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2008-12-09

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2008-12-02

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2008-11-18

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2008-10-29

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2008-10-27

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2008-10-06

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2008-09-11

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2008-08-25

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2008-07-25

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2008-07-16

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2008-07-03

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2008-06-23

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2008-06-16

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2008-06-05

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2008-05-30

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2008-05-27

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2008-05-20

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2008-05-12

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2008-05-07

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2008-05-01

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2008-04-29

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2008-04-24

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2008-04-23

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2008-04-22

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2008-04-21

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2008-04-16

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2008-04-14

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2008-04-09

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2008-04-03

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2008-02-29

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2008-02-19

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2008-02-12

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2008-02-11

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2008-01-30

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2008-01-25

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2008-01-22

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2007-12-13

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2007-11-16

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2007-11-01

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2007-10-18

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2007-09-28

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2007-09-26

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2007-07-30

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2007-07-18

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2007-07-02

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2007-06-21

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2007-06-08

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2007-05-25

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2007-05-18

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2007-04-27

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2007-04-13

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2007-03-30

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2007-03-12

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2007-02-23

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2007-02-06

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2007-01-23

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2006-03-25

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2006-03-21

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Darren

britches96@hotmail.com

I would have to agree here. People are soooo ignorant as to assume that such ministers are personally pocketing multiplied millions of dollars in donations. The truth is that the money raised has to fund the multi-million dollar operation that is having a global impact for the Gospel. Such expense is GARGANTUAN.

People foolishly assume that such money is going to the minister personally and don’t realize that it isn’t.

If they were personally "pocketing" the IRS would have come in for the kill already or many years ago. The IRS is WAY more aggressive toward ministries than people know.

The reality is that there is the huge expense of running a global ministry who has to pay the same rate as any other profit making business. Ministries don’t get “freebies” as many would assume.

These ministries are NOT publicly owned stock traded companies where the donors receive dividends on their investments. So to attempt to make these ministries subject to scrutiny of the public who are by and large anti Christian would be disastrous.

If people don’t like churches that is their tough luck.

If there were no churches there would have been no founding of America. To insinuate that the CEOs of these ministries are running around spending millions of dollars of donations on themselves and having a party is pretty stupid...ignorant to say the least.

Why don’t we call the Pope on the carpet? He is the one who is riding around in his gold plated chariot, speaking in Cathedrals painted with 24 Karat Gold leaf and wearing expensive garb every where he goes. The Catholic Church is a MULTI-BILLION dollar operation and is the richest non profit- tax exempt entity, not only in America, but also the world.

It wouldn’t be “holy” to confront the Catholic Church for its extravagance though...right?

Give me a break.

Darren


PS I would have to agree, the agenda of Grassley on this blog is disappointingly ignorant.

2008-09-15 20:31:21