Hinn Clan Like ‘Royal Family’ and ‘Mafia,’ Prosperity Teaching Is ‘Twisted’

(Screenshot: Twitter)Costi Hinn, nephew of Benny Hinn, speaks with Carol Costello on HLN about rejecting prosperity theology on October 23, 2017.

The nephew of Benny Hinn, who is a pastor in Southern California, is criticizing his uncle’s prosperity theology and teaching, explaining how it cost him personally as a member of the Hinn family. The theology his uncle espouses is “twisted,” he said.

In an HLN exclusive interview with Carol Costello, Costi Hinn described growing up in the Hinn family as a hybrid of being a “royal family” (lavish riches) and the “mafia” (strict enforcement of the mafia).

“You keep to your own, you defend your own. You never, ever, regardless of what the truth might be, do anything to harm or expose at the expense of family. It’s just a tight-knit, tight-lipped community,” Hinn explained.

He recounted that the first time he ever said anything publicly about his family — as people had been asking — he got a phone call from a family member who told him “you need to pipe down, don’t talk about family.”

Hinn further explained that the luxurious way of life that he had was “living the dream,” with flights on a G4 or G5 private gulfstream airliners, layovers in Monte Carlo, and stays in a fancy hotel suites that cost $25,000 per night.

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Christian chocolate factory launches children’s advent contest

The company’s asked for children to design the front of an advent calendar by taking inspiration from the Gospel accounts of the birth of Jesus.

David Marshall, director of the Meaningful Chocolate Company said the contest was inspired from their Real Easter Egg Campaign which asked entrants to depict the resurrection.

He told Premier: “We got some amazing pictures. We just thought it would be very interesting to see if they got the chance to design an advent calendar what they would include.

“It’s quite difficult because there are so many secular calendars out there.

“What we want to do is put the nativity characters on the front of an advent calendar… something you don’t find in the 99p Barbie advent calendar.”

The competition is open to schools, churches and children’s groups.

Marshall said since it’s open to everyone he hopes it will also serve as an evangelism tool.

He told Premier: “We’re hoping that in reading the Bible and the Gospels around Christmas that they will encounter the Christmas story.

“We know for example that quite often advent calendars are the first time children will encounter the Christmas story

“During those 24 days they’re learning more about advent, about Christmas, and at the end of those 24 days the children have learned something, and also quite often the parents go on the journey as well.

“So these advent calendars they sound quite superficial but actually they’re a great teaching tool.

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Is the Air Force Done With People of Faith? .

A military plane on an Air Force base.
A military plane on an Air Force base. ( REUTERS/Joseph Campbell)

Is it really possible that the Air Force no longer has room for people of faith? Based on the matter of Col. Bohannon, that may sadly be the case.

Leland Bohannon is a decorated colonel who has devoted decades of his life to serving our Air Force, including flying missions in the B-2 stealth bomber. He’s been ranked first on his performance reports, has been bestowed numerous honors, and trusted with oversight of nuclear weapons. In…

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Leading Vegetable Supplier Pulls Out Stocks from Supermarkets Due to Contamination Risks of Bacteria

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An electron micrograph of a Listeria bacterium in tissue is seen in a 2002 image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Mann Packing, a leading vegetable supplier in California, has taken upon itself to recall its products that might have been contaminated with listeria.

According to reports, Mann Packing’s decision to recall its products has affected the stocks of multiple supermarkets across USA and Canada, including Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Meijer, Albertson’s and Safeway.

While there have been no illnesses linked to the recalled products, which were listed as “best if used by” October 11 to October 20, Mann Packing decided to pull out the products after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency picked up their contamination risk, thanks to its random sampling.

According to Food Safety, listeria is a type of bacteria found either in soil or water. However, it can also be present in some animals, especially in poultry animals and cattle. It can also be found in raw milk and food products made from which, and even in food processing plants where it can contaminate processed meats.

Unlike other bacteria, listeria displays a certain extent of resilience as it can even grow in cold temperatures, and the only way to kill it is through cooking and pasteurization.

Reports claim that, based on the records of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 1,600 people in the United States get infected with listeria each year and around 260 from those infected dies. Although the symptoms of the bacteria are similar…

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ISIS Targets Christian Town, Killing Scores of People, Including Children

ISIS Targets Christian Town, Killing Scores of People, Including Children



Islamic State soldiers have reportedly killed “scores” of people, including women and children, in Qaryatayn, a town that was once predominantly Christian.


Syrian troops recaptured the city over the weekend, but found that ISIS had killed many civilians.


“These are people who don’t know God, they don’t know anything. They killed children and women with knives, they beat women, broke their arms,” a town resident said, speaking on condition of anonymity.


It’s unclear how many were killed. The Associated Press said 67 were killed, while Homs province Governor Tala Barazi told Reuters that “more than 60 were dead” and more than 100 are missing. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said some 128 people were killed.


