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A US televangelist has asked his followers to help fund his fourth private jet - because Jesus "wouldn't be riding a donkey". Jesse Duplantis said God had told him to buy a Falcoln 7X for $54m (£41m).
He added he was hesitant about the purchase at first, but said God had told him: "I didn't ask you to pay for it. I asked you to believe for it." Although preachers owning private jets is not unusual, this particular appeal has caused controversy.
Twitter users responded to the request with disbelief, with many quoting Bible verses warning against greed and "false prophets", or suggesting that the money could be better used to help the poor.
In a video address posted on his website, 68-year-old Mr Duplantis explained: "You know, I've owned three different jets in my life, and I've used them and just burning them up for the Lord Jesus Christ. "Now, some people believe that preachers shouldn't have jets. I really believe that preachers ought to go on every available voice, every available outlet, to get this Gospel preached to the world."
Standing beside framed pictures of his current fleet, he said that the jet he bought 12 years ago was no longer sufficient for his ministry because he could not fly non-stop, meaning he had to pay "exorbitant" refuelling costs.
Another picture which appeared in the video showed the preacher standing with the three aircraft, above the caption: "It's not about possessions, it's about priorities." Mr Duplantis justified the request by saying that Jesus had told people to "go into the world and preach the Gospel to every creature, now how we gonna do that? I can't live long enough to travel by car or by ship or by train, but I can do it by an aeroplane".
In 2015, Mr Duplantis appeared in a video with another preacher, Kenneth Copeland, in which Mr Copeland described travelling on commercial airlines as being "in a long tube with a bunch of demons".
He added he was hesitant about the purchase at first, but said God had told him: "I didn't ask you to pay for it. I asked you to believe for it." Although preachers owning private jets is not unusual, this particular appeal has caused controversy.
Twitter users responded to the request with disbelief, with many quoting Bible verses warning against greed and "false prophets", or suggesting that the money could be better used to help the poor.
In a video address posted on his website, 68-year-old Mr Duplantis explained: "You know, I've owned three different jets in my life, and I've used them and just burning them up for the Lord Jesus Christ. "Now, some people believe that preachers shouldn't have jets. I really believe that preachers ought to go on every available voice, every available outlet, to get this Gospel preached to the world."
Standing beside framed pictures of his current fleet, he said that the jet he bought 12 years ago was no longer sufficient for his ministry because he could not fly non-stop, meaning he had to pay "exorbitant" refuelling costs.
Another picture which appeared in the video showed the preacher standing with the three aircraft, above the caption: "It's not about possessions, it's about priorities." Mr Duplantis justified the request by saying that Jesus had told people to "go into the world and preach the Gospel to every creature, now how we gonna do that? I can't live long enough to travel by car or by ship or by train, but I can do it by an aeroplane".
In 2015, Mr Duplantis appeared in a video with another preacher, Kenneth Copeland, in which Mr Copeland described travelling on commercial airlines as being "in a long tube with a bunch of demons".
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Mugs make religion a lucrative career choice.
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planes trains n automobiles
yeah haa |
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Couldn't happen here. We're too smart to blindly follow people and donate money to them.
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A sky pilot needs his jet.
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From his reasoning it sounds like his fund raising attempt is on a wing and a prayer.
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Jesus has just told me to send $50....
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stick the link up
theres a few on here might help out |
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Christ, tell him to play the anti-muslim card and he'll have a fleet of A380s by the end of the week. Ker ching!
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An Imam has gone for an even bigger fundraise. He wants to buy a whole airline. Apparently his followers have been promised 72 Virgins.
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because Jesus "wouldn't be riding a donkey"
Well, he would be riding a donkey.. It was a sign of humility. Of course, interpretations of the Bible differ. |
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He did, what do they think he rode in on on Palm Sunday....a Harley Davidson?
Think they all need to get their heads together and get their story straight. |
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kinc............The new testament is a re write of the old testament.The old testament is just stories from homer.What interpretation ??
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Nothing changes.
My dad used to tell me ''there's no praying without paying'' Nevertheless - nice work if you can get it. |
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Billy graham died with a fortune of $99 million dollars.
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Religion is simply entertainment for many, while some see it as a comfort in times of troubles. Others see religion as a way to endorse a marriage or see a deceased relative off.
It's when it's used to manipulate primitives then arm them with modern weapons that it's dangerous. Or if one religion clashes with another in the same country, or clashes with non-religious people in the same country, then the fireworks start. Just as we're seeing now right across Europe. |
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entertainment..........do you mean when ISIS throw people off tall buildings??
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you should have seen the nice story about that muslim millionaire with cancer who gave a lot of his money away to charity
it was in the independent rather sad and makes you proud then you check out which charity and which people he gave it to. |
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Only the blood of Christ can wash away the iniquity of man.......................
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There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold And she's buying a stairway to heaven When she gets there she knows If the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for Oh oh oh oh and she's buying a stairway to heaven There's a sign on the wall But she wants to be sure 'Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings In a tree by the brook There's a songbird who sings Sometimes all of our thoughts are misgiving Ooh, it makes me wonder Ooh, it makes me wonder There's a feeling I get When I look to the west And my spirit is crying for leaving In my thoughts I have seen Rings of smoke through the trees And the voices of those who standing looking Ooh, it makes me wonder Ooh, it really makes me wonder And it's whispered that soon, If we all call the tune Then the piper will lead us to reason And a new day will dawn For those who stand long And the forests will echo with laughter If there's a bustle in your hedgerow Don't be alarmed now It's just a spring clean for the May queen Yes, there are two paths you can go by But in the long run There's still time to change the road you're on And it makes me wonder Your head is humming and it won't go In case you don't know The piper's calling you to join him Dear lady, can you hear the wind blow And did you know Your stairway lies on the whispering wind And as we wind on down the road Our shadows taller than our soul There walks a lady we all know Who shines white light and wants to show How everything still turns to gold And if you listen very hard The tune will come to you at last When all are one and one is all To be a rock and not to roll And she's buying the stairway to heaven |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7Xntx0_3HA
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''The God i believe in, isn't short of cash mister''.
FROM..Bullet the blue sky, U2 |
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What's that tripe from little Donny again. Why is it that the working class are always going on about money?
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