Mega Church Crystal Cathedral not paying bills

[imurhuckleberry]

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Oliver sent a letter to Sheila Schuller Coleman, founder Robert H. Schuller's daughter, who is now the head of Crystal Cathedral Ministries. In the letter, she talked about her daughters ages 3 and 1, her husband who has been battling cancer and the danger of her losing their home if she doesn't receive the payment.

"I've been completely ignored without so much as a courtesy of a response or explanation," Oliver said. "I understand the church has been hurting for cash…but the way I've been treated, with no courtesy or professionalism, is unacceptable."

Cathedral administrators responded to the vendors’ complaints Thursday with a written statement saying they have seen a 30 percent to 40 percent drop in revenue. The church has "significant debt," but they also have the assets to cover that debt, the statement said.

"As a result, there are vendors that we have not been able to pay in a timely manner. It grieves us that we are in such a position,’’ the statement said.

Continue reading....http://www.ocregister.com/news/cathedral-241062-crystal-say.html

[piratefish08]

1. it's getting tougher to earn a dishonest living by swindling the gullible.........

[imurhuckleberry]

4. with the exception of right-wingnut haters hannity,limbaugh,beck etc. etc.

Otherwise....yep, I agree.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Definition of a Depression: even the crooks are going broke.

[NeedleCast]

6. This comment makes me smile

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. "Grieves them" my ass. It only grieves them because their stinginess and assholery

is getting noticed and forcing them to deal with vendors constantly asking them for the money they are owed.

Fuck the Schulers.

If anyone needs proof that the prosperity gospel is a heresy and a totally false misuse of the gospel, this should be it.

If the prosperity bullshit were true, that church would continue to be rolling in whatever amount of cash it needs.

Schuler's family can all go bankrupt and die in a gutter because they can't afford antibiotics (and don't have socialized health care because they fought against it).

[imurhuckleberry]

3. "If the prosperity bullshit were true" Excellent point! n/t

[LiberalFighter]

7. Sue them in court.

[joeybee12]

12. Yup, get a good collection lawyer...n/t

[LiberalFighter]

13. Get a lien on one of their prime pieces of property.

[joeybee12]

19. I'd be willing to bet they owe so many people they'd pay this person

quickly before it escalated and the lawyer realizes, hey, lots of business for me with these twits!

[JBoy]

8. Actually, the bible (Daniel 5:26-28) provides the answer:

"God has numbered your kingdom, and finished it ... You have been weighed in the balances, and found wanting ... Your kingdom has been divided ..."

[MineralMan]

9. Is not the laborer worthy of his hire?

1 TIMOTHY 5
18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The LABOURER is worthy of his reward.

I guess that doesn't apply to Schuller and his merry band of cohorts.

[Blue_Tires]

10. how the hell does a megachurch go deep in debt??

here's how, evidently:

Last month, Crystal Cathedral administrators announced that continuing financial woes have prompted them to start shutting down all operations at their 20-acre campus in Rancho Capistrano, closing a church, preschool, retreat area, soccer fields, camping grounds and a conference and wedding center. The megachurch has put various properties up for sale, has laid off employees and suspended its "Glory of Easter" pageant this year. The cathedral has also scaled down its "Hour of Power" broadcasts viewed by millions worldwide.

Spokesman John Charles said the Cathedral is doing everything it can to strengthen itself financially and is not looking at bankruptcy as an option.

"We're trying to avoid it at all costs," he said.

[annabanana]

11. I guess they aren't praying hard enough...

Jesus makes people rich, right? :eyes:

[SoCalDem]

14. The "faithful" are less affluent these days

and apparently Jesus "ran out of checks".. I'm sure there'll be a check in the mail..any day now "rofl:

[Greyhound]

15. Those scumbag thieves have always screwed over their vendors.

At least the vendors that weren't kicking back to the scam.

[itsrobert]

16. Prediction: TBN will buy it

And put all their relatives on the board.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

17. I always amused me that they built that eyesore right next to Disneyland.

There's some kind of commentary in there somewhere.

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. wow...that fancy place can't pay its debts?