Louisiana televangelist seeks donations for $54M private jet: report

[yortsed snacilbuper]

A Louisiana-based televangelist is asking his followers to donate money for a $54 million jet that can “go anywhere in the world in one stop,” The Times-Picayune reported.

Jesse Duplantis, 68, a Christian minister based in Destrehan, about 25 miles east of New Orleans, says his ministry has paid cash for three private jets.

The problem with the previous jets, he says, is that they require multiple stops to refuel. But flying the Falcon 7X, Duplantis says, will allow him to save money and not pay “those exorbitant prices with jet fuel all over the world.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/louisiana-televangelist-seeks-donations-for-dollar54m-private-jet-report/ar-AAxX9x7?ocid=spartandhp&ffid=gz

[Soxfan58]

1. And some poor family

Will fork over the milk money so he can have it, and they can go to heaven.

[raccoon]

2. All these televangelists, including the late Billy Graham,

Have conveniently forgotten Jesus’s teachings about wealth.

[Sherman A1]

3. Ask and Ye Shall Receive

If his followers want to supply him with the money for a shiny new jet airplane, that is up to them. I can think of far better things to do with the $54 Million, but it's their money and their choices.

[Maggiemayhem]

4. There is one born every minute

[Fritz Walter]

5. His justification is total bullshit!

“I really believe that if Jesus was physically on the earth today, he wouldn’t be riding a donkey,” Duplantis says in the video, “He’d be in an airplane preaching the gospel all over the world.”

Duplantis’ video comes after another televangelist, Kenneth Copeland in Texas, purchased the Gulfstream V jet for $36 million.

Both televangelists defended their use of private jets during a joint appearance on Copeland’s program, saying that commercial airlines filled with “a bunch of demons” that get in the way of their busy schedules.

What would Jesus ride? Public transportation, Greyhound, Amtrak and commercial airlines; because that's where he'd have the greatest impact.

The real demons are these greedy, false prophets.

[True Blue American]

9. Religion gone Rogue

This started with the 700 Club, Jerry Falwell other’s.

Billy was not blatantly greedy. He tried to stay close to Salvation. TV was just a way of getting the word out. I wish I could say the same of his Son.

I once prayed with a group of Pastors from Billy’s group.

But this is what the Association has been turned into. Please send money.

https://billygraham.org/video/heaven/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ctv_may_2018&SOURCE=BT185YGGL&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9LPYBRDSARIsAHL7J5nSKV4Tr3J2Tf094d7kghu1VWiU4-_DAIjrBvVAMR6odHH65WVEQ8IaAqxfEALw_wcB

[rurallib]

12. Why would Jesus need an airplane

or anything else to get around?

[Butterflylady]

16. Good answer

After all, he could walk on water.

[Volaris]

17. Those damn air-travel demons again...

MAN I hate those things...always screwin with the Schedules.

Whatever...let rubes fork over their cash...but a word to the wise: if jesus WERE walking the Earth today, he'd be in these fuckers mega-churches with a whip for sure lol

[DRoseDARs]

6. I'm surprised he didn't moneybeg for the 8X, or hold out until the 9X which comes in 2023.

If people are stupid enough to give him money after THREE private jets...

[TNNurse]

7. First never trust anyone who pretends to represent Jesus.

Second, as my mother got older someone asked me if we worried she would be a victim to TV evangelists. I was certain that would never happen. She was pretty vocal (at least at home) about what she thought of them. Her money was safe from those phonies.

[True Blue American]

10. My Grandmother once sent money to

Oral Roberts. She wrote that either he was the best man living or totally evil. A Methodist Ministers Daughter she walked the walk.

Never hear back from Oral. after his he needed $7 Million or God would call him home I think she had her answer.

http://oralroberts.com/

[safeinOhio]

8. Best case ever for

taxing the Church.

[marble falls]

11. This guy could be Dusty Rhode's uncle. He looks the stereotypical Bible thumping huckster.

[WiseElder]

13. He does make a good point.

You can seriously get ripped off on the price of jet fuel in a lot of countries. A jet like this will avoid that.

[47of74]

14. This is the same guy who thought he was too holy to fly commercial

Along with Kenny Copeland. They didn’t want to come in contact with the unwashed masses because it would interfere with their communion with Jeeeeeezus.

[Honeycombe8]

15. Only idiots would give this charlatan money. Plenty of idiots in the world, though. nt

[Baitball Blogger]

18. This is what it's going to look like if one of them gets a message from God to

build an ark.

[demmiblue]

19. :sigh:

The lemmings will give.

[MariaCSR]

20. Creflo Dollar did the same thing

(this was after he told his congregation that people who don't tithe should be dragged out into the street and shot)



https://www.christianpost.com/news/creflo-dollar-will-get-70-million-gulfstream-g650-jet-says-church-world-changers-board-says-it-is-necessary-for-ministry-139858/

[jmowreader]

21. I'd like to do a song of great social and political importance

It goes like this...

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Falcon 7X?
My friends all have Gulfstreams, on which they have sex
You know flyin' commercial will put on you a hex
So Lord, won't you buy me a Falcon 7X?