I hope this all turns out for the best. You can call me pessimistic, or one with little faith; but if the U.S. Government is using hard-earned tax-payer dollars to pay for abortions… I dont see them getting this "televangelist spending" case right either. Im just following the trends bro.

Oh, buddy, absolutely loved your capital punishment post. THX alot.

Ole’s abuse is spiritual, of those in his assembly and the type of thing government won’t touch and honestly has no jurisdiction over at all.

But Ole being able to move the hand of government might result in legislation (and Ole wants some) that would please Ole.  It could get to a point where the tenants of Ole’s cult are influencing more than his small band of followers.  Right now Ole would like legislation that prevents anyone from making promises on TV that can’t be guaranteed.  Such as saying you’ll receive 100 fold blessing if you send me money now.  Sounds reasonable enough, but it’s the sort of thing that would be ripe for government control of legitimate ministries too.  What about the minister who promises homosexuals will go to hell and quotes 1 Corinthians 6:9-10?

If Ole continues to have his way, he’ll go beyond simple potential IRS violations, into control of the words coming from mouths.  Ole probably won’t be the one to have government going after talk about homosexuals, but Ole’s desires to control statements could be used as the angle to do that. How does the good minister guarantee to government that sinners will inherit hell fire if government can’t respect the tenants of a faith? It just gets really dicey yet ripe for attacks on real saints.

I’m not trying to have government tell these pimps what they can say on TV.  I’m trying to help the sheep see the wolf and turn off the TV themselves.  Because even if government controls the mouth of the man promising 100 fold if you send him cash on TV, you’ll see underground groups pop up that will do the same and the same misguided sheep will support them.

Given Ole’s issues, I just don’t like him being the guy with the ear of government.  This possible IRS abuse investigation is fine, but we know Ole is not a man to be trusted given the abuse he engages in within his own little cult.

All that can really help those being abused by the pimps or Ole is them coming to know the truth themselves.

Honestly, after seeing the amount of coverage he has reciecieved, I’m starting to get the point.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/06/cbsnews_investigates/main3462147.shtml

IMHO, his actions are very similar to what you’d see in a dummy corporation/buisneess, for they’d use legtitmate means as a cover for  any of the wrong theyy do behind closed doors….

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dummy_corporation

"Many organized crime operations have substantial legitimate businesses, such as licensed gambling houses, building construction companies, trash hauling services, or dock loading enterprises. These front companies enable these criminal organizations to launder their income from illegal activities. As well, the front companies provide plausible cover for illegal activities such as drug trafficking, smuggling, and prostitution." ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_organization )

As long as the media continues to credit his contributions to Senator Grassely’s actions, the abuses Old Anthony’s guilty of will continue to thrive/go unoticed, but prayerfully the tables will turn and it ‘ll be ,ade clear that NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, regardless of the ways in which they’ve helped to ENFORCE IT.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/07/national/main3464730.shtml