So, how many agree with the allegations against TBS

[newscaster]

reverend Paul Crouch that he had a homosexual encounter with a former employee? Is this a case of just a disgruntled employee or evidence that there is something strange about televangelists?

Paul Crouch is the guy who is married to Jan Crouch, the strange lady with the big pink hair.

[Jo March]

1. I haven't heard anything yet

Jan is a bit...odd. I can't see her married to anyone because she's just so strange.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. He already paid hush money to this person in the past

This very much reminds me of the cases in Omaha, Nebraska back in the 90's where Repub's used former drug addicts and kids with records to get their rocks off knowing nobody would take the word of a kid with a record over some hifalutin big shot.

If you've ever seen Crouch in person (as I have both of them) he's as creepy as they come and his eyes wander all over the place. I'd bet my pink slip on my car that the allegations are true.

[burythehatchet]

3. television evangelists

yeeckh!

[RoundRockD]

4. I hate to be picky but, I think you mean TBN not TBS. n/t

[newscaster]

6. You are correct

TBN. Sorry.

[Bertha Venation]

5. Don't have the facts so won't say. But if you've ever been down 405 in

Orange County, CA, heading south roughly between Costa Mesa and Irvine, you've seen the Trinity Broadcasting Network's HQ on the west side of the freeway.

It's small, as monuments to mammon go. It's white and IIRC (it's been a long time) kinda roundish, surrounded by columns tossed up apparently because they could. It's decorated ridiculously with gilt-laden lions and curlicues and fleurs-de-lis and all kinds of wavy flowery shit -- yes, all of that in gold. And I wouldn't be a bit surprised if that is real gold leaf pounded onto those things.

Last time I drove past it, it was mostly blocked by one of the few remaining small stands of trees in Southern California. Be careful: if you're driving at night, and you don't know that it's coming up on your right, you will be BLINDED by the 47 billion kilowatts lighting the place up. It's got to be the best-lit sepulchre known to man.

Just thinking about it makes me want to vomit. They must've used some of their money to implant overactive tear ducts in Jan Crouch's face, so she could push a button and turn on the waterworks every time they have the Ethiopian kid from South Park on there "live via satellite" -- so YOU will send MORE MONEY to do THE LORD'S WORK! Hallelujah amen.