US preacher asks followers to help buy fourth private jet

[Gunny]

A US televangelist has asked his followers to help fund his fourth private jet - because Jesus "wouldn't be riding a donkey".
Jesse Duplantis said God had told him to buy a Falcoln 7X for $54m (£41m).
He added he was hesitant about the purchase at first, but said God had told him: "I didn't ask you to pay for it. I asked you to believe for it."
Although preachers owning private jets is not unusual, this particular appeal has caused controversy.
Twitter users responded to the request with disbelief, with many quoting Bible verses warning against greed and "false prophets", or suggesting that the money (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44305873#)could be better used to help the poor.
In a video address posted on his website, 68-year-old Mr Duplantis explained: "You know, I've owned three different jets in my life, and I've used them and just burning them up for the Lord Jesus Christ.
"Now, some people believe that preachers shouldn't have jets. I really believe that preachers ought to go on every available voice, every available outlet, to get this Gospel preached to the world."

Standing beside framed pictures of his current fleet, he said that the jet he bought 12 years ago was no longer sufficient for his ministry because he could not fly non-stop, meaning (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44305873#) he had to pay "exorbitant" refuelling costs.





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Another picture which appeared in the video showed the preacher standing with the three aircraft, above the caption: "It's not about possessions, it's about priorities."
Mr Duplantis justified the request by saying that Jesus had told people to "go into the world and preach the Gospel to every creature, now how we gonna do that? I can't live long enough to travel by car or by ship or by train, but I can do it by an aeroplane".
In 2015, Mr Duplantis appeared in a video with another preacher, Kenneth Copeland, in which Mr Copeland described travelling on commercial airlines as being "in a long tube with a bunch of demons".

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Jesus wouldn't be riding a Donkey, huh?:rolleyes: Most televangelists just piss me off.

"Preacher man talkin on the teevee, puttin down the rock and roll,

Wants me to send a donation, cuz he's worries about my soul"

Go preach in Africa, Jesse. They need it, and YOU won't need a jet.

[High_Plains_Drifter]

Like I was saying before...

[Elessar]

Huh?

Go ride a bicycle fake showman.

How people can fall for this kind of crap is beyond me.

Al Sharpton is of the same mold.

[revelarts]

I guess Jesse D thinks that
the Holy Bibles is not the end all and say all of the word,
and he has no problem with modernizing church and making it entertaining.
and that the practices of various religions are long overdue for an update and overhaul... as well as his jet.
--cough--
at least he's not boring.

just sayin'

[Gunny]

I guess Jesse D thinks that
the Holy Bibles is not the end all and say all of the word,
and he has no problem with modernizing church and making it entertaining.
and that the practices of various religions are long overdue for an update and overhaul... as well as his jet.
--cough--
at least he's not boring.

just sayin'Do I detect sarcastic, unspoken but obvious comparison?

[revelarts]

Do I detect sarcastic, unspoken but obvious comparison?

sure, there's a bit of dig in there to overstate a point.

But Jesse D is obviously even farther off the reservation with this.

[Gunny]

sure, there's a bit of dig in there to overstate a point.

But Jesse D is obviously even farther off the reservation with this.I've listened to 2 televangelists more than the first 5 minutes of their show. Billy Graham and Joel Osteen. Osteen is weird, but I find him amusing and he usually has a good point.

Far as the money thing goes, I think all those televangelist churches are WAY over the top. Could feed a lot of kids in Africa for the price of one of those custom tailored suits.