John Oliver and Televangelists

John Oliver and Televangelists#488665

By SuperJon - August 18th, 2015, 5:01 pm

- August 18th, 2015, 5:01 pm #488665

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There are some bad words in there at times, but if you've got 20 minutes, watch this. It makes me so mad that people are corrupting the Gospel like this.

Re: John Oliver and Televangelists#488674

By LUminary - August 18th, 2015, 8:33 pm

- August 18th, 2015, 8:33 pm #488674

Sad but true. The prosperity-gospel and Word of Faith vultures are a dime a dozen, and have been for a long time.

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Re: John Oliver and Televangelists#488675

By SuperJon - August 18th, 2015, 8:40 pm

- August 18th, 2015, 8:40 pm #488675

I knew they were out there, and I knew the message they preached, but I had never looked into it nearly as much as he presented.

Re: John Oliver and Televangelists#488676

By LUminary - August 18th, 2015, 8:50 pm

- August 18th, 2015, 8:50 pm #488676

There are a lot of them, some subtle and many obvious. It is amazing how many, really, but I guess the money that pours in just perpetuates the whole thing. There are a few books on the subject, some that name the more prominent names. Hank Hanegraff's "Counterfeit Revival" comes to mind.

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Re: John Oliver and Televangelists#488684

By adam42381 - August 19th, 2015, 7:33 am

- August 19th, 2015, 7:33 am #488684

I think I'll join Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption.

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Re: John Oliver and Televangelists#488688

By ALUmnus - August 19th, 2015, 9:03 am

- August 19th, 2015, 9:03 am #488688

This is why it irritates me when LU associates with these people. It's always been a common assumption among the average joe that Jerry was one of these guys, and for the school to go anywhere near them is so incredibly harmful.

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Re: John Oliver and Televangelists#488698

By Purple Haize - August 19th, 2015, 11:28 am

- August 19th, 2015, 11:28 am #488698

ALUmnus wrote:This is why it irritates me when LU associates with these people. It's always been a common assumption among the average joe that Jerry was one of these guys, and for the school to go anywhere near them is so incredibly harmful.

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Re: John Oliver and Televangelists#488754

By lynchburgwildcats - August 19th, 2015, 3:50 pm

- August 19th, 2015, 3:50 pm #488754

John Oliver is always hitting homeruns

Re: John Oliver and Televangelists#488769

By RubberMallet - August 19th, 2015, 5:15 pm

- August 19th, 2015, 5:15 pm #488769

what i find funny is that john oliver isn't breaking any new ground here or making any revelations that haven't been made a million times before. He just has a vehicle to get them out in the mainstream now.

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Re: John Oliver and Televangelists#488776

By lynchburgwildcats - August 19th, 2015, 5:39 pm

- August 19th, 2015, 5:39 pm #488776

RubberMallet wrote:what i find funny is that john oliver isn't breaking any new ground here or making any revelations that haven't been made a million times before. He just has a vehicle to get them out in the mainstream now.

ANd he actually does it in an entertaining way.

Re: John Oliver and Televangelists#488785

By SuperJon - August 19th, 2015, 6:14 pm

- August 19th, 2015, 6:14 pm #488785

RubberMallet wrote:what i find funny is that john oliver isn't breaking any new ground here or making any revelations that haven't been made a million times before. He just has a vehicle to get them out in the mainstream now.

Totally agree with this. I knew this stuff was going on, but I hadn't seen it portrayed the way he did. He used his platform to get it out.