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Ministry of Greed: The Inside Story of the Televangelists and Their Holy Wars (Newsweek Book)

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Ginny Caroll went to great lengths to get the facts correct. Highly recommend this book to anyone serious about this story.

This book is another among many that do not tell the facts about ministries. There are some ministries that need to be examined, but PTL was not in the wrong.

The authors of this book should read Jim Bakker's "I Was Wrong" and the other book written about the miscarriage of justice.

There were a couple of severely handicapped children living at Heritage USA. One boy, Kevin, was only 2 feet tall, was living in a place called "Kevin's House". The other, a girl, has no legs/feet. Both were happy and being cared for with love and kindness. They were kicked out after the so called "scandal". I wonder what the news reporters would of done if those were their children.

When Jim Bakker went to trial, most of the "facts" against him were not substantiated. The jury was not allowed to visit Heritage USA and see for themselves. The second hotel was being built and a third in the works to handle all the people who wanted to stay there once a year. Of course, I am not an expert, just a person who has read the books from the people themselves. Go to the source, not people who just want to do a story to make money or take advantage of someone who is innocent, but not believed.

Yes, there was "wrong preaching" about prosperity and Jim Bakker is now an advocate of preaching this. You would think news people would be more interested in corruption among drug dealers, corporations, politicians, and so forth, you know, people who steal for a living, not ones that are trying to help people. I do not recommend this book.

G.M.
Arizona