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Originally Posted by Apocrypha
I personally think that if there is justice at Gods throne, folks like Sister Alvear will be called in as witnesses against the folks who live these lifestyles off the flock while she sacrifices on penny's.
http://www.inplainsite.org/html/tele...html#TBNSuites
The Crouch’s Homes
Televangelists Jan and Paul Crouch of the Costa Mesa-based Trinity Broadcasting Network have purchased a Newport Beach house for close to $5 million, Orange County Realtors say. The home was described as "a palatial estate with ocean and city views." The Crouches had been living in a smaller house in the same neighborhood. The house they bought has six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a billiard room, a climate-controlled wine cellar, a sweeping staircase and a crystal chandelier. The three-story, nearly 9,500-square-foot house, which has an elevator, also has a six-car garage, a tennis court and a pool with a fountain. The house is on slightly more than an acre. Jan Crouch had been wanting a bigger yard for her dogs, sources said. (Los Angeles Times, Nov 4th. 2001).
One of the Crouch estates is TBN's ranch in Colleyville, TX, just minutes away from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The 80-plus acre ranch is located between the city limits of Colleyville and Southlake – two of the wealthiest cities in Texas. The ranch, which contains eight houses and horse stables, is estimated to be worth about $10 million.
"Hellooooo Woorld!" yells Paul, who has seen much of it in the past 25 years. He gets around nowadays in a Canadair Challenger 600 executive jet worth about $13 million. (Orange County Register, 1998) |
When I have read some of Sis Alvear's posts, I am ashamed of myself to a degree, and I live paycheck to paycheck. But I have a comfortable home, with central heat/air, I never have to worry about food, and live in a safe neighborhood. I think I have it too good sometimes, and often thank God because I realize that many don't have the blessings I hae, and over the last couple of years I have began to get more aggressive about trying to be a blessing to those who don't have much and are in need.
I cannot fathom the lifestyles these people live, while always asking for MORE. More telathons, more pleas, more making merchandise of the saints.
If the crouch's, copelands, dollars, meyers, et al. Sold all there worldly goods, kept themselves a (nice home, say $500,000 home) and a vehicle or two, and limited themselves to an income of say $200,000/year (still alot to live on), took all the money of their estates and placed it directly into world missions, world hunger, etc. They would accomplish overnight what will take hundreds of years for the church to accomplish on the comparatively meager amount of money that is taken for missions (in all denominations) compared with the amount of money TBN and all "christian" TV networks and TV ministries bring in per year.
Personally I hate it, I'm not their judge, and I know that, but I fear for them on judgement day. I fear they "have their reward" right here and right now.