Comments on: Gospel for Asia Suing Insurance Company over Attorney Fees in RICO Case

By: poophittingthefan

poophittingthefan — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:02:33 +0000

That picture of KP is creepy..weird!! He is getting into some really bizarre spiritual stuff. I don’t recall any evangelical church in all of India outfitted like that. Looks like they are performing some odd ritual. The white things with black tops look like they took water tanks off the roofs and covered them in some white cloth. What is inside those things?

By: GWInsida

GWInsida — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:42:19 +0000

I understand why churches are allowed to use donations to pay for civil legal work. Much of that falls under general and administrative costs. However, some of the cases currently underway make me to wonder why churches are allowed to use donations to pay for their criminal defense work? Although GFA is not facing that at this point, it seems inevitable. Judge Brooks ruled that fraud charges could be pursued in the state of Arkansas. There have also been indications that a federal criminal investigation is still open on GFA.

Back in April 2017, Benny Hinn’s DFW corporate headquarters was raided for two days by Federal agents. Benny said this summer that he has already had to pay over $600,000 in criminal defense fees, which God providentially provided for via donations. He expects his legal bills will be between $1M-$1.5M by Christmas which the Lord said He will provide for. Benny said the Lord will continue to provide donated funds to pay for Benny’s ongoing criminal legal fees, which will likely be in the millions, while he is under this “demonic attack.” I assume that any fines, restitution, penalties and interest will also be paid for via donations.

Churches like Benny Hinn Ministries and GFA generously avoid paying taxes based on the concept that they operate for “the good of the public”. However, when these orgs start committing crimes, it becomes apparent that they are no longer operating for the good of the public. Should the donations that pay for these criminal defenses be tax deductible for donors and the income tax free for the offenders? Why wouldn’t all criminals, especially the ones who end up paying millions in legal fees, set up non-profits to shelter taxes on these sizable criminal defense fees?

Hillsong just left the ACC (Australia’s AGO Conference) in order to start their own denomination. They also moved their global headquarters from Australia to the US. Australia actually does impose some oversight for their registered charities. Hillsong discovered that little or no oversight will be standing in their way in the US. I wonder how many other “orgs” will be establishing “church” HQ’s in the US, to handle the finances of their global operations in the future? I think it is doubtful that Marty Byrde is the only money launderer to figure out that churches are one of the best vehicles for moving money around completely tax free while avoiding legal scrutiny.

By: Voice-from-the-womb

Voice-from-the-womb — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:06:13 +0000

The legal defense fund does nearly as much to take care of the poor and needy as the funds designated for such things. Sigh.

By: MG

MG — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 04:40:49 +0000

Interesting. They admit being harmed to the tune of more than $1 million by Philadelphia refusing to pay up, despite having obtained partial coverage from another insurance company. High-priced lawyers are expensive.

By: Hrafn

Hrafn — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:39:39 +0000

I cannot help but notice that the “Statement of Facts” in the “Original Petition” seems remarkably devoid of actual facts. It states baldly that “the reasons provided by Philadelphia for denying coverage were wrong” (surely an opinion or conclusion rather than a “fact”) without stating either what those reasons were or why they were wrong.

IANAL, but I have to wonder if such unsubstantiated ‘they done did us wrong’ statements are an acceptable basis for a legal action.