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Old 05-29-2018, 03:53 PM
 
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Duplantis, saying he needs roughly $54 million to help him efficiently spread the gospel to as many people as possible, has asked the Lord - and hundreds of thousands of hopefully deep-pocketed followers across the world - for just such a plane.

He is the latest aircraft-seeking preacher to draw raised eyebrows and outright condemnation from critics who say asking for a multimillion dollar luxury jet is not exactly what Jesus meant when he said "store up for yourself treasures in heaven."

Televangelist with three planes wants followers to pay for a $54 million private jet - Sun Sentinel
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Old 05-29-2018, 03:57 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia/South Jersey area
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Hey don't blame Jesus for this stupidity. He walked on water and feed a few thousand people with a small lunch. Doubt very much if he would have a problem getting his word out.
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Old 05-29-2018, 04:01 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Who is he going to preach to at 30000 feet?
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Old 05-29-2018, 04:02 PM
 
Location: plano
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Visit the vatacan anad see the art treasures over flowing there.. They charge thirty bucks or so to get in then want you to not take pictures because it is all so scared.


Someone best tell preacher if he gets a jet he has to post its flight schedule online so we can be sure he isnt visiting a girl friend or something
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Old 05-29-2018, 04:12 PM
 
Location: Lakewood OH
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He’ll get his contributions. There are gullible people everywhere who think this is how they can buy their way into Heaven.
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Old 05-29-2018, 08:51 PM
 
Location: Riverside Ca
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Giving money to any of those charlatans is a travesty. The sad part is the people giving are the ones who can least afford it.



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If Jesus was to descend from heaven and physically set foot on 21st century earth, prosperity gospel televangelist Jesse Duplantis told his followers, the Redeemer would probably pass on riding on the back of a donkey: "He'd be on an airplane preaching the Gospel all over the world."
No he wouldn’t. Jesus was a simple man. ****tards like this took and twisted Gods and Jesus words to suit themselves and make themselves rich. A true man of god doesn’t need a 54 million dollar plane.
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Old 05-29-2018, 09:05 PM
 
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Visit the vatacan anad see the art treasures over flowing there.. They charge thirty bucks or so to get in then want you to not take pictures because it is all so scared.
Its about $20 to get in, which is a typical price for a museum. You can take pictures in the museum, just not flash photography, which again, is typical at just about any art museum.
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Old 05-29-2018, 10:21 PM
 
Location: Honolulu, HI
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Hey don't blame Jesus for this stupidity.
But it is the story of Jesus that the rich megachurch preachers are using to exploit the stupid

Religion wise, why did God create a religion that would so easily exploit his own believers?

Jesse Duplantis has a net worth estimated at $50 million. Any real God with dignity would not allow a man to exploit his congregation for $50 million off stories in the Bible.
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Old 05-29-2018, 11:14 PM
 
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But it is the story of Jesus that the rich megachurch preachers are using to exploit the stupid

Religion wise, why did God create a religion that would so easily exploit his own believers?

Jesse Duplantis has a net worth estimated at $50 million. Any real God with dignity would not allow a man to exploit his congregation for $50 million off stories in the Bible.
Maybe this guy is actually working for Satan and not on God's side....
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Old 05-30-2018, 04:06 AM
 
Location: Lancashire, England
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Someone best tell preacher if he gets a jet he has to post its flight schedule online so we can be sure he isnt visiting a girl friend or something

Or a boyfriend, going by the past behaviour of some televangelists and anti-gay ministers - Ted Haggard, George Rekers, and, allegedly, Eddie Long. Rekers was caught at an airport with a male prostitute; I bet he wishes he'd had his own plane, rather than have had to travel on public flights.

What would Duplantis get up to in the privacy of his own plane?
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