Fraud Archives - DISNTR - The Dissenter https://disntr.com/category/economy/fraud/ News, Polemics, Discernment, Theology, Apologetics Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:56:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/disntr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Fraud Archives - DISNTR - The Dissenter https://disntr.com/category/economy/fraud/ 32 32 189756376 American Idol Pastor Accused of Multiple Felony Identity Theft and Fraud Charges https://disntr.com/2023/11/07/american-idol-pastor-accused-of-multiple-felony-identity-theft-and-fraud-charges/ https://disntr.com/2023/11/07/american-idol-pastor-accused-of-multiple-felony-identity-theft-and-fraud-charges/#respond Tue, 07 Nov 2023 17:56:07 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=246876 Steven Flockhart, once a household voice chasing fame on “American Idol” and “The Voice,” now embodies the dark side of the megachurch. His leap from TV personality to scandalous pastor wasn’t just a fall from grace—it was a dive into vanity’s deep end, shackling his soul in the process. His pursuit didn’t stop at fleeting […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/11/07/american-idol-pastor-accused-of-multiple-felony-identity-theft-and-fraud-charges/feed/ 0 246876 Several US Megachurch Pastors Implicated in Major Alleged Hillsong Tax Fraud Scandal https://disntr.com/2023/03/10/several-us-megachurch-pastors-implicated-in-major-alleged-hillsong-tax-fraud-scandal/ https://disntr.com/2023/03/10/several-us-megachurch-pastors-implicated-in-major-alleged-hillsong-tax-fraud-scandal/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:24:26 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=244687 Recently, an alleged scandal has emerged which is gaining significant media attention. Australian Parliament member, Andrew Wilkie, has made serious allegations against the leaders of Hillsong Church, namely Brian Houston and Phil Dooley, accusing them of engaging in fraudulent activities such as money laundering and tax evasion. Wilkie has backed up his allegations with financial […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2023/03/10/several-us-megachurch-pastors-implicated-in-major-alleged-hillsong-tax-fraud-scandal/feed/ 0 244687 Creflo Dollar Admits He’s Taught Falsely on Tithing But Says He Won’t Apologize for It https://disntr.com/2022/07/05/creflo-dollar-admits-hes-taught-falsely-on-tithing-but-says-he-wont-apologize-for-it/ https://disntr.com/2022/07/05/creflo-dollar-admits-hes-taught-falsely-on-tithing-but-says-he-wont-apologize-for-it/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 12:44:21 +0000 https://disntr.com/?p=240458 A few years ago, famous and wealthy well-known prosperity charlatan, Benny Hinn announced that he’d been teaching falsely on the doctrine of prosperity. In a shocking video, Hinn admitted that he’s been preaching a false prosperity gospel, that giving money and sowing seeds is a false gospel and an affront to the gospel, and that […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2022/07/05/creflo-dollar-admits-hes-taught-falsely-on-tithing-but-says-he-wont-apologize-for-it/feed/ 0 240458 Amid Multiple Scandals, Hillsong’s CEO, Brian Houston, Resigns as He Awaits Trial https://disntr.com/2022/01/31/amid-multiple-scandals-hillsongs-ceo-brian-houston-resigns-as-he-awaits-trial/ https://disntr.com/2022/01/31/amid-multiple-scandals-hillsongs-ceo-brian-houston-resigns-as-he-awaits-trial/#respond Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:21:10 +0000 https://reformationcharlotte.org/?p=15714 Reformation Charlotte has chronicled the many scandals that the worldwide corporate megachurch, Hillsong, has been embroiled in over the years. Whether it be their sleazy rendition of Silent Night during Christmas, their posing of a nearly naked man on stage at a women’s conference, its cover-ups of pedophile pastors, having openly homosexual worship leaders, defending abortion, complaining about the death penalty, or the […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2022/01/31/amid-multiple-scandals-hillsongs-ceo-brian-houston-resigns-as-he-awaits-trial/feed/ 0 15714 SBC’s Legal Counsel Resigns After Executive Committee Pressured into Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege https://disntr.com/2021/10/11/sbcs-legal-counsel-resigns-after-executive-committee-pressured-into-waiving-attorney-client-privilege/ https://disntr.com/2021/10/11/sbcs-legal-counsel-resigns-after-executive-committee-pressured-into-waiving-attorney-client-privilege/#respond Mon, 11 Oct 2021 18:09:15 +0000 https://reformationcharlotte.org/?p=14783 If you’ve been following the sham “sex abuse” investigation of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) you’re probably aware by now that the Executive Committee–who has been accused by