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Faith-Based Fraud

Author : Warren Cole Smith
Publisher : WildBlue Press
ISBN 13 : 195222554X
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Faith-Based Fraud written by Warren Cole Smith and published by WildBlue Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leader of Ministry Watch examines how cases of abuse and financial corruption have hurt the church—and how to bring back integrity. We live in a secular, skeptical, and cynical age. Many Americans have lost faith in institutions—including the church. Although the vast majority of Christian leaders serve faithfully, examples of financial fraud, greed, sexual and emotional abuse, and other systemic problems are almost everyday occurrences. And a watching world has a right to ask even those who are faithful ministers of the Gospel: “If you knew this was happening, why didn’t you say something?” Whether or not honest and above-board Christian leadership like it, in the eyes of the world, our silence makes us complicit. That’s why this vital book takes a clear-eyed look at scandals in the church—from Jim and Tammy Bakker’s PTL Network to Mark Driscoll, Todd Bentley, David Jeremiah, and Bill Hybels. It is an answer to those who say that the silence of Christian leadership is approval. And although this book is sometimes tough on the church and its leaders, its purpose is not to tear down the evangelical church, but to restore it to its rightful place of influence in the culture and in the lives of people who desperately need its message of grace and truth. “Explains why shining sunlight on churches and ministries in America is important.” —Paul Glader, Director of the McCandlish Phillips Journalism Institute, The King’s College

Faith Based Fraud

Author : Warren Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578719603
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (196 download)

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Download or read book Faith Based Fraud written by Warren Smith and published by . This book was released on 2020-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Faith-Based Fraud

Author : Warren Cole Smith
Publisher : Wildblue Press
ISBN 13 : 9781952225550
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Faith-Based Fraud written by Warren Cole Smith and published by Wildblue Press. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transparency and Accountability Will Help Restore the Credibility of the Church We live in a secular, skeptical, and cynical age. Americans have lost faith in its institutions - including the church. Although the vast majority of Christian leaders serve faithfully, examples of financial fraud, greed, sexual and emotional abuse, and other systemic problems are almost everyday occurrences. And a watching world has a right to ask even those who are faithful ministers of the Gospel: "If you knew this was happening, why didn't you say something?" Whether or not honest and above-board Christian leadership like it, in the eyes of the world, our silence makes us complicit. That's why this book is so vital. Faith-Based Fraud is a clear-eyed look at fraud in the church - from Jim and Tammy Bakker's PTL Network to Mark Driscoll, Todd Bentley, David Jeremiah, and Bill Hybels. It is an answer to those who say that the silence of Christian leadership is approval. And although this book is sometimes tough on the church and its leaders, its purpose is not to tear down the evangelical church, but to restore it to its rightful place of influence in the culture and in the lives of people who desperately need its message of grace and truth. Warren Cole Smith is the President of MinistryWatch, which is dedicated to bringing transparency, accountability, and restored credibility to the Christian ministry world. He has served as vice president of The Colson Center for Christian Worldview and as vice president and associate publisher at WORLD Magazine. He hosts the long-running podcast "Listening In" and he is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books, including A Lover's Quarrel With The Evangelical Church, Prodigal Press (with Marvin Olasky), and Restoring All Things (with John Stonestreet).

Unholy Business

Author : Nina Burleigh
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061980900
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Unholy Business written by Nina Burleigh and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-10-08 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2002, an ancient limestone box called the James Ossuary was trumpeted on the world's front pages as the first material evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ. Today it is exhibit number one in a forgery trial involving millions of dollars worth of high-end, Biblical era relics, some of which literally re-wrote Near Eastern history and which could lead to the incarceration of some very wealthy men and embarrass major international institutions, including the British Museum and Sotheby's. Set in Israel, with its 30,000 archaeological digs crammed with biblical-era artifacts, and full of colorful characters—scholars, evangelicals, detectives, and millionaire collectors—Unholy Business tells the incredibly story of what the Israeli authorities have called "the fraud of the century." It takes readers into the murky world of Holy Land relic dealing, from the back alleys of Jerusalem's Old City to New York's Fifth Avenue, and reveals biblical archaeology as it is pulled apart by religious believers on one side and scientists on the other.

Faith or Fraud

Author : Jeremy Patrick
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774863358
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Faith or Fraud written by Jeremy Patrick and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growing presence in Western society of non-mainstream faiths and spiritual practices poses a dilemma for the law. Building on a thorough history of the legal regulation of fortune-telling laws in four countries, Faith or Fraud examines the impact of people who identify as “spiritual but not religious” (SBNR) on the future legal understanding of religious freedom. Unlike SBNR belief systems that can encompass multiple religions, philosophies, and folklore, traditional legal interpretations of “freedom of religion” are based on organized religion and are ultimately shown to have failed to evolve along with ideas about religion itself.

