The preachers getting rich from poor Americans:
Ole, who always had a have-a-go approach to problem-solving, felt an
urge to step in. First, he tried approaching the ministries on behalf of
the penniless donors, thinking he could explain the circumstances and
get the money refunded. However, like Larry, he found no-one willing to
talk.So he took it to a Christian broadcasting association - but
it didn't want to get involved. Then he approached local district
attorneys, who explained that many preachers were protected by the First
Amendment (guaranteeing freedom of religion and free speech), so there
was nothing they could do. So he turned back to the media, this time
major networks and publications, which said investigations would be too
time-consuming.Ole was faced with a multibillion-dollar industry
built, as he saw it, on exploiting the poor - and it was completely
untouchable.And this is how a community church became an
investigations office. The Trinity Foundation felt compelled to tackle
the prosperity preachers because no-one else would.
