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True Christian™ Televangelist Director of Fundraising and Tithing On the Look Out for Wife #6!
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I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-09-2011, 02:44 AM
Forgive my anger, brothers and sisters but I really have to vent about this. I have absolutely had it with being known as a "con artist" by gossip mongerers, backbiters, and snakes. It's not just a few people saying it either, it's several. No mainstream publication can reference me in an article without announcing me as "Fallen televangelist", "Shady con-man" or "Convicted felon."
Words hurt. I'm a man with a heart and feelings. Don't people think of how I feel before they lambast me with such hurtful sobriquets?
Here's a great example: There is a lady who has been watching my show and faithfully tithing a generous sum every month for the last four years. We'll call her Barbara. Well, some months back, the checks stopped flowing. I thought maybe she died because this was not like her.
I took the time out of my busy schedule and personally called her up on the phone. She was awe-struck by conversing with the Rev. Jim that she watches on TV daily and knows and loves. As it turns out, there was a lot of domestic turbulence happening. Her husband and her children demanded she stopped tithing. She said they referred to me as a "sleazy con-man" and a "scumbag that's only out for [her] money."
Well, I responded by quoting one of my favorite verses in all of the Bible:
Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Essentially I explained to her that she was being tested by God to see if she was a True Christian™. By stopping her monthly donations, she was basically turning her back on Jesus by elevating the love of her family more than the love of God. Fortunately, I was able to let her see the error of her ways and she is back to donating her $1000 a month.
Finally, I will end it on this point: Yes, I may have been convicted of fraud, embezzlement, and tax evasion. Yes, I served several years in a federal penitentiary for those crimes. But, does that make me a con man? Consider a Catholic priest or a Lutheran minister. Maybe they've never fleeced their followers financially in the same degree as me, but they're the ones telling lies to people and getting them sent to Hell. I may have bilked my viewers out of their money, but I have never bilked them out of their souls! Everything I do, I do it to help people achieve Salvation through Jesus Christ. Another preacher might not take money from his followers, but spreads a perverted false Gospel.
Who is the real con man here?
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-09-2011, 02:50 AM
Dear Brother,
God bless you for being so charitable with that wayward woman! You could, of course, have had her drop dead on the spot as the early Christian pastors did with those who withheld money. You save that woman's life! Praise!
I will personally bear witness that every person who has given money to Rev. Jim has gotten 100% of their due. What other investment can promise you that return?
Yours in Him,
Bab
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-09-2011, 03:43 AM
Reverend, it was very thoughtful of you to save that wayward old woman from the eternity in Hell that her family will no doubt suffer. I can't believe she would turn her back on Jesus like that! And she knows the consequences, too. But if you associate with vermin, even if they are blood, they will drag you down into their squalor, and you will become vermin too. Praise! Thank Jesus for you Reverend!
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-09-2011, 03:54 AM
The IRS, FTC, Department of Justice, Office for Civil Rights, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, SEC, FCC, FDA, AARP, NAACP, Hague War Crimes Tribunal, and Make-A-Wish people should be ashamed of themselves for how they've treated you, Rev. You'll never be convicted by a jury of your peers. -- bab
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-09-2011, 07:19 AM
Rev. Jim has payed me back every dollar I have ever loaned him plus 20%. There's no way he's a con man. I would trust him with my wife.
May you be a blessing to every life you touch.
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-09-2011, 12:27 PM
Sadly, I was elevated to the bench long after Rev. Jim was subjected to Kangaroo "justice."
He would never have been convicted in my court.
The Honorable HTannor (Pro NRA, Anti-Homer Marriage), Judge, Freehold Supreme Court
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-09-2011, 04:42 PM
It's disgusting how people have treated you. Don't they understand how important love and forgiveness are in Christianity?
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-09-2011, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Born Again Bob
The IRS, FTC, Department of Justice, Office for Civil Rights, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, SEC, FCC, FDA, AARP, NAACP, Hague War Crimes Tribunal, and Make-A-Wish people...
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Now THOSE are some REAL con-artists right there. Not hacks, not wannabes - real artists. Of conniving (that's what the "con" stands for, right?)
They're also part of the conspiracy. You know the one. Every time I pass people on the streets, they suddenly say something nonsensical, just to confuse me and make me paranoid. They use to cover it up by carrying cellphones, but they don't bother with that anymore. I'm just walking along, minding my own business, and then I pass somebody who says " ...are you trying to look like..." or something else calculated to make me paranoid.
