So, we are somewhat at a crossroads: I have already stated that I will not state one way or another if Benny Hinn is defrauding his contributors. However, I have also said that it is quite clear that Hinn is doing very well for himself. Further, Hinn has not adopted the standards of accountability and transparency that would eliminate many of the questions that reasonable people would have about his ministry.
What we can discuss, however, to end this conversation, is the following: what exactly is a contributor to Hinn's ministry looking for? Remember, this is not a financial investment - a contributor to Hinn is not putting away money for retirement or in an investment fund. Therefore, an investor is not really "losing" his money the way investors in Bernie Madoff's scheme lost money.
It is therefore a blanket statement to say, but probably true, that a contributor to Hinn's ministry is looking to "invest" in a person (Hinn) who will spread the New Testament, particularly Hinn's version of the New Testament, to others. This is what an investor is looking for. However, it is also true to state that a reasonable investor in Hinn's ministries would want to know just how much of his money is going to Hinn or actually going to spread the Word.
So - can a reasonable person learn just how much of his money is going directly to Hinn versus going to the stated goal of Hinn's ministry?
What we can discuss, however, to end this conversation, is the following: what exactly is a contributor to Hinn's ministry looking for? Remember, this is not a financial investment - a contributor to Hinn is not putting away money for retirement or in an investment fund. Therefore, an investor is not really "losing" his money the way investors in Bernie Madoff's scheme lost money.
It is therefore a blanket statement to say, but probably true, that a contributor to Hinn's ministry is looking to "invest" in a person (Hinn) who will spread the New Testament, particularly Hinn's version of the New Testament, to others. This is what an investor is looking for. However, it is also true to state that a reasonable investor in Hinn's ministries would want to know just how much of his money is going to Hinn or actually going to spread the Word.
So - can a reasonable person learn just how much of his money is going directly to Hinn versus going to the stated goal of Hinn's ministry?
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Have a great and fraud-free day.
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