Do you have enough faith to survive cancer?  I’ve written a
couple of posts about Kenneth Copeland and his holy war against
Senator Grassley’s investigation, but a comment this morning
reminded me of something that’s being overlooked in the scam
that is the “prosperity gospel”.  What’s been overlooked is how
Copeland and the rest get people to give them the money in the
first place. As the story goes, the Christian god wants all
Christians to have wonderful lives and if they don’t it’s only
because they didn’t show enough faith. How does one show faith?
By giving money and lots of it.  One such victim is Kristi’s
mother Bonnie Parker. Bonnie Parker died in 2004 after refusing
treatment for breast cancer (refusal of medical care is not
uncommon amongst people who’ve been taught that faith is all you
need). She died believing that she had not given Copeland’s
empire enough money.  As far as Bonnie’s family can figure, the
total amount is in the tens of thousands and possibly in the
hundreds of thousands. Copela