Minority Religions and Fraud

Author : Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317095731
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Minority Religions and Fraud written by Amanda van Eck Duymaer van Twist and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analysing both fraud and religion as social constructs with different functions and meanings attributed to them, this book raises issues that are central to debates about the limits of religious toleration in diverse societies, and the possible harm (as well as benefits) that religious organisations can visit upon society and individuals. There has already been a lively debate concerning the structural context in which abuse, especially sexual abuse, can be perpetrated within religion. Contributors to the volume proceed from the premise that similar arguments about ways in which structure and power may be conducive to abuse can be made about fraud and deception. Both can contribute to abuse, yet they are often less easily demonstrated and proven, hence less easily prosecuted. With a focus on minority religions, the book offers a comparative overview of the concept of religious fraud by bringing together analyses of different types of fraud or deception (financial, bio-medical, emotional, breach of trust and consent). Contributors examine whether fraud is necessarily intentional (or whether that is in the eye of the beholder); certain structures may be more conducive to fraud; followers willingly participate in it. The volume includes some chapters focused on non-Western beliefs (Juju, Occult Economies, Dharma Lineage), which have travelled to the West and can be found in North American and European metropolitan areas.

Insult to Injury

Author : Ray Bourhis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781736791806
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Insult to Injury written by Ray Bourhis and published by . This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joan Hangarter bought a disability insurance policy to protect her should she ever become seriously ill. She dutifully paid her annual premiums for nearly a decade. But when she became disabled, she and her children found themselves homeless and bankrupt when her insurer, UnumProvident, stopped paying her benefits. With the help of her attorneys Hangarter won a landmark $7.7 million jury verdict, which was unanimously upheld by the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Sorcerer's Tale

Author : Alec Ryrie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199570906
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Sorcerer's Tale written by Alec Ryrie and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An earl's son, plotting murder by witchcraft; conjuring spirits to find buried treasure; a stolen coat embroidered with pure silver; crooked gaming-houses and brothels; a terrifying new disease, and the self-trained surgeon who claims he can treat it. This is the world of Gregory Wisdom, a physician, magician, and consummate con-man in sixteenth-century London. Drawing on previously unknown documents to reconstruct this extraordinary man's career, Alec Ryrie takes us through the cut-throat business of early modern medicine, down to Tudor London's gangland of fraud and organized crime; from the world of Renaissance magi and Kabbalistic conjurers to street-corner wizards; and into the chaotic, exhilarating religious upheavals of the Reformation. On the way, we learn how Tudor England's dignified public face and its rapacious underworld were intimately connected to each other. Gregory Wisdom's career is an object lesson in how to conjure up wealth and respectability from nothing in a turbulent age. Praised as "an excellent snapshot of a time intrigued by the spiritual realm" (Los Angeles Times), this is a unique glimpse into a world intoxicated by new ideas.

The Millenary Fraud: The Bible

Author : Arquimedes De Jesus
Publisher : First Edition Design Pub.
ISBN 13 : 1622876318
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (228 download)

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Download or read book The Millenary Fraud: The Bible written by Arquimedes De Jesus and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Millenary Fraud is a book on the Bible that is the product of more than 18 years of my life as a Christian. What I have done in this book is nothing more than invite people to check the Bible thoroughly and to compare the different verses that contradict each other as other authors have done. I want people to have the same knowledge of the Bible as I and decide for themselves. · Evidence has been found in the Bible that god never spoke to Abraham. · Evidence has been found in the Bible that god never spoke to Moses and the Israelites on Mount Sinai. · Evidence has been found in the Bible that god forgets and lies. · Evidence has been found in the Bible that god does not keep his promises. · Evidence has been found in the Bible that god does not know everything. · Evidence has been found in the Bible that Jesus was a thief and a fraudster. · Evidence had been found in the Bible that Jesus was not the son of Virgin Mary. · Evidence has been found in the Bible that Jesus lied openly at least 10 times. · Evidence has been found in the Bible that Jesus will not come back, for he is 1800 years late. · Evidence has been found in the Bible that it is impossible for Jesus to come back. · This is not a book about delusive thoughts or interpretations of the Bible and Qur’an by the author. It is about clear proof, with evidence throughout ‘given’ by the books of faith.

American Grace

Author : Robert D. Putnam
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416566732
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book American Grace written by Robert D. Putnam and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-21 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on three national surveys on religion, as well as research conducted by congregations across the United States, to examine the profound impact it has had on American life and how religious attitudes have changed in recent decades.

The Great Leap-Fraud

Author : A.J. Deus
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450280609
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Great Leap-Fraud written by A.J. Deus and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious ignorance is as dangerous for societal stability as religious extremism. In The Great Leap-Fraud, author A. J. Deus shows that only through the cowardly behavior of a majority that is uneducated in religious questions can sectarian extremism and terrorism take shape and overtake societies. Modern civilizations fail to address the dangerous defect. Based on a reassessment of primary documents from the beginning of Judaism through to the Reformation, The Great Leap-Fraud evaluates the Judaic scriptures of the Jews, the Christians, and the Muslims for their potential to stir hatred, violence, and terrorism. It searches for messages in the scriptures that may alter the economic behavior of societies. While providing an overview of three major religionsJudaism, Christianity, and IslamThe Great Leap-Fraud uncovers a series of frauds and premeditated deployment of prophets with the goal to establish or redeem the Jewish state of Israel. It also uncovers how the vested interest of Christian historians has pushed the rise of Christianity unto Roman Emperors. Deus shows that the way humans think and act are strongly influenced by a culture driven by the norms of religious organizations, both past and present. More information at www.ajdeus.org.

