Barry Bowen

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  May 10, 2023

  Holy Land theme park demolished after TBN spent $130M on project

  The Holy Land Experience, one of America’s largest biblical theme parks, lies in ruins after Trinity Broadcasting Network spent more than $130 million on the project.

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  Mar 26, 2023

  Foreign financial reporting: When church and ministry money travels to foreign countries

  Church and ministry donors have a responsibility to check out the organizations they financially support.

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  Aug 11, 2022

  Documentary reveals the mind of a pastor conman

  People love redemption stories. Barry Minkow became a pastor and started the Fraud Discovery Institute. Minkow’s charismatic preaching and interesting stories drew an audience.

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  Jul 23, 2022

  Televangelist Creflo Dollar preaches against tithing

  In two recent Sunday sermons, televangelist Creflo Dollar preached against tithing based on fear and guilt. While Dollar’s rejection of fear-based giving is welcome, a lot of questions remain.

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  Apr 5, 2022

  The dangerous legal structures of Hillsong Church

  Attorney Stephen Lentz, the father of Carl Lentz who would become Hillsong’s most popular American pastor, drew up the articles of incorporation for Hillsong Ministries USA, Inc., and used language common to many televangelist churches’ governing documents. Stephen Lentz wrote in Article 6, “The Corporation shall have no members.”

• Nov 3, 2011

  Commission Begins Accountability Studies of Large Nonprofit Ministries

  The Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations, a group of non-profit ministry officials developing potential “solutions” to potential misuse of donations by religious non-profits, is planning a series of meetings across the nation gathering information on the financial activities of large non-profit religious groups, according to commission sources.