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yellowcanine

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12. It was not their money.

Reply to Panasonic (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 04:25 PM

Nov 2012

The cathedral was mortgaged to the hilt and payments were being made from contributions. When the contributions dried up the Crystal Cathedral went belly up. And Schuller is walking away with $600,000 for his "intellectual property rights", that is, coming up with the name "Hour of Power." This is in addition to his $196, 0000 annual salary he has been collecting. Who says crime doesn't pay? Schuller ran a giant Ponzi scheme and got away with it.

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Schuller, family to be paid a fraction of millions they sought [View all] Blue_Tires Nov 2012 OP

How the mighty have fallen, eh? A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #1

Glass houses...something about glass houses..... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #2

people see what they want to see leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #5

well mr schuller, when you rob people in the name of God, karma awaits spanone Nov 2012 #3

I'm beginning to love karma. russspeakeasy Nov 2012 #14

Uh, they shouldn't have spent millions building that stupid catherdral. Panasonic Nov 2012 #4

It was not their money. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #12

$700,000 could feed a lot of hungry people. sadbear Nov 2012 #6

I could probably live for the rest of my life on $700,000... RevStPatrick Nov 2012 #13

The creditors are getting pennies on the dollar and Schuller gets $600,000 and he is complaining? yellowcanine Nov 2012 #7

He didn't run a "Ponzi scheme" A HERETIC I AM Nov 2012 #10

People loaned him money and he spent it instead of paying them back with interest. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #20

I think his crying and pleading poverty is a smokescreen to cover up Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #19

Sad day. But I'll bet my salary that this flim flammer Tutonic Nov 2012 #8

and just down the hall from Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, and... BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #15

Sad for whom? Not Schuller. He is pocketing $600,000 for the idea of "Hour of Power" yellowcanine Nov 2012 #22

Will it still be the Crystal Cathedral Church without the crystal cathedral? LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #9

Crystal Cathedral Ministries still exists. yellowcanine Nov 2012 #21

They are leaving in June 2013, and taking the name under advisement. LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #23

The larger question is . . . markpkessinger Nov 2012 #27

with michael jackson gone- who's next on the list of possible crystal cathederal buyers? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #11

Disney? LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #16

According to this... Chiyo-chichi Nov 2012 #18

That's WHY the Catholic Church needs to have their tax exempt status revoked, permanently. Panasonic Nov 2012 #25

Demonstrates the power of technology and with it how a charismatic person can lead the gullible jody Nov 2012 #17

I have trouble mustering any sympathy for con artists...nt joeybee12 Nov 2012 #24

Sheesh! Turbineguy Nov 2012 #26

It's a beautiful building, I walked around it once Raine Nov 2012 #28

good. shanti Nov 2012 #29