Hal - no self-respecting Christian nowadays has any good feelings toward Marjoe. He was a money-grubbing fraud. A term that I might (if I weren't trying to be charitable) confer upon many televangelists nowadays.
If I see someone asking for money in the name of God on TV nowadays, I immediately question their motives. Ministry - that is
true ministry of God - gets funded somehow, and often it is by miraculous means. I myself have been the recipient of such miracles when I was in ministry, and I never went on tv to ask for it.
Sometimes ministry is funded by folks going out and actually getting a paying job. I love these ministries, since it takes money motives out of the equation.
As for pastors whose sermons are telecast - if they don't have half sermon, half asking for money, then I'm ok with them. It does take mega bucks to have a telecast, and it is totally reasonable (spiritually) to ask that those who are consistently ministered to by that broadcast ministry to donate to it.
Like TFP. (BTW - wish I had a grand or two to slip you, Hal. I've enjoyed TFP and once I get an actual paying job - instead of just caring for my mom - then you'll get some of it.
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