Consider this an addendum to the post about a video I uploaded to YouTube that has been removed. Please read my previous post to see details about that video and other details I won’t be repeating in this post. In short, Pastor Benny Hinn and the World Healing Church d/b/a Benny Hinn Ministries had YouTube remove many videos. Some were videos that were of Benny Hinn, others were videos simply talking about Benny Hinn and for some odd reason some of the videos removed were not about and did not mention Benny Hinn at all, but were still removed and carry a notice that he asked for them to go. All videos removed exposed false teaching and examples of abuse from the pulpit. This post will serve as a listing of videos that were removed. I am only listing what I know about now and will add more with future updates to this same post. You can always contact me with details about others that were removed and carry a noticed that they were dropped by legal request from Pastor Benny Hinn and the World Healing Church d/b/a Benny Hinn Ministries and I’ll try and add others to the list as I learn about them. It’s best if you know the title and have a direct link to the video that was removed and has the notice. Any other additional details are also helpful. In my opinion, we are witnessing a full effort to suppress the best examples of exposing false teaching, by showing clips of it to the world. Benny and his cohorts are embarrassed by the truth coming to light and are doing all they can to stop it.
All removed videos currently carry the following statement at the top of the page in large red type:
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Pastor Benny Hinn and the World Healing Church d/b/a Benny Hinn Ministries
My own video that was removed was titled Benny Hinn Pimping for TBN, url http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVz5JZgxCPc it was 10 minutes 3 seconds in length and I detail the contents of that video in this previous post.
Below is a listing of videos uploaded by YouTube user prqnl. He contacted me with details about them:
Here are more that I’ve found were removed. Names are either the exact names or a description of the video.
Those are the ones I am aware of currently. 21 total.
Other sources exposing Benny Hinn still have their material up, like this site.
Also the Google video series called “The Many Faces of Benny Hinn” is still up, although a series with the same name was removed from YouTube, but they were NOT the same video. (Google owns Youtube.) The Google video series starts with the statement:
(You can’t sue us now.)
So the makers of that video must have had a run in with Hinn’s legal team and found a way to protect themselves.
The Many Faces of Benny Hinn videos on Google that still work:
There are other Google Videos about Benny Hinn that still work.
update 4/29/2007 4:40PM: Some of you might have known the YouTube user Lalovision. I say that in the past tense, because Lalo just contacted me and said YouTube removed these two videos by order of Benny Hinn:
All of you who know about the Marjoe video know that Hinn is not mentioned at all and it’s a real shame that video is gone. Which really shows something sinister is at work here. Lalovision’s YouTube account has been closed because of this and so another estimated 25-30 videos are now also gone with that YouTube account being closed, although Hinn didn’t seek to delete those other videos, they go down with the account. Lalovision is the first full account closure I know of.
YouTube user lucaslabrador’s video Benny Goes To Antichrist: url http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92BVhRGT6Gs was removed, but he has a still working copy on Google Videos here. All he does is talk himself. No footage of Hinn at all.
That ups the total to 24.
update 4/29/2007 5:53PM: Also removed, Benny Hinn: Let the Bodies Hit the Floor!: url http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4Hv0LQiIA .
That’s ups the total to 25.
update 4/29/2007 8:30PM: Via a Google Search of YouTube using his name I’ve found WAY MORE videos that have been removed, and these are just the ones with Benny’s name on them.
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One thing I’ve noticed regarding some videos people have placed on YouTube to expose practitioners of the prosperity doctrine (aka Pulpit Money Pimps), is that some videos are removed. I really didn’t want to think that these supposed pastors who wish to see their ministry spread throughout all the world, would actually take issue with clips of their material being posted openly on the Internet. It does get their message out without any further expense to them. After all, that’s what they always claim they need money for, right? To cover all their expenses and fees involved in airing their ministry. Well I’ve been saying it’s all about the money for these pimps and I’ve got more proof. I now know why some videos of pimps are removed from YouTube. It’s not because YouTube initiated an effort to remove the video and it’s not because the person who uploaded the video felt a need to remove the video. It’s because some of these so-called ministries are forcing YouTube to pull video and claiming copyright infringement under the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act). I would expect this kind of action from for profit media companies, that don’t understand how having their video on YouTube might actually help their ratings. But to see a so-called ministry of the gospel of Jesus Christ, that collects money under a tax exempt status do it is most interesting and totally opposite how anyone trying to spread the message of Jesus should be acting.