The Politics of Ponzi Schemes

Author : Marie Springer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429869797
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (298 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Ponzi Schemes written by Marie Springer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-30 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the space of three years, from 2009 to 2012 Bernie Madoff, Tom Petters and R. Allen Stanford were all convicted for running multi-billion dollar Ponzi schemes. These three schemes alone have had the largest financial take in U.S. history. But what role does the economy and legislation play in the occurrences of Ponzi schemes? What is the nature of Ponzi schemes and what are their tools and mechanisms? What can we know about Ponzi perpetrators? Unraveling the answers to these questions (and many more), Marie Springer provides the first representative portrait of Ponzi schemes, their perpetrators, and their victims. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, she begins by presenting an overview of different types of Ponzi schemes. She later explores perpetrators and victims of Ponzi schemes followed by a close examination of economic trends, regulatory changes, and the financial relationship with Ponzi schemes. Other key features include: • A non-technical overview of both offender based and offense-based approaches of studying this form of fraud. • Examples of Ponzi schemes and Ponzi schemers. • A wealth of descriptive statistics on known federal cases from the 1960s until the present to quantify this specific form of fraud. Broadening our understanding of Ponzi schemes as a form of white-collar crime, The Politics of Ponzi Schemes provides an excellent foundation for students and practitioners of public administration, banking, as well as investors, finance and accounting, law enforcement officers, legislators and regulators.

Cauliflower Is A Fraud

Author : David Burrows
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781631294563
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (945 download)

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Download or read book Cauliflower Is A Fraud written by David Burrows and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-27 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As fewer and fewer Americans claim to be Christians, it is increasingly important that those who do follow Jesus live authentic lives. For too long, American Christianity has settled for a watered down and inauthentic faith. We follow our own paths, live life on our terms, and do as we please. Then, we call this Christianity. It's not, it's a fraud. In his book, Cauliflower Is A Fraud, David Burrows examines what it means to live the authentic Christian life. Key chapters in his book include: - Foolish Mortals - Who Gets To Be God? - Quit Making Stuff Up - The Worse Case Of Faith, Ever - The Father At The End Of The Road Cauliflower Is A Fraud is book that will take you on a brief spiritual journey, and allow you the opportunity take inventory of your relationship with God. You can't be the God of your own life, but you can an authentic follower of Jesus. Be real, not a fraud. In 1980, at the age of nineteen, David Burrows began his ministry as Youth Minister at Northside Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas. Now, almost forty years later, he is Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico. With numerous stops serving churches in Texas, David has grown to understand the importance of living the authentic Christian life. David and his wife, Debbie, married in 1982 and have one daughter, Kelly. He earned a BA from Trinity University in San Antonio and an MDiv and DMin from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.

Historicity, Incorporation and Fund Development

Author : Janell Harvey
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1477268022
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (772 download)

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Download or read book Historicity, Incorporation and Fund Development written by Janell Harvey and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faith-based organizations address a myriad of needs in communities both domestic and abroad. Leaders, new to the field, often lack the strategies needed to successfully secure funds, file form 1023, audit their annual programmatic goals and hold their board of directors accountable. Through a process of understanding the historicity of the faith-based sector, establishing plans and learning the fundamentals of non-profit development, new leaders can position themselves to lead the charge towards establishing bona-fide faith-based organizations. This book is composed of those fundamental areas. In addition to such processes, this book also looks at the mission of Apostle Paul as he led a purpose driven life to establish churches in the Roman Empire and his commitment to the benevolent offering. Clearly, those working the field of Christian philanthropy can use Paul as a model figure as they seek to establish worthwhile causes that meet the needs of people universally. This book examines both the historical and current impact that faith-based organizations have on society. Included are the steps for individuals interested in establishing an NGO (non-governmental organization) and seeking funds. Worksheets are also provided. The author, Dr. Janell N. Harvey is a seasoned proposal developer who has established a number of non-profit organizations while helping to garner millions in funds. "Dr, Harvey's research presents a worthwhile model that is easily adaptable within the faith based sector. Clearly, her reference to Apostle Paul's work is legitimate as he is a model figure within the Christian faith" Attorney Trai Irving Esq.

Bad Faith

Author : Paul Offit
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0465082963
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Bad Faith written by Paul Offit and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Jesus said, “Suffer the children,” faith healing is not what he had in mind

World Christian Trends Ad30-ad2200 (hb)

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Publisher : William Carey Library
ISBN 13 : 0878086080
Total Pages : 960 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book World Christian Trends Ad30-ad2200 (hb) written by and published by William Carey Library. This book was released on 2001 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Divider-in-Chief

Author : Kate Obenshain
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1621570118
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Divider-in-Chief written by Kate Obenshain and published by Regnery Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that the Obama administration has become the most divisive presidency in history, describing how the president has put his ideological and electoral interests ahead of what is best for the country.