Well, we are at the end of our conversation regarding Benny Hinn.
As I stated, I cannot state as to whether Hinn is committing fraud. He is not deceiving people
per se. He is indeed spreading the Gospel. But, how much of Hinn's money is actually going to fund his high living lifestyle from his "investors?" That, of course, is the real question.
We already know that many ministries decided that Hinn does not live the life he is supposed to live as a preacher and such ministries informed their congregants to avoid giving money to Hinn. But, once again, Hinn makes no secret of his lifestyle either.
Note that this does not mean that Hinn is scot-free. He may be committing tax fraud (in which case the IRS would certainly be interested) or he may have some scheme going where the vast amount of the money he takes in does not go to evangalism, but rather into his own pocket and as such has violated a law or statute. Hinn may indeed find himself at the wrong end of an investigation - just look at Jim and Tammye Faye from a few years back.
This is a basic problem when dealing with people such as Hinn. Benny Hinn is a money-making machine whose industry has no oversite or review. If Hinn's organization is to "spread the word," and Hinn is "spreading the word?" then what should be Hinn's remuneration for this?
There are no easy answers.
We start on a new topic tommorrow.
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Have a great and fraud-free day.
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