Benny Hinn in Sydney - Report

[Richard]

by John Sweatman

In June 2006 I attended a Benny Hinn "Miracle Crusade" at the Sydney Superdome (now called the Acer Arena) along with at least 18,000 others.

Israeli born faith healer and television evangelist Benny Hinn conducts huge charismatic "Miracle Crusades" in city stadiums throughout the United States and the world. These popular crusades, along with his TV show This Is Your Day, have seen Benny Hinn Ministries grow into a multi-million dollar Pentecostal empire with Hinn enjoying a lavish lifestyle many CEOs would envy. The exact details of his wealth are hard to validate, since Hinn claims a "church" tax exemption, which exempts Hinn and his ministry from having to reveal financial records. We do know, however, that he lives with his wife in an $8.5 million oceanfront mansion in Dana Point, California, an indication of just how lucrative his faith healing ministry must be.

Read more....

http://www.skeptics.com.au/journal/2006/3_hinn.htm

 

[JLam]

Good article!

If it were socially acceptable, I'd jam a wooden stake in Benny Hinn's eye and then poke him repeatedly with a cattle prod.

Alas, it is not.

 

[Sanamas]

Did he chase a scantily clad woman around while yackety sax played over over the loudspeakers?

 

[a_unique_person]

I don't know, didn't the Beatles put on a better show?

 

[scotth]

Dammit, where is the vomitting smilie when you need one?

 

[joobz]

Did he chase a scantily clad woman around while yackety sax played over over the loudspeakers?

No no, That's Benny Hill. If you bend those last two lowercase "l"s into pious religous submission you get
Benny Hinn.

 

[grayman]

...have seen Benny Hinn Ministries grow into a multi-million dollar Pentecostal empire with Hinn enjoying a lavish lifestyle many CEOs would envy. The exact details of his wealth are hard to validate, since Hinn claims a "church" tax exemption, which exempts Hinn and his ministry from having to reveal financial records. We do know, however, that he lives with his wife in an $8.5 million oceanfront mansion in Dana Point, California, an indication of just how lucrative his faith healing ministry must be.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Proverbs (ch. 10, v. 15)