there is alot of preachers that are crooked. did you ever know any??.. i
sure do.

All they want is you money

Some like lil boys booty Too !!

yes. i think alot of them r just out hustling a buck and what ever they
can get!!!!

i don't go to church and i don't personally know any preachers but some
of them are con men and others are just fanatics about their religion.
the only thing about being fanatic though is are you going to cross the
same lines that you preach to "sinners" about to enhance your religion
stature. alot of religios people do it and it's not right.

Well, there are some crooked ministers out there (no joke) but those few
get a lot of bad press and the rest of us are left looking like idiots
and thieves. It doesn't help that a lot of what gets preached in
America revolves around Hell and immortal damnation (which I think is
really poorly thought out considering that the power that theoritically
gives us life is the divine breath and thus how can the divine seperate
him/her/itself for time immemorrial). Oh well, we live in a mixed up
world sometimes.

i heard that....some people prefer to focus on fearing the almighty and
some prefer to focus on a loving and understanding GOD. people sometimes
get blindsided by one side or the other and they forget about the other
for awhile.

yep! i have had a couple of preachers try to hustle me ! tryed to bang
my girl friend and steal my stuff!!

are you sure they weren't tryin to bang you and steal your girlfriends
stuff lol

lol! u r probably right breeze1

Wow...it's sad to see people so mislead when it comes to God. What you
need to know is that God is holy (sinless), and righteous. He loves us
with a love that exceeds that of a parent for their child. He wants
each of us to invest time in knowing Him and building a relationship
with Him. However, we can't do that correctly without accepting the
Gift of Salvation that Jesus provided for us on the cross. It's a free
gift. Trying to be a good person won't get you there, because just one
sin makes us unrighteous. We all have to admit that everyone sins....no
exceptions. Well, except Jesus who is perfect because He is God. One
of you said that there is concentration on hell at one end and on His
love and mercy at the other. In fact, the concentration should be on
both ends. Both God's wrath toward those that don't accept the gift of
Jesus' blood, and the love and mercy provide through that same blood.
Jesus was the perfect that sacrificed Himself for the imperfect (us).
He took the wrath of God so we don't have to pay that price. It's
offered to all who will accept it.

That being said, there are some preachers that are con-men. There are
various incidents of priests molesting little boys. However, that just
means we have to be careful in where you attend church. Always be
careful. If something seems fishy, then go somewhere else, but don't
write every church off because one is doing things crooked. Just keep
looking until what is being preached is what the Bible says.

By the way, I preached for three years, and I don't want a cent from any
of you. ;) Nor did I get paid the entire time I preached. ...and I
won't try to molest your children or date your girlfriend....or
boyfriend.

If you have any questions, feel free to email and ask. I'll be more
than happy to answer. Naturally, if you're going to be silly and ask
things similar to "Can God make a rock that God can't lift?", I may
choose to ignore it...or you can have the answer now. Yes, God can make
a rock that He can't lift. He makes the rock and then gives His word
that He will never lift it. Because He never lies, He can never lift
it. Although, no other silly questions. We're not here to test God.

i know that their is some honest preachers and what not. but i know of
many that are scammers and thats really bad when they hide behind their
relgion.

it's the televangelists especially that just feel slimey to me.
One of my all time favourite T-shirts I ever had was the "Sin with Jim
Club"...it had a picture of a cross being split by a lightning bolt and
on one side was Swingin' Jimmy Swaggert and on the other was Rev.
Jim(You've got to Hahn'd it to him)Baker.

yep. alot of them jack legged preachers on tv should be put in jail.

Their all crooked. They just don't know it, or they are in denial or
they do know it which is even worse.

alot of sick ones!

You see the face on the TV screen
coming at you every Sunday
see that face on the billboard
that man is me

On the cover of the magazine
there's no question why I'm smiling
you buy a piece of paradise
you get a piece of me

I'll get you everything you wanted
I'll get you everything you need
don't need to believe in hereafter
just believe in me

Cos Jesus he knows me
and he knows I'm right
I've been talking to Jesus all my life
oh yes he knows me
and he knows I'm right
and he's been telling me
everything is alright

I believe in the family
with my ever loving wife beside me
but she don't know about my girlfriend
or the man I met last night

Do you believe in God
cos that's what I'm selling
and if you wanna get to heaven
I'll see you right

You won't even have to leave your house
or get outta your chair
you don't even have to touch that dial
cos I'm everywhere

And Jesus he knows me
and he knows I'm right
I've been talking to Jesus all my life
oh yes he knows me
and he knows I'm right
well he's been telling me
everything's gonna be alright

Won't find me practising what I'm preaching
won't find me making no sacrifice
but I can get you a pocketful of miracles
if you promise to be good, try to be nice
God will take good care of you
just do as I say, don't do as I do

I'm counting my blessings,
I've found true happiness
cos I'm getting richer, day by day
you can find me in the phone book,
just call my toll free number
you can do it anyway you want
just do it right away

There'll be no doubt in your mind
you'll believe everything I'm saying
if you wanna get closer to him
get on your knees and start paying

Collins - Genesis

Woke up this mornin'; Turned on my TV set.
There,in livin' color, was somethin' I can't forget.
This man was preachin' at me, yeah, layin' on the charm
askin' me for twenty, with ten-thousand on his arm.
He wore designer clothes, and a big smile on his face
tellin' me salvation while they sang Amazin' Grace.
Askin' me for money, when he had all the signs of wealth.
I almost wrote a check out, yeah, then I asked myself

(chorus)

Would He wear a pinky ring, would He drive a fancy car?
Would His wife wear furs and diamonds, would His dressin' room have a
star?
If He came back tomorrow, well there's somethin' I'd like to know
Could ya tell me, Would Jesus wear a Rolex on His television show.

Would Jesus be political if He came back to earth?
Have His second home in Palm Springs, yeah, a try to hide His worth?
Take money, from those poor folks, when He comes back again,
and admit He's talked to all them preachers who say they been a talkin'
to Him?

(chorus)

Just ask ya' self, Would He wear a pinky ring,
Would He drive a fancy car?
Would His wife wear furs and diamonds, would His dressing room have a
star?
If He came back tomorrow, well there's somethin' I'd like to know:
Could ya tell me, would Jesus wear a Rolex,
Would jesus wear a Rolex
Would Jesus wear a Rolex
On His television show-ooh-ooh?