I know all about you, conspiracy! I know all about your plot to make me paranoid! Well I've got a new pill cocktail that will cause my brainwaves to make your mind-control satellites crash into the sun! You'll never make me paranoid, you NWO nazis!
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-09-2011, 11:12 PM
Don't be discouraged, dear Reverend...you are preaching the Gospel, despite their wickedness! (Mark 16:15).
As you know for "Barbara", she will give an account for her disobedience! (2 Cor 5:10), (Rev 22:12).
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-09-2011, 11:23 PM
Please excuse a quesion of me Rev.
But this crimes you was in the prision for?
Did you did them or not? (If yes - why?)
YIC, Mari.
Ex JW and quiet, shy, timid girl who wants to be a True Cristian Lady.
My favorite verse from the Bible is:
- A true WITNESSE deliuereth soules: but a deceitfull WITNESSE speaketh lyes.
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-10-2011, 02:34 PM
That is very, very sad! (and awful) I don't understand how anyone can call you a con-artist?
If I have understood this right, people give you money so that you are carrying on spreading the words of God. What is wrong with that?
I think this is just non-christians trying to discourage you, rev. Jim!
Please don't give up, God is just testing you. I think that great love must come with great tears.
I will pray for you for that all theese accusations will go away!
Yours in Christ
Elisabeth
Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-10-2011, 04:01 PM
Reverend Jim, If you tell me that when you look deep down into your heart, you are living your life as Jesus commands, well that is good enough for me and should be good enough for those nay sayers that attempt to persecute you, whatever their reasons.
I have a feeling that these people are being used by our Lord to keep you humble and focused on his works. How many times have you seen a great teacher fail once reaching the pinnacle of spreading HIS word in today's society. All I can say is that you need to stay true to your beliefs, for all our sakes.
1 Chronicles 16:15
Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations ... an everlasting covenant.
Proverbs 30:5,6: Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-11-2011, 01:51 PM
Brother Jim, I know I can speak for the citizens of Freehold when I say, we are here for you.
The wonderful work you do should not have the shadow of doubt cast upon it.
JJH
Isaiah 24:1-3 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty (2)...as the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him. (3) The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the LORD hath spoken his word.
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-11-2011, 04:15 PM
I can also vouch for the trustworthiness of Rev. Jim. Nobody I've ever met can count out change for a $20 quicker, or with more finesse. Thanks to my friendship with Rev. Jim, I've made quite a few business connections with the sharpest minds in American business--- Don Lapre, Ron Popeil, Matthew Lesko, Jim Martin (founder of Vita Basics and Martec Industries, maker of "Focus Factor" memory supplements, author Kevin Trudeau, and Wayne Allen Root. I've also become close with many important people overseas, such as Prince Morobuti of Lesotho, Thailand royalty King Prem Sithi, and the President of the Royal Bank of Zimbabwe.
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-13-2011, 07:34 PM
I'm saddened that people would try to cast the light of ill-repute on sleazy shysters like you by calling you a con artist.
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-13-2011, 07:54 PM
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I'm saddened that people would try to cast the light of ill-repute on sleazy shysters like you by calling you a con artist.
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I don't think you're sad about it at all.
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-13-2011, 08:30 PM
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I'm saddened that people would try to cast the light of ill-repute on sleazy shysters like you by calling you a con artist.
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Since you're probably a typical canuckistani educated in their socialist sytem, i'm pretty sure you meant to say: I'm saddened that sleazy shysters would try to cast the light of ill-repute on you by calling you a con artist.
I know American is difficult to understand by furriners, but before you post your next poorly constructed sentences, perhaps you can clear them with one of the Pastors.
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-13-2011, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Callisto
I'm saddened that people would try to cast the light of ill-repute on sleazy shysters like you by calling you a con artist.
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Jesus forgave Rev Jim for that Indian Casino incident, why can't you Callisto?
Why?
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-13-2011, 08:55 PM
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Jesus forgave Rev Jim for that Indian Casino incident, why can't you Callisto?
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Do you mean the time when he was talking to a squaw and asked her about "Taking a chance on an Indian Blanket?"
I remember when he called me and we had some good laughs about it.
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Re: I am Sick and Tired of being called a "CON ARTIST"!!! -
04-13-2011, 09:35 PM
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Do you mean the time when he was talking to a squaw and asked her about "Taking a chance on an Indian Blanket?"
I remember when he called me and we had some good laughs about it.
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er, no didn't hear about that one. I was thinking about the one with three female couriers (that the press mislabel as escorts).
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