You probably recall my post and related video of Benny Hinn pimping for TBN. Keep in mind Benny Hinn was requesting money on behalf of tax exempt TBN, so their efforts should not be considered action performed by a for-profit business, but actions by a tax exempt not for profit entity. Benny Hinn also operates under a tax exempt status himself. Well THE VIDEO IS GONE! That’s right, if you go to the page on YouTube you currently see this message.
This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Pastor Benny Hinn and the World Healing Church d/b/a Benny Hinn Ministries
And I received the following message from YouTube:
This is to notify you that we have removed or disabled access to the following material as a result of a third-party notification by Pastor Benny Hinn and the World Healing Church d/b/a Benny Hinn Ministries claiming that this material is infringing:
Benny Hinn Pimping for TBN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVz5JZgxCPc
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Search YouTube for any of the videos tagged Benny Hinn and just about all of the ones that used to be there ARE GONE! Only one of them was from me, but all the others uploaded by other people are gone too. Obviously his ministry searched YouTube and had anything they could removed. This is a ministry that is asking people to setup a charitable annuity with them. Not acting like they are being charitable with the words of Benny Hinn though!
Well excuse me for thinking that fund raising for a supposed ministry was going to be treated like this. I posted the video for analysis, study, educational purposes and most of all to defend the faith, as in a real religious purpose. To expose a fraud, as we are called to do in Ephesians 5:11! To help those who wanted to learn about the tactics used by those who misrepresent the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Educational purposes fall under Fair Use and it was only about 10 minutes of video footage.
To me, these actions by Benny Hinn prove it’s all about money, money, money. He’s using the same tactics used by for-profit corporations, to prevent anything he does not want seen from being seen and openly scrutinized.
This means, instead of you having both the video and my analysis, you’ll just have my analysis which Benny Hinn can’t remove.
So Benny, you don’t want anyone posting video of you, that’s fine. I will not violate your copyright and will never post video of you again. I will continue to offer analysis and quotes from your pimping though and there won’t be any video for you to claim might show a different picture from what I say.
If you represent a media outlet, that desires to do a news report on this matter, I still have an copy of the video that was removed from YouTube, that can be furnished to you upon request. Given the nature of this, of course you’d have to be with an MSM outlet to get a copy, I don’t want anybody without a good legal department and proof they are with the media getting sued by Benny Hinn’s army of lawyers. I retain a personal copy of Benny Hinn’s video, which is allowed under Fair Use for Time Shifting purposes. If you represent an accredited school or university, you can also have a copy upon request.
G. Craige Lewis of Ex Ministries and Patrick L. Wooden of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ had a discussion, that is well worth 50 minutes of your listening time.
Listen using the embedded audio player below:
They covered many topics related to false doctrine, garbage entertainment and the sin of homosexuality.
One thing I must mention, they played actual audio of T.D. Jakes saying that Naomi and Ruth (of the Bible, who had a friendship and love the Lord) made statements “bordering lesbianism”, which is just insanity to even imply.
These two brothers discussed the real truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ without compromise.
Hat tip goes to brother Curtis Terry, who mentioned this over at Pulpit Pimps.
Jesus and the money changers had a fairly clear relationship. They wanted to market in the temple and Jesus was not having it.
Matthew 21:12-14 (New King James Version)
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Jesus did not ask them to partner with him and fund the ministry. He knew their motives and kicked them out!
