Creflo Dollar, suitably named,  is a so-called prosperity preacher.  His “church” is  called World Changers Church International and is in Atlanta.   Prosperity churches promise wealth and health to those who tithe 10% of their income to the “church”.

Creflo Dollar has been seeking “200,000 people committed to sow $300 or more (to) help achieve our goal to purchase  Gulfstream G650 jet “.  Such a plane costs only $65 million.  It would transport Pastors Creflo and Taffi Dollar and members of the Dollars’ church around the globe to help them “spread the gospel” (with some good meals thrown in) .  The Gulstream seats up to 14 passengers with berthing for six, according to gulfstream.com. It is luxurious, and gets you from New York to Los Angeles in two and a half hours.

In soliciting the donations, Dollar’s site states, “We need your help to continue reaching a lost and dying world for the Lord Jesus Christ. Your love gift of any amount will be greatly appreciated”.   The request was contained in a video which included advocacy by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia, of all people.  Sirleaf at one time worked for the World Bank. This truly makes you wonder  about human beings.  (adapted a bit heavily from a piece by CNN).

Of all the American religious organizations the “prosperity” people are one of the most objectionable, and their flocks the most gullible.  One can be taken in once in your life by a snake-oil salesman, but not continually.  On the other hand, Dollar and his like clearly serve a need ( for money, in this instance) among very poor people for whom just having a little bit of hope in their lives (in this case, having enough money to be comfortable) is foremost in their minds.  Abolish poverty and maybe the Dollars of the world would have to work for their living.