of a meeting I attended.

After the meeting and as I was leaving and getting into my car, Long and his posse approached to get into his Hummer.

I asked if I could take a look inside the vehicle, and when I did all I could think of was that this shit could belong to 50 cent or Ludacris. It was unbelievable. State of the art everything including a sound system that supposedly cost $35,000. .. for the sound system.

When Johnny Cochran died I had to give a speech from the pulpit of Long's big giant ass church. The offering is taken before the service and people put their offerings in big white envelopes and they take them down and place them on the stage. Then a guy comes along and sweeps the envelopes up with a broom because there are just too many to pick up by hand.

It was an amazing sight and a glowing tribute to Pimpology.

The people who give Long and the rest of the pimps money know they are being pimped .. but they are buying their ticket to heaven.
 
BAC. What if they singled out muslim leaders like this. Would you treat it so casually, or would it be another instance of american religious intolerance? Your hypocrisy is truly profound.
 
Diuretic said:
Hypocrisy? For pointing out that these religious pimps bleed people of money?
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Yes. hypocrisy. BAC is only fine with this because they're christians. If these were muslims he would be upset about profiling. THis is religious persecution.
 
AssHatZombie said:
Yes. hypocrisy. BAC is only fine with this because they're christians. If these were muslims he would be upset about profiling. THis is religious persecution.
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So you're hypothesising? That's fine. Now find some proof for your hypothesis.

You've made a bunch of conditional statements. Try and keep it grounded a bit more. Go ahead, get your proof, at least it will give BAC something to work with rather than have to read on-screen slurs.
 
Diuretic said:
So you're hypothesising? That's fine. Now find some proof for your hypothesis.

You've made a bunch of conditional statements. Try and keep it grounded a bit more. Go ahead, get your proof, at least it will give BAC something to work with rather than have to read on-screen slurs.
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Yes. It is my hypothesis that BAC would react differently if any other religion besides christianity were chosen for this audit, or intimidation, whatever it is.

The truth of my hypothesis will be proven going forward as you too observe BAC and his double standards. Stick around, you may learn something.
 
AssHatZombie said:
Yes. It is my hypothesis that BAC would react differently if any other religion besides christianity were chosen for this audit, or intimidation, whatever it is.

The truth of my hypothesis will be proven going forward as you too observe BAC and his double standards. Stick around, you may learn something.
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I've seen BAC post elsewhere. I've yet to see hypocrisy out of him so it will be interesting to see what transpires.
 
Diuretic said:
I've seen BAC post elsewhere. I've yet to see hypocrisy out of him so it will be interesting to see what transpires.
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Yeah you are not the only one who has never seen hypocrisy out of him. He's the least hypocritical poster I've seen ,including myself.

AHZ is FOS, which around here is, SOP.
 
Darla said:
Yeah you are not the only one who has never seen hypocrisy out of him. He's the least hypocritical poster I've seen ,including myself.

AHZ is FOS, which around here is, SOP.
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Yes, but then again, you're the one who advocates racial discrimination to combat racial discrimination. Your judgement is obviously askew on issues of hypocrisy.
 
AssHatZombie said:
Yes. hypocrisy. BAC is only fine with this because they're christians. If these were muslims he would be upset about profiling. THis is religious persecution.
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Hopefully one day you'll learn how to grow an argument, because it doesn't appear to come natural for you.

Mr. Wizard .. where in your crystal ball did you see that I'd have no problem with muslim pimps? Did I protest when Elijah Muhammed was accused of pimping the Nation of Islam?

Am I muslim or do I think all religions are a mindfuck?

How is this religious persecution when these pimps are squandering the contributions of the elderly and people on fixed incomes?

What makes you believe that preachers should be driving around in Bentleys?

Who told you that charitable contributions should buy pimps luxury?

How fucking old are you?
 
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blackascoal said:
Hopefully one day you'll learn how to grow an argument, because it doesn't appear to come natural for you.

Mr. Wizard .. where in your crystal ball did you see that I'd have no problem with muslim pimps? Did I protest when Elijah Muhammed was accused of pimping the Nation of Islam?

Am I muslim or do I think all religions are a mindfuck?

How is this religious persecution when these pimps are squandering the contributions of the elderly and people on fixed incomes?

What makes you believe that preachers should be driving around in Bentleys?

Who told you that charitable contributions should buy pimps luxury?

How fucking old are you?
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Blah blah blah. You're a dipshit. You would be screaming bloody murder if they went after muslims in the same way.
 
Warren said:
You're looking like a moron AHZ.

Quit while you're only slightly faced and not completely defeated.
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I don't believe I am. We all know BAC would be shitting Moon Shaped Crescent turds if Imams were targeted in this fasion. Eat worms, Warren.
 
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