I'm not a T.D. Jakes fan. Or Creflo Dollar or any televangelist. I think most, oops I mean all, are using religion as a money making machine which doesn't sit right with me. But this story caught my eye. The formerly Atlanta based Megafest Christian get together is moving to South Africa in 2008. Apparently, folks found traveling to Atlanta and lodging expenses too much of a burden. In response to that, Jakes is moving the money machine, I mean get together, to . . . wait for it . . . . South Africa?!?!
This makes sense how? In addition to getting together for some worship -- on another continent, Jakes' organization is also going to be offering 11-day tours around the same time as the get together for five to six grand per person. And this doesn't strike anyone as fishy, odd, conniving, or scammish?
"When you're the mother of a couple of kids, it's not something that you can do on an annual basis, " said Williams, who managed MegaFest for Jakes. "We want to be sensitive to the needs of our delegates."
Sadly, the quote above is referring to the good ol' days when the get together was in Atlanta......
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