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@Tawanda - I'll answer you here - of course these people need to pay taxes. If they want to put the money they make actually back into their ministries - then I see the difference but needing a private plane because God doesn't want you to fly commercial or using the money from "seed gifts" to buy a mansion in the Hollywood Hills is just heinous and a gross misuse of followers' trust (and money).

"$600,000 to pay for his divorce lawyers" Of course it's income. We might have to pay taxes on the few hundred bucks my old lady got from a benefit for her last month. If this a$$hole doesn't have to pay taxes, then why should someone with cancer who'd tip over without a walker. Those "followers" might not even get a tax deduction for giving to charity if he's not registered as a charity, using the money for a charitable cause. I keep remembering Jim Baker using the money to get Tammy Fay a tit job and whatever other plastic surgery.

Yeah I'm not opposed to them scamming and making money - I'm not giving them money so I really don't care. Joyce Meyer (the lady with the Joker smile) takes the cake. Joyce Meyer says God has made her rich.
Joyce Meyer on owning a private jet: “There’s no need for us to apologize for being blessed.”
Joyce Meyer on her extravagant lifestyle: “The Word is Faith, Seed Faith, Name It And Claim it. If you want money you need to ask for it.”
Joyce Meyer to get people to loosen their purse-strings: “To give is godly. Never fear giving too much in the name of God, even if it means sacrificing dinners out during the three-day conference. Fear, is the work of the devil. Make your checks payable to Joyce Meyer Ministries/Life in the Word. And million is spelled M-I-L-L-I-O-N. An East Coast woman gave me stock worth that amount. I didn’t have that thing for five minutes and I said, ‘OK, God. Next I’ll take $5 million.”
Joyce Meyer’s open demands: “I want $7 million check. That would really bless me.”
Wondering why god needs all that money?
Joyce will tell you.
Joyce Meyer on whom the money is for: “God does not need our money. The giving thing is not for Him, it’s for us.”
Hey, at least she's honest about her greed.

Excellent post! Very interesting as well as informative.

but they DEFINITELY should pay taxes on what they earn because all their "ministries" are clearly for profit.

Thanks for reading it Michael - very appreciated!

these so called christians should read the bible it says to pay taxes. in to points pay taxes to ceaser give him what is his and then obey the laws of the lands. ive said my thin on humble lifestyle. i not saying these nothing wrong with a nice lifestyle if you can afford it off of your own earnings not off of someone else work for your nice lifestyle im with you im not paying for someone else lifestyle sorry.

also no where in bible says pay someone to pray for you. i hate christians like them i will not pay for your sin sorry also in old testiment god tore the seperater down the holy of holies down so we can pray and come to him ourselves. god answers prayers if he didnt give you the money when you asked him then he aint gonna give it to you because you paid someone to pray for you. sorry people

My absolutely favorite "Pay for Pray" was a video I posted where Mike Murdock will turn a lawsuit in your favor for a seed of $1,000. My partner posed a great question, "He said what if both parties in the lawsuit send in $1,000?" What would be the deciding factor for Jesus then? Who watched TBN more?