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Benny Hinn and other wacky TV evangelists....
« on: January 20, 2005, 12:06:01 PM »
Benny Hinn's show would have to be one of the funniest things going around on TV atm.
Since I get up quite early to go to work, I check for something to watch whilst I'm having brekky.
Originally I thought it was a typo for Benny Hill and thought I wouldn't mind a bit of Brit comedy to start the day and switched it on only to find a hispanic looking man in a white high collar suit with a tan that looks like he spends most of his time in a solarium. He actually looks like a turd in a tennis sock.
Anyway I was drawn to this guy's show for some reason. I think it was the hope of impending laughter and I wasn't disappointed.
He had a stadium full of people and part of the programme was a healing hands ceremony.
I'll set the scene. People with alleged illnesses line up on the side of the stage and they come up one at a time, state their illness to Benny he then places his hand on their forehead says a prayer to the allmighty (not Bruce) and then pushes them so they fall back into the waiting hands of 2 burly looking assistants who then drag them off stage and out of sight (probably to an awaiting minivan that will take them to a happy place never to be seen again.)

Well this is where the fun starts. A largish redneck white woman arrives on stage claming she has severe arthritis.
Benny proceeds to place his hand on the womans forehead. The woman forgets that a prayer is about to be said and she falls back prematurely toward the unsuspecting burly assistants who are looking into the crowd, then you hear this almighty thump as she hits the deck flat on her back. It was like a boxer hitting the canvas after a knockout punch! The croud went oooohhhh and then deathly silence. The next thing you see is them dragging her off stage in an unconcious state. ROFLMAOOOO. Now she probably has a broken back to go with her arthritis along with a tidy out of court settlement. ROFLMAOOOOOOOOO :rollin

In another show, a woman and her children came on stage and told Benny how her marriage is in complete dissarray to which Benny sees an opportunity and butts in before she finishes and say's "okay everyone, lets all pray together to God and ask him to bring her husband back to her so they can all be together again." whilst Benny is leading the prayer the woman interrupts and says.."why would I want him back? He molested the Kids, He beat me up on a regular basis..." To which Benny screams hysterically "okay everyone..now pray for them to break up. pray for them to break up. Dear Lord break them up!" ROFLMAOOOOO  :rollin
I have never seen someone backpedal so fast.  ;D ;D
Watch this show...I guarantee you will hurt yourself laughing.
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Re: Benny Hinn and other wacky TV evangelists....
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2005, 01:40:25 PM »
LMAO tiga - these guys need a red nose and some oversized sneakers.

I once watched a documentary on an evangelist preacher and his 2 young sons how they lived in a caravan and traveled around the US preaching in different churches.  It showed how the older kid started preaching at about 7-8 years old and how he was very confident preaching to the masses.  Then it followed his life into his teens and showed how his social life suffered as a result.  He basically had no friends, no social skills, and was very shy and bashful in a social setting.  However when he got up to preach he was a totally different person and was very confident.  He also suffered from severe paranoia and anxiety and was afraid the devil was within him and was constantly fighting his inner thoughts and feelings to the point where he had a break down.  Poor stuff.
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Re: Benny Hinn and other wacky TV evangelists....
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2005, 03:14:31 PM »
I am always sceptical about anyone who names a ministry after themself.

Note:  You might be interested to know that Benny Hinn, along with another evangelist, have got the most of the world covered.  Benny Hinn looks after the Western society, whilst the other guy predominately looks after the continent of Africa.  The other evangelist has the unfortunate name of Reinhardt Bonker.

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Re: Benny Hinn and other wacky TV evangelists....
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2005, 08:01:43 PM »
The other evangelist has the unfortunate name of Reinhardt Bonker.

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Re: Benny Hinn and other wacky TV evangelists....
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2005, 08:34:01 PM »
If evangelism means luring tepid souls with false promises then I vote for
Tony Robbins.

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Re: Benny Hinn and other wacky TV evangelists....
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2005, 11:12:02 PM »
Tony Robbins is just a motivational speaker not religious - although I've heard his seminars can take on a similar atmosphere.

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Re: Benny Hinn and other wacky TV evangelists....
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2005, 02:58:49 AM »
ROFLFMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO!

stuff, the world is just stuffed up folks. That's all there is to it.