Post by Rodney Farber on Oct 13, 2019 14:52:44 GMT
Televangelists are scum, aren’t they? Is there an honest televangelist out there?
John Oliver called Mike Murdock “That asshole with two planes”. I highly recommend the YouTube video “Televangelists: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”. In it, Mike brags that he purchased two business jets with cash within a period of two months.
Last spring, I awoke at 5 am and flipped on the TV. Mike was telling his co-host about the time Pastor Myles Munroe and Mike encountered a famous unnamed soccer player in a London airport. As Mike tells the story, the soccer player excused himself for a few minute and returned with a wad of cash for a donation to Mike’s ministry. Mike says there was so much cash that Mike was afraid he would be considered a drug dealer. Then Mike tells the audience that the Holy Spirit whispered to him, “I can get money to you wherever you are”.
About two weeks later I again awoke early and just happened to hear the same story, word-for-word. I was watching the same broadcast. I googled “Myles Munroe” only to find that Myles died in 2014. Other than the story, Mike talked about Myles in the present tense. Then, I noticed that the show was in pillar-box format so it was likely recorded prior to 2010 when digital television became mandatory.
So for two months, I took random samples of Mike’s show.
• Mike has the same 2-hour time slot six days a week.
• He shows the same 2-hour video for six days and then uses a different 2-hour show the following week.
• Since mid-July, Mike has only shown four different shows.
• Today, Mike is in his mid-seventies with gray hair, but in these shows, Mike has black hair and looks a lot younger than online, current photographs.
The more you give to God, the more God will give to you. Mike tells viewers to, “Sow a $58 seed each month for 12 consecutive months. Why consecutive months? Consecutive sewing guarantees consecutive reaping." However, about 10 minutes later the following message appears in small print at the bottom of the screen:
Personally, I think Mike deserves the Laverne and Shirley treatment (i.e. shot before a live audience)
John Oliver called Mike Murdock “That asshole with two planes”. I highly recommend the YouTube video “Televangelists: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”. In it, Mike brags that he purchased two business jets with cash within a period of two months.
Last spring, I awoke at 5 am and flipped on the TV. Mike was telling his co-host about the time Pastor Myles Munroe and Mike encountered a famous unnamed soccer player in a London airport. As Mike tells the story, the soccer player excused himself for a few minute and returned with a wad of cash for a donation to Mike’s ministry. Mike says there was so much cash that Mike was afraid he would be considered a drug dealer. Then Mike tells the audience that the Holy Spirit whispered to him, “I can get money to you wherever you are”.
About two weeks later I again awoke early and just happened to hear the same story, word-for-word. I was watching the same broadcast. I googled “Myles Munroe” only to find that Myles died in 2014. Other than the story, Mike talked about Myles in the present tense. Then, I noticed that the show was in pillar-box format so it was likely recorded prior to 2010 when digital television became mandatory.
So for two months, I took random samples of Mike’s show.
• Mike has the same 2-hour time slot six days a week.
• He shows the same 2-hour video for six days and then uses a different 2-hour show the following week.
• Since mid-July, Mike has only shown four different shows.
• Today, Mike is in his mid-seventies with gray hair, but in these shows, Mike has black hair and looks a lot younger than online, current photographs.
The more you give to God, the more God will give to you. Mike tells viewers to, “Sow a $58 seed each month for 12 consecutive months. Why consecutive months? Consecutive sewing guarantees consecutive reaping." However, about 10 minutes later the following message appears in small print at the bottom of the screen:
Miracles are blessings of God and Inspiration Ministries
does not guarantee miracles for everyone who gives.If you just read the first line, it looks like Mike will bless you with miracles if you donate to his church.
If you go to Mike's website, he declares that any money donated is immediately allocated to the ministry so that if you have a change of heart, refunds are never granted.
Personally, I think Mike deserves the Laverne and Shirley treatment (i.e. shot before a live audience)