BENNY HINN'S FINANCES
Under U.S. tax laws the Hinn Ministry is not legally obligated to makes its finances public because it is a religious organization.
Although most major American churches and ministries release financial information voluntarily there are no public records for how much the Hinn ministry makes or how that money is spent.
Benny Hinn insists that every penny is spent on God's work. But the fifth estate obtained confidential financial records from inside the Hinn ministry. These documents were provided by individuals who say they want the public to know how Benny Hinn spends the money entrusted to him.
The fifth estate asked Roddy Allan, a forensic accountant, to review the ministry's expense and travel records. He says, "I'm a mere bean counter, but it would be hard to persuade me that you had to incur that kind of expense in order to accomplish a business objective."
The prestigious Lanesborough Hotel, next to Buckingham Palace, is frequented by celebrities such as Madonna and Micheal Jackson.
Here is a very small sampling of financial records from the summer of 2003. At that time Hinn had crusades in St. Petersburg, Russia and Stockholm, Sweden then departed for a four day whirlwind trip to Italy and London, billing it as a simple layover.
* A hotel bill for room service and chauffeur services at the Lanesborough Hotel in London (see bill .pdf)
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/hotelbill.pdf
* Tips given to staff at Lanesborough Hotel in London after a one day stay (see chit .pdf)
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/londontips.pdf
* Tips given to the staff at the Savoia Hotel in Milan, Italy (see chit .pdf)
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/italytips.pdf
* $5000US dollars cash given to Pastor Benny Hinn (PBH), no details for the reason (see chit .pdf)
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/bennmoney.pdf
* A gift from Benny Hinn to a 'homeless woman with a baby' of $20US (see chit .pdf)
http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/Chit_homeless.pdf
Also, in his letter to his followers after our original broadcast, Pastor Benny suggests that our reporting on his hotel expenses was misleading. He claims that the hotels he uses often give him rooms for free, or "deeply discounted". Well, we checked on that and the two luxury hotels which appear in our story, the ones in London and Milan, both told us that they do not offer deep discounts or freebies on those rooms.
Previous failed prophecies of Benny Hinn, made on New Year's eve of 1989:
The Spirit tells Benny that Castro will die in the 90's. (Real Audio - © 1989 by Benny Hinn)
Benny Hinn false prophesy on Castro
The Lord tells Benny that homosexuals in America will be destroyed by fire by 1995. (Real Audio - © 1989 by Benny Hinn)
Benny Hinn's false prophecy on homosexuals
Benny Hinn's failed prophecy of a peace treaty with Syria's Hafez Al-Assad
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Benny Hinn Says Jesus Appearing To Muslims
Benny Hinn False Prophet
Note that Benny Hinn claimed that God revealed the above prophecies to him. Now either God has erred, or Benny Hinn invented these prophecies and he never heard from God. The truth should be obvious - Benny Hinn does not hear from God, he is without doubt a false prophet.
Suzanne Hinn the wife of Benny Hinn said these infamous words at her husband's home church the Orlando Christian Center in front of thousands of mystified, confused and shocked Christian followers
"If your engines aren't revved up, then what you need is
a holy ghost Enema right up your rear end!" - Suzanne Hinn -- Holy Ghost Enema right up your rear
Though it should seem obvious to anyone watching this guy that his act has little if anything to do with God, such is certainly not the case. It is estimated that Hinn’s ministry brings in from 190 to up to 300 million dollars annually (no one really knows for sure because he doesn’t disclose this information), making him far and away the king of the Global Word Faith hucksters.
Hinn learned the ⊗⊗⊗⊗ staging techniques of Kathryn Kuhlman and Aimee Semple McPherson well (he claims to receive anointing by visiting their graves). He gives his people a good show and they gladly open their wallets. He has gone so far as to claim that Jesus will begin to show up physically at his meetings. (still waiting on that one) Never mind that at one time he taught that the Trinity had nine members and that Christians became little gods.
