Televangelist Update

Republican senator Charles Grassley of Iowa (pictured) is meeting some resistance to his request of financial records from six televangelists investigated by Ole Anthony's Trinity Foundation. As Ole mentioned when he was a guest on our most recent podcast, Sen. Grassley has so far only sent letters of inquiry to the six televangelists in question in order to determine whether their opulent spending practices have violated the terms of their ministries' tax-exempt status. Now, most of the televangelists in question, including Creflo Dollar and Benny Hinn, are refusing to turn over their financial records citing constitutional protection. This may end up becoming a full-scale Senate inquiry, which might lead to needed reforms when it comes to how the IRS deals with churches. More details here.