OK - back to reality. There is only one serious question here - is Benny Hinn defrauding his investors? Is his priamary purpose to spread the Word or is he suckering his investors so that he can live the high life?
I need to warn my readers up front that there is no easy answer here and I cannot provide one. As this conversation begins to wind down, I am stating right now that this will not end with me stating one way or another that "yes, he is committing fraud" or "no, he is not."
Life is seldom that simple and this is no exception.
There is no doubt that Hinn lives the good life. He has the homes, cars, first class flights (and his own jet), good food, and all the good clothes he could want (although I don't share his taste in clothes. Off-white is definitely not my color). But, at the same time, all you have to do is watch one of the Christian religious channels that permeate the airwaves and you will see that Hinn is working. He is out there preaching the Word (at least, his own interpretation of it) and he does hold revival meetings. He is not just living off the "interest" in his "investments."
And here we reach one of the thorny issues when discussing fraud: Hinn's "product" is, by and large, undefinable. He is not offering a return on his investment like Bernie Madoff (unless you consider saving souls an investment) nor is he promising some long-term retirement scheme (ditto). How can we "prove" that Hinn is committing fraud? Should we be able to?
I need to warn my readers up front that there is no easy answer here and I cannot provide one. As this conversation begins to wind down, I am stating right now that this will not end with me stating one way or another that "yes, he is committing fraud" or "no, he is not."
Life is seldom that simple and this is no exception.
There is no doubt that Hinn lives the good life. He has the homes, cars, first class flights (and his own jet), good food, and all the good clothes he could want (although I don't share his taste in clothes. Off-white is definitely not my color). But, at the same time, all you have to do is watch one of the Christian religious channels that permeate the airwaves and you will see that Hinn is working. He is out there preaching the Word (at least, his own interpretation of it) and he does hold revival meetings. He is not just living off the "interest" in his "investments."
And here we reach one of the thorny issues when discussing fraud: Hinn's "product" is, by and large, undefinable. He is not offering a return on his investment like Bernie Madoff (unless you consider saving souls an investment) nor is he promising some long-term retirement scheme (ditto). How can we "prove" that Hinn is committing fraud? Should we be able to?
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Have a great and fraud-free day.
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