Episode #54: Tea Spill Part 2: The Latest Lakewood Church Protest, The Connection Between Witchcraft/Church Growth & How Churches Resemble Organized Crime With Barry Bowen, Staff Investigator @ Trinity Foundation

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INTRODUCTION:

Barry Bowen is the Staff Investigator at Trinity Foundation, a nonprofit organization that investigates religious fraud, theft and excess. From 2005 to 2010 Bowen served as one of the third-party whistleblowers assisting the U.S. Senate in its investigation of six TV ministries.

INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODE (But not limited to):

· A Look Into The Latest Lakewood Church Protest

· My Ire Against The Church For It’s Apathy

· When Does Life Begin? Is It Any Of Our Damn Business?

· How Churches Resemble Organized Crime

· How Witchcraft Can Be Used To Grow A Church

· When Do Preacher’s Become Corrupt?

· Addiction To Power

· Informants Actually Can Be Useful (Never Thought I’d Say That)

· Preachers + Fantasy + Roleplay

· Lack Of Accountability For Preachers

· More Money Is Embezzled By Religious Leaders Than What Is Spent On World Missions – Est. $60 Billion

CONNECT WITH BARRY:

Website: https://trinityfi.org

Twitter: https://twitter.com/barrybowen

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DE’VANNON’S RECOMMENDATIONS:

· Pray Away Documentary (NETFLIX)

o https://www.netflix.com/title/81040370

o TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk_CqGVfxEs

· Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed (Documentary)

o https://press.discoveryplus.com/lifestyle/discovery-announces-key-participants-featured-in-upcoming-expose-of-the-hillsong-church-controversy-hillsong-a-megachurch-exposed/

· Leaving Hillsong Podcast With Tanya Levin

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