# TV-evangelist Benny Hinn - a false prophet **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 31, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953 "2006-08-31T18:06:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/21 "2006-08-31T19:31:06Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Just in case it’s not a whoosh - that comes from The Wizard of Oz. [/QUOTE] Thanks. I’ve heard the quote but never seen the movie. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/22 "2006-08-31T19:33:57Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] You’re thinking thinking of Benny Hill, the TV comic. The OP is talking about Benny Hinn, spokesperson for the Ginsu knife. [/QUOTE] No no no! He’s talking about that Japanese steakhouse chain, Benny Hinn. Pay attention willya? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/23 "2006-08-31T19:53:57Z")
[QUOTE=swampbear] No no no! He’s talking about that Japanese steakhouse chain, Benny Hinn. Pay attention willya? [/QUOTE] D’oh! Steakhouse, not Ginsu knives. Blew my own joke. ---
**Author:** ![Wildfire\_MM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f08c70/32.png) [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/24 "2006-08-31T20:16:15Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] Speaking from the perspective of someone who is religious, I’ve never understood how one can preach that God is mysterious and that we aren’t meant to understand everything about His will, and then turn around and say, “Oh, but _ **I** _ know EXACTLY what God is planning, when and where, because I’m special.” :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] what I fail is to understand is why so many people continues to follow this charlatan when his prophecies failed so miserable Wasn’t false prophets stoned back in the old testament ? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/25 "2006-08-31T20:47:52Z")
[QUOTE=Wildfire\*\*MM] Wasn’t false prophets stoned back in the old testament ? [/QUOTE] It would explain a lot, wouldn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/26 "2006-08-31T20:55:52Z")
For one thing, Benny Hinn continually says “Touch not God’s anointed,” (Psalm 105:15), insisting that this means that Yahweh’s anointed should never be criticized. He then declares “I am God’s anointed!” Unfortunately, many of his followers are taken in by his theatrics and never stop to question whether Benny Hinn was truly selected by God. Moreover, Hinn is blatantly abusing the Scriptural passage in question, since [it most certainly does not mean that God’s chosen leaders should be immune to criticism](http://www.gospelassemblyfree.com/facts/anointed.htm). ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/27 "2006-08-31T20:57:57Z")
[QUOTE=JThunder] For one thing, Benny Hinn continually says “Touch not God’s anointed,” [/QUOTE] Is that what the kids are calling it these days? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/28 "2006-08-31T21:02:07Z")
I think he was talking about Rio, by Duran Duran. ---
**Author:** ![Wildfire\_MM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f08c70/32.png) [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/29 "2006-08-31T21:14:25Z")
The question is perhaps if christians in the charismatic movement are more stupid than other christians A lot of these tv-pastors have charismatic power like no curch leaders is close to having ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/30 "2006-08-31T21:28:55Z")
[QUOTE=JThunder] For one thing, Benny Hinn continually says “Touch not God’s anointed,” (Psalm 105:15), insisting that this means that Yahweh’s anointed should never be criticized. He then declares “I am God’s anointed!” Unfortunately, many of his followers are taken in by his theatrics and never stop to question whether Benny Hinn was truly selected by God. Moreover, Hinn is blatantly abusing the Scriptural passage in question, since [it most certainly does not mean that God’s chosen leaders should be immune to criticism](http://www.gospelassemblyfree.com/facts/anointed.htm). [/QUOTE] Thank you kindly for that link. I want to keep that on hand for future discussions with a couple of evangelical Christian friends I have. One of the greatest gifts I got out of my Catholic education (gotta love those rebel Jesuits!) was that faith was pretty meaningless if you weren’t willing to ask questions. Come to your own conclusions about religion because you’ve thought about it and that’s what makes sense to you, not because someone says that _they_ are right and they know better than you. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/31 "2006-08-31T21:32:27Z")
[QUOTE=Wildfire\*\*MM] The question is perhaps if christians in the charismatic movement are more stupid than other christians [/quote] The fact that his audience applauded when he told them God would destroy homosexuals with fire is probably a decent indication of where Benny Hinn fans fall on the IQ spectrum. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/32 "2006-08-31T21:42:55Z")
When we visit my husband’s family in the Orlando area we often pass by the TBN compound. I usually heave a beer bottle or two at the fence as we drive by. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/33 "2006-08-31T22:03:40Z")
In other news, the Pope shit in my funny hat. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/34 "2006-08-31T22:06:40Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] (gotta love those rebel Jesuits!) [/QUOTE] And their hidden university on Dantooine. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/35 "2006-09-01T00:34:33Z")
[QUOTE=Asimovian] Thank you kindly for that link. I want to keep that on hand for future discussions with a couple of evangelical Christian friends I have. [/QUOTE] Thankfully, most evangelical Christians do not accept Benny Hinn’s teachings. In fact, the link in question is to a distinctly evangelical site. Besides, I think it would be a huge stretch to refer to Benny’s followers as “evangelicals” in any strict sense, since Mr. Hinn preaches another gospel (i.e. another evangel) altogether. ---
**Author:** ![parrot\_recipes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@parrot\_recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parrot_recipes)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/36 "2006-09-01T01:08:30Z")
[QUOTE=Diogenes the Cynic] The fact that his audience applauded when he told them God would destroy homosexuals with fire is probably a decent indication of where Benny Hinn fans fall on the IQ spectrum. [/QUOTE] Flaming, indeed. could not resist ---
**Author:** ![Wildfire\_MM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f08c70/32.png) [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/37 "2006-09-01T01:34:48Z")
[QUOTE=JThunder] Thankfully, most evangelical Christians do not accept Benny Hinn’s teachings. In fact, the link in question is to a distinctly evangelical site. Besides, I think it would be a huge stretch to refer to Benny’s followers as “evangelicals” in any strict sense, since Mr. Hinn preaches another gospel (i.e. another evangel) altogether. [/QUOTE] Hinn is in my mind a part of the charismatic movement, while evangelical christians are a boader consept. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/38 "2006-09-01T01:45:25Z")
[QUOTE=Thudlow Boink] They’re mistakenly expecting pretty girls, cheap humour, and _Yakety Sax_? [/QUOTE] [abitobscure]Don’t talk Sax[/abc] ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/39 "2006-09-01T02:34:42Z")
Charles Schultz was a great commentator on the human condition. There really are plenty of people out there who will keep trusting no matter how many times the ball is taken away. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953/40 "2006-09-01T02:58:04Z")
Feh. Benny Hinn’s easy to figure out. Just another opportunist preying on the weak-minded. What’s shaken me is Greenback never having seen The Wizard of Oz and an SD member with the nom de forum Asimovian who’s religious :eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-evangelist-benny-hinn-a-false-prophet/370953.md?page=3)