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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Curious have any of you actually listened to Joyce or Joel or you just don't like that they are wealthy?
I am not so into either one, but have read and seen enough of them to wonder what exactly it is you object to in their messages.
I have seen Joyce do a whole week on prayer or hearing from the Holy Spirit, what is the issue with that?
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I wondered this too.

I'm not a follower of hers, don't know the details of her "ministry," and have never sent a dollar to a preacher of any kind.  But I've listened casually to her programs in the early morning, found them cheerful and somewhat uplifting, and I haven't heard anything that struck me as greedy or as deceptive.  She's not selling prayers, she's not promising divine results, and she's not begging about need or using beggar-like images (starving children abroad, etc.).  It seems to me she has far less to answer for than the likes of Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, or Oral Roberts.  (Starting to feel old now, here ....)

As a PP said, she's an entertainer.  She's living like one, working like one, and reaping a living like one.  She's selling a product (her books, tapes, live shows, what have you) to people who get something out of it.  Not so different from other forms of secular entertainment (albums, DVD's, big-production concerts).  It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it doesn't strike me as dishonest.

Are people condemning her just because she's wealthy?  And not living like a Franciscan, or like Mother Teresa?  Some brands of faith call on their practitioners to make material sacrifices; others, not so much.

I don't know anything about Osteen or anyone else.  Really not my thing.

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