I was up late a few nights ago when I saw a “Paid Program” for one of those televangelist-types who claims to cure the ill and seems to require a lot of money to do so, either as a “donation” or to get one of the amazing “holy” products. But this guy was more over-the-top than any I had seen before. The completely overly dramatic “healings” and preaching of the good of the lord were extreme to the point that it almost seemed like a parity.

The preacher in question was Benny Hinn, someone I had heard of before but hadn’t known much about directly. From the getgo I could tell something was up The guy smellss like a clone of Peter Popoff and a quick Google search found more than a few suspicious activties. It also turned up this youtube video of a Dateline report which does a pretty good job of summarizing the state of things with Mr. Hinn…

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