Abdullah AbdulKarim, a former resident of the city, said the latest slaughter was revenge killing. His own uncle and two of his cousins were shot.


“They came into town with a hit list,” he said, adding that soldiers went door to door for weeks looking for people.


According to International Christian Concern, Qaryatayn was a predominantly Christian town until about 2015 when ISIS first captured the city.


The town has been recaptured and taken back between Syrian and ISIS forces many times. The town was finally recaptured again by ISIS earlier this month.


 


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Christian rap artist tops the Billboard charts

The artist, whose real name is Nathan Feuerstein has said in a previous interview that he does not consider himself to be a Christian rapper. In an interview with HipHopDX, he said “I don’t know what a Christian rapper is.

“I’m just an artist who makes music for everybody.”

His music has featured on various TV shows including Empire, Chicago PD and Love & Hip Hop.  He dedicated his song “How Could You Leave Us” to his mother after she overdosed on drugs.

This accolade adds to his recently awarded Dove Award for the Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year for the song “Oh Lord”. The award winning track featured lyrics such as:

“Don’t ever tell me there’s no God.

“And if there isn’t then what are we here for?”

Similarly, American Christian hip hop artist Lecrae released Anomaly in 2014 which topped the Billboard charts in 2014 and went gold after selling the equivalent of half a million copies and earned him a Grammy nomination. He also preferred to describe himself as a rap artist who is a Christian rather than a Christian rap artist.

Perception is NF’s 4th album and he is due in London in November for a sold out concert.

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Why Fatherlessness Is Not Normal and Dads Need to Hug Their Kids: Author (Interview)

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(Photo: Courtesy of John Finch)John Finch, author and producer of The Father Effect

A new book and movie showcases the irreplaceable effect a father has on his children, told from the perspective of a Texas man well-acquainted with the intense pain of being fatherless.

John Finch, 49, was raised in a Dallas suburb with two older brothers, and lost his father to suicide when he was just 11. He spent his youth and young adulthood looking for fatherly affirmation through several worldly avenues, creating a false persona to try to heal the wound.

This father-wound, he would come to call it, would govern his life for close to 30 years. Craving the blessing he never got from his dad, he pursued lucrative careers and making money, and had become a social alcoholic. All of it left him empty.

Yet on Feb. 20, 2009, Finch had what is sometimes referred to as a “come-to-Jesus” experience when he surrendered everything to God.

“I had just been struggling,” Finch said of that moment in a phone interview with The Christian Post about his book The Father Effect: Hope and Healing From a Dad’s Absence, which he co-authored with Blake Atwood.

“My life had just really imploded. I say that God took to me to a place of brokenness. He took me to my knees.”

What began that February day was a journey of delving into the pain of losing his father and learning to forgive. Through an intense process of counseling that he says was the hardest three months of his life, he encountered the Father’s love, and out of that encounter and that revelation of who he is as a son of God, he embarked upon an…

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Mark Wahlberg Says He Asks God for Forgiveness for This Movie Role

Mark Wahlberg Says He Asks God for Forgiveness for This Movie Role



Actor Mark Wahlberg said there are certain movie roles he has taken, and one in particular, that he regrets and for which he hopes God can forgive him.


The Huffington Post reports that Wahlberg is a devout Catholic, and his faith has caused him to rethink his role as a porn star in “Boogie Nights.”


The popular actor, who also starred in movies such as “The Departed,” “The Fighter,” and other well-known films, says he now recognizes that some of the film roles he has taken on have not been honoring to God.


“I just always hope that God is a movie fan and also forgiving, because I’ve made some poor choices in my past,” Wahlberg said during a youth event hosted by the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.


“I feel remorse when I’ve made mistakes,” Wahlberg told the audience at the event. “If I could go back and change a lot of things that I did, I would. I look for ways to give back.”


He added that his role in “Boogie Nights” was “up there at the top of the list” of roles he regrets and for which he asks for forgiveness.


 


Publication date: October 24, 2017

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Christian baker asked to bake birthday cake for Satan

He received an email asking for a cake with an “upside down cross, under the head of Lucifer.” A separate request came over the phone to bake another cake, featuring Satan smoking cannabis.

In a landmark case, similar to a case with Asher’s Bakery in Northern Ireland, Charlie Craig and David Mullins will find out in a U. S. Supreme Court whether they have been discriminated against.

Jack Phillips is being represented by ADF International.

Legal counsel for ADF International, Laurence Wilkinson, told Premier during our News Hour that the recent requests were provocative.

He said: “Clearly this request is somewhat of a mockery and perhaps testing his view on what he will and will not create.”

“The argument that he has made, as an artist, is that there are certain projects that he should not be compelled to engage in.

“As a Christian, asking someone to create a cake that’s celebrating Satan is clearly not something that he will be participating in. “

However, with regards to the actual court case he told Premier: “I think it will be very closely watched by everyone in the United States.

“In terms of the freedom of expression, the artistic context, it will be very interesting to see how it pans out.”

The US case is due to be heard in December.

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