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Copeland wasn't Grassley's only pen pal. He also wrote to the Revs. Creflo Dollar, Benny Hinn, Eddie Long, Joyce Meyer and Paula White, in total six televangelists who are part of an evangelical subculture known loosely as Prosperity gospel. "Recent news reports regarding the possible misuse of donations made to religious organizations" prompted the probe, Grassley wrote. The ministers' responses are technically voluntary, but the Senator has asked for them in a month and has mused that the replies could lead to testimony under oath. If so, Grassley could end up wiping out what some consider a kleptocracy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going After the Money Ministries | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...find it theologically and ethically perverse. Prosperity dominates American religious TV, and millions of adherents send millions of dollars to preachers they have never met. For Grassley, this might be fine if the ministers put all the money back into their mission work. But his now famous question about Meyer's $23,000 commode suggests he questions the destination of her estimated $124 million annual take. He has asked for her real estate records, reminding her fellow Missourians of an extended duel she had with Jefferson County officials that resulted in her agreeing in 2005 to pay taxes on half...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going After the Money Ministries | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...told TIME that he made a gift but said the sum was not that high. He and the Copelands claim to be tax-compliant. Hinn and Long did not respond by press time. White's ministry says to the best of its knowledge it complies with all tax codes. Meyer posted a 2007 IRS letter confirming tax-exempt status...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going After the Money Ministries | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...original version of this article referred mistakenly to a 2006 letter from the IRS confirming the Joyce Meyer Ministry's tax-exempt status. While the IRS reviewed the ministry's activities from 2004 to 2006, it sent its letter of confirmation in October...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Going After the Money Ministries | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...breaststroke, Rathgeber came in first with a time of 2:06.04. He was closely followed his teammates, freshman Justin Davidson, freshman Mike Polino, and sophomore Simone Melillo. Harvard dominated similarly in the freestyle. Junior Eric Lynch placed first with a time of 4:35.42, with sophomore Alex Meyer and freshman Douwe Yntema following quickly mind. Lynch also won the 1000-yard freestyle in 9:28.77. This race, along with the 500-yard freestyle, earned him the distinction of garnering the most individual wins on the day for Harvard. Rathgeber and senior Pat Quinn each won an individual race...

Author: By Alison E. Schumer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Swimming Defeats Big Green, Cornell | 11/13/2007 | See Source »

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