Televangelists Investigated

Republican Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa is leading an investigation of several televangelists accused of using their ministries' tax-exempt status to fund opulent lifestyles for themselves. Letters demanding the submission of financial records to the Senate Finance Committee were sent to the offices of Paula White, Joyce Meyer, Creflo Dollar, Eddie Long, Kenneth Copeland, and Benny Hinn. Copeland and Hinn are notorious faith healing frauds, and Meyer is just really, really annoying. I don't really know anything about the rest, but isn't it about time the government looked into how this tax-exempt money is spent. This investigation will not make these hucksters go away, but it may lead to some reform in our tax system when it comes to religious organizations. In response to the investigation, Creflo Dollar lamented that it could "affect the privacy of every community church in America." Sounds like a good idea. Read the full story here.