The Gaytheist Agenda Mailbag
This first comment comes from Kristy, regarding Greed is Good… in which I covered the followers of Prosperity Gospel.
Kenneth Copeland put on a excellent performance at his latest ministers
conference held on January 22,2008 visible at
http://www.wittenburgdoor.com/copelandclips , which has now gotten the
attention of people all across the USA, and abroad. The message he was
unmistakably sending, came across loud and clear on every subject he was
addressing. From voicing his personal feelings about the senate investigation,
to a multitude of other issues facing KCM. Surprisingly, Kenneth does admit to
some element of truth in the letter KCM received from the Senate, but did not
go into any detailed explanations. Also in his defense, he makes the accusation
that the truth is being twisted a bit. A old saying comes to mind , what comes
around goes around. Years of promoting the promises of prosperity, physical
healing, and last but not least the twisting of biblical scripture for personal
gain has returned to KCM full circle.
“ I had a home“, “I had a life“, “I had faith“, “I had a family“, “I lost a
loved one“, these are merely a handful of endless testimonies coming to light
nationwide. Ranging from all walks of life, their heartbreaking testimonies
can be found throughout the web, yet inconceivably, victims are being labeled
as fools, ignorant, and basically downright blind for not seeing the truth
behind the Prosperity Gospels falsehoods. Being only human, our quest for
health and wealth, regrettably does lead some in the wrong direction.
Promises and guaranties, made by the Prosperity Gospel ministers, give
people that have not obtained these blessings on their own, a second chance at
achieving their goals in life. An important discovery I made while reviewing
testimonies, revealed the fact numerous victims had very little knowledge of
the Prosperity Gospels dark side. These unfortunate victims, appear to be
equipped with only a small portion of the web of deceit these ministers weave
. For example, picture yourself being raised in a small country town, with a
population of only a few hundred, the closest city, only a population of only
a few thousand. Computers, internet, cable, satellite TV, and other high tech
gadgets are not needed or desired. This was my life, before KCM.
Prosperity Gospel ministers enter the homes of many victims though a thirty
minute Sunday morning worship service on a local broadcast station. Myself,
growing up in Jigger La., truly located in the middle of nowhere, I can testify
to the fact that we only received on a clear day about three or four channels at
most. Therefore warnings of the numerous dangers, and intentional deceit,
associated with Prosperity Gospel ministries, being made by critics, ministers,
and victims went unheard by many. The irony of this are the many warning labels
we all encounter every day. From cleaning supplies to over the counter
medications, labels posted on various products warn us of the dangers associated
with that particular product. Regrettably Prosperity Gospel does not offer this,
but should! Family’s have lost their homes, lifesavings, and some even their
lives to the Prosperity Gospel.
Unfortunately my mother was not one of the lucky ones, her confidence, and
faith in this false Gospel, ultimately cost her, her life. After more than a
decade of programming her mind to believe and think the Prosperity Gospel way
of life, she lost her battle with cancer. By refusing medical attention, she
sealed her fate, but the programming she had acquired from Kenneth and Gloria
Copeland proved strong all the way to her last breath. A diary she left
behind revealed the horrific tale of her life from 1992-2002, the top of each
page titled with Kenneth Copeland, Gloria Copeland, or BVOV. Some mistakes in
life we can not undo, and good intentions don’t always go as planed, these
victims are simply following misleading promises of health and wealth. Their
use of miraculous healing confessions, and newly found wealth testimonies, are
their sales pitch, my mother among others, are proof that their sale pitch does
work. The possibility of certain Mega churches misusing contributors finances
for their own personal luxuries is ultimately what brought this scam to the
publics attention, not the loss of life, the financially bankrupt, nor the
numerous homeless victims that have been left in the wake of this devastating
hoax.
Knowledge, is the only discovery I found to be effective in this seemingly
endless battle. Sadly for some our efforts will go unheard. As for my family,
once again I am addressing another envelope to Kenneth Copeland Ministries,
asking once again for a summery of my mothers (Bonnie Parker) contributions to
KCM, and since they have bankrupt our family also due to the numerous expenses we
encountered before and after mom’s death, and once more, ask them to purchase a
headstone for mom. I believe they at least owe her that much.
The family of Bonnie ParkerPhoto, before and after KCM,
http://picasaweb.google.com/sis359/BonnieParkerDiaryPhoto
Documentary Suffer The Children, exposes televangelists lavish lifestyles ,
http://www.wittenburgdoor.com/suffer-children
Book recently published by Sara Posner, also looks into these subjects,
God’s Profits
Request for contributions viewable at http://sis359.blogspot.com
It appears that there are some genuine victims in the Prosperity Gospel game and my original perception that all are willing and knowing participants was incorrect. I wish you well, Kristy, in your quest to obtain remuneration from Kenneth Copeland Ministries. You may also want to look into Earth’s Greatest Lawsuit. Whether or not it can actually recoup money on behalf of your mother I cannot say. However it may very well help put a crimp in the machine that preyed on her and countless others.
My next comment was a very brief one from Stephen Thomas who, regarding Five Years Too Many said :
Wow. Five years. Incredibly sad.
I’m in full agreement with you on that, Stephen.
This final piece is from Peg at Ask a Lesbian in response to Bible Banging Babies
I had to chuckle that the mother “has not idea why” her son started to preach.
And these are the same parents that go to such great lengths to keep their children
from hearing anything about same sex marriage in school? How then, do the children
learn all about fornication and homosexuality at this early age? Perhaps these
parents are exposing them to X-rated activities at too early an age.
I too find it interesting how the RRRW whackjobs will go all-out to have everything they consider “offensive” banned from TV, radio, library and other outlets so their precious darlings won’t be exposed to perverted or immoral influences. Then they turn right around and have the kids read the Bible! The Bible has more smut, violence and utter depravity in it than anything on the NYT Bestseller list. But the fundies hold it up as the pinnacle of moral virtue and source of all that is good in the world. It just goes to show how warped their “values” are.
Well, that’s it for the mailbag for now. Keep reading and writing, everybody!