leftists including former ERLC head, Russell Moore of covering up sex abuse–caved to the demands of the leftists and waived attorney-client privilege. The argument the left made […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2021/10/11/sbcs-legal-counsel-resigns-after-executive-committee-pressured-into-waiving-attorney-client-privilege/feed/ 0 14783 Church Demonstrates Proper Way to Handle Plagiarism Scandal, Pastor Resigns https://disntr.com/2021/07/25/church-demonstrates-proper-way-to-handle-plagiarism-scandal-pastor-resigns/ https://disntr.com/2021/07/25/church-demonstrates-proper-way-to-handle-plagiarism-scandal-pastor-resigns/#respond Sun, 25 Jul 2021 21:38:22 +0000 https://reformationcharlotte.org/?p=13966 Five Stones Church in Waxhaw, NC, demonstrated this morning how a church should handle a pastor who has demonstrated repeat, unrepentant serial plagiarism in the pulpit. As Greg King, the teaching pastor at this church had been caught multiple times over the years plagiarizing other pastors, his co-elders consistently addressed him called him to repent. […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2021/07/25/church-demonstrates-proper-way-to-handle-plagiarism-scandal-pastor-resigns/feed/ 0 13966 Conservative Baptist Network Calls on Newly-Elected SBC President to Resign Amid Plagiarism Scandal https://disntr.com/2021/07/20/conservative-baptist-network-calls-on-newly-elected-sbc-president-to-resign-amid-plagiarism-scandal/ https://disntr.com/2021/07/20/conservative-baptist-network-calls-on-newly-elected-sbc-president-to-resign-amid-plagiarism-scandal/#respond Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:28:07 +0000 https://reformationcharlotte.org/?p=13892 Over a month after he was elected as the new Southern Baptist Convention president, Ed Litton, pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama is facing increasing pressure to resign his post as he has been exposed as a serial plagiarist. It has been documented that, for at least the last seven years, Ed Litton has […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2021/07/20/conservative-baptist-network-calls-on-newly-elected-sbc-president-to-resign-amid-plagiarism-scandal/feed/ 0 13892 Ed Litton’s Latest Plagiarism Discovery Involves a 1991 Tim Keller Sermon on Marriage https://disntr.com/2021/07/12/ed-littons-latest-plagiarism-discovery-involves-a-1991-tim-keller-sermon-on-marriage/ https://disntr.com/2021/07/12/ed-littons-latest-plagiarism-discovery-involves-a-1991-tim-keller-sermon-on-marriage/#respond Tue, 13 Jul 2021 01:59:00 +0000 https://reformationcharlotte.org/?p=13841 The newly-elected Southern Baptist Convention president, Ed Litton, has been embroiled in an existential battle for his career and position as the top leader of the denomination after it was discovered that he had been plagiarising sermons from his immediate predecessor, JD Greear, for years. In a recent op-ed, I argued that Ed Litton is […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2021/07/12/ed-littons-latest-plagiarism-discovery-involves-a-1991-tim-keller-sermon-on-marriage/feed/ 0 13841 Reformation Charlotte Releases New Documentary on Litton-Greear Plagiarism Scandal https://disntr.com/2021/07/10/reformation-charlotte-releases-new-documentary-on-litton-greear-plagiarism-scandal/ https://disntr.com/2021/07/10/reformation-charlotte-releases-new-documentary-on-litton-greear-plagiarism-scandal/#respond Sun, 11 Jul 2021 03:09:56 +0000 https://reformationcharlotte.org/?p=13836 In response to the plagiarism scandal that has been hitting the Southern Baptist Convention like a storm, Reformation Charlotte has released a mini-documentary detailing the entire timeline, lies, cover-ups, and lack of action on behalf of the entire denomination. The refusal to hold Litton accountable for his sins is a flagrant slap in the face […]

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]]> https://disntr.com/2021/07/10/reformation-charlotte-releases-new-documentary-on-litton-greear-plagiarism-scandal/feed/ 0 13836 Op-Ed: Ed Litton is Disqualified From the Pastorate, But Is He Even a Christian? https://disntr.com/2021/07/09/op-ed-ed-litton-is-disqualified-from-the-pastorate-but-is-he-even-a-christian/ https://disntr.com/2021/07/09/op-ed-ed-litton-is-disqualified-from-the-pastorate-but-is-he-even-a-christian/#respond Sat, 10 Jul 2021 00:56:00 +0000 https://reformationcharlotte.org/?p=13828 On June 15th, the Southern Baptist Convention elected Harry Edward (Ed) Litton Jr., the lead pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama, as the president of the nation’s largest non-Catholic denomination. For many, Ed Litton was just the “moderate” candidate Southern Baptists needed to bring unity in a denomination that is being torn apart by […]

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