changedagain Wrote:
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> BTW, aside from weathering criticism from those
> who lost their life savings in the mine
> debacle...did John take a significant financial
> hit? I recall an allegation in the divorce trial
> that he was worth 30 million. Even if that number
> was grossly inflated, and he was worth say 4-5
> million, that still puts him in a much better
> financial state than the average church member at
> the time. Do you recall John stating in a "living
> word" that the ministries should live a lifestyle
> similar to the people they are ministering to? I
> guess those were just words.
I do remember JRS making that statement, changedagain. I also remember GH making the same statement. Both tended to attach themselves closely to the wealthiest members. In JRS' case, the one I was most aware of was John McKune from Yucaipa. With G&M, Hank Machal and the Greys come to mind. Were they making rules that only applied to others? Or were they rationalizing that a very small minority of members were more well-off than others? Or most likely, it was all B.S. to make people believe that they were living sacrficially.
And no, I don't believe that JRS took a big hit. I think the members bore the loss, as per usual.
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> BTW, aside from weathering criticism from those
> who lost their life savings in the mine
> debacle...did John take a significant financial
> hit? I recall an allegation in the divorce trial
> that he was worth 30 million. Even if that number
> was grossly inflated, and he was worth say 4-5
> million, that still puts him in a much better
> financial state than the average church member at
> the time. Do you recall John stating in a "living
> word" that the ministries should live a lifestyle
> similar to the people they are ministering to? I
> guess those were just words.
I do remember JRS making that statement, changedagain. I also remember GH making the same statement. Both tended to attach themselves closely to the wealthiest members. In JRS' case, the one I was most aware of was John McKune from Yucaipa. With G&M, Hank Machal and the Greys come to mind. Were they making rules that only applied to others? Or were they rationalizing that a very small minority of members were more well-off than others? Or most likely, it was all B.S. to make people believe that they were living sacrficially.
And no, I don't believe that JRS took a big hit. I think the members bore the loss, as per usual.