Before I continue, there are a few points that must be understood and if you disagree with them, you probably won’t be able to make sense of the rest of this post:
Jesus and the apostles accepted freely given funds from people who followed the Lord and wanted to help fund the ministry of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There is no record of heathens, money changers and others who were not actual followers of Christ helping to fund ministry. People who provided money were first converts and then provided money. So if a CEO accepts Jesus into their heart and then desires to give money, that is correct and scripturally supported. If the CEO wants to give before accepting Jesus, the focus should be on helping the CEO get their heart right with the Lord before taking their money. A company, being an entity developed for the sake of making money is only going to give money when there is a tangible return. Businesses will never come close to the Matthew 6 style of giving. Because when they give they typically provide their own press release or do it in a manner that requires the receiver to publicize the company’s brand. In short, they give as a form of advertising that is called charity, which provides a nice tax break. I’m not saying businesses should not give to anyone, but the church that receives from a business (not an individual) is going to be expected to provide something in return. Which will tarnish the entire process. So while a secular charity might gladly accept corporate funding, the church should exercise extreme caution with corporations and avoid corporate based funding. Government faith based funding is a bad idea, because it intertwines government rules and restrictions with ministry. It is worse with corporate funding. Because the company will not desire to see the money used for evangelism and the company will want their brand advertised as well. So, the church should keep the money changers out. Accept in those who wish to learn about Jesus and post conversion any individuals that wish to donate, that’s the proper order of things.
Having said all that, I was looking at the May 7, 2007 issue of Forbes magazine and noticed an article by none other than Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren. This issue of Forbes was all about networking. So just what would a pastor have to tell business people in an issue of a business magazine devoted to networking? Accept Jesus, he’s the best network with eternal gains? NOPE! Jesus wants you to join his network which is better than man’s? NOPE!. Warren was not writing this article as a businessman, but in his role as pastor of a church. If Warren worked in corporate marketing outside of the church (even if he also was a pastor) and wrote an article in Forbes that was not on behalf of the church (as in Christians) and was about business networks, I would not be making this post. But Warren wrote an article in a business magazine on behalf of the church and did exactly the opposite of the Lord’s example. He asked businesses to give in order for the church to do what he feels are good works. Keep in mind, I noted in a previous post how Rick Warren is willing to work with people who have absolutely no desire to spread the message of Jesus Christ.
Warren’s piece is titled The Power of Parishioners and you will need to get a free Forbes.com account to read it. I’m not going to quote any of it here, because I want you to read it all yourself. I want you to make the assessment of it on your own and I don’t want to pull a clip of this one that someone might feel was misconstrued. I’m giving my thoughts on it here, but you read the whole thing and consider the example of Jesus and the apostles.
Warren speaks of 5 global problems he wants to address:
He proposes a 3 way partnership to address these issues:
While spiritual emptiness is the first mentioned in his list of problems, in his solicitation to the business community for help, he only cites examples that address poverty and disease. These are the only 2 areas he goes in depth on. He does not say any more about the spiritual side of things and never says “Jesus” a single time. Keep in mind, he’s representing the church in this article. Soliciting for the church. But he totally neglects to mention Jesus and never says he wants to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
You might be asking, so what’s wrong with him seeking to have churches work with big business to fight poverty and disease? As I’ve already mentioned, these kinds of partnerships come at a price. The price would be that the church would face restrictions on how any corporate donations are spent, like with money from the government. Companies know if they were to openly fund a church with the expressed intention of spreading the message of Jesus Christ and him alone, that all their non-Christian contacts would be ticked and for them that would be bad for business. Also, the company would want to use the “partnership” as a marketing tool. Money changers would be fully in the temple doing their marketing. They would market not only to the church members, but also make press releases to laud how they gave to the church. On top of that, they would probably seek to have any church effort mention their name/brand and leverage the church for a form of advertising.
The church is to do good works, but we must maintain the proper context of our efforts. If we take from government as the church, we are not bound by what the Lord commands, but what government commands be done with the money. If we take from corporations, we are bound by corporate requests, that could be more demanding than those from government. Also, once that corporation is caught in scandal, they’d want face time with the church, to put a nice spin out to the media.
And of course there are the issues with what the corporation might be involved in as a company that is outside of the will of the Lord.
We are to spread the message of Jesus and in that do the good works. Not prostitute the church to make money to do good works that are restricted from fully offering the uncompromised Gospel of Jesus Christ. Which would include things like telling a homosexual convert that they need to turn from that lifestyle. Something companies and even some governments would not like to see done.
I feel Warren’s efforts set a dangerous precedent and will turn the church into an extension of the money changer.
This news almost makes me happy that much of the USA’s debt is in Japan’s hands.
British government plans to issue Islamic bonds
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How long before some Islamic terrorist front group uses returns from British debt to bank roll terrorist activity in the UK?
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