Faith reaches out to into the invisible and brings bacterial things. Host what is penalty cost tall . Guest pent coughs tallism a movement that prank up in the 20th century, with spirit all exists on power of god to be scene through spiritual tongs. It is times and wonders mentality, that god is just aarp the corner you have to keep your ice open. The prosperity gospel looks for less than traditional things. Host when you say things, does the prosperity gospel mean wealth if you follow this way . Guest sure. Surprisingly material. Pentacostals were material too. They said the body was gods home. It was profoundly american things you could say. Youre not just an individual do it yourself bootstrapper. Youre a can be manifestation of gods very presence. The prosperity gospel took that way to be interpret it more concretely just not in your health which is historic christian tenent but also in your finances. They developed more and more vocabularily are you every little detail of their li
Of the tribes that we have here today. Mr. Speaker, leader harry reid, leader nancy pelosi, distinguished guests, honorees, guests and families, we are very proud of you, and im very proud o be included today. Here during native American Heritage month, i have the great privilege of representing the finest military in the world in recognizing the hundreds of native americans who have worn the cloth of our nation in the istinctive way that we celebrate today, and in such a courageous way defending a country that did not always keep its word to their ancestors. [applause] the 33 tribes and 216 individuals we recognize today represent native warriors that leverage their native tongue to defend our nation through an unbreakable code, patriots that possessed a unique capability and willingness to give of their special talent and their lives. As richard west, founding irector of the National Museum of the American Indian so elegantly captured it, language is central to cultural identity. It
Kind of rough and tumble and openness is virtual gift that usually centers on the power of god to be spoken to what they call spiritual tone but its a science and wonder at how god is just around the corner. You just have to keep your eyes open. The prosperity gospel is one version that looks at slightly Different Things in pentecostalism. Please go when you things does prosperity mean wealth if you follow this way . Guest pentecostals were material to match. They said the body was gods home. It was one of the most profoundly american things you could say. You are not an individual doityourself bootstrap or page you are someone who can be a manifestation of gods very presence. The prosperity gospel to go to say this can be interpreted more concretely and not just in your house which has been a store christian tenets but also your finances and developed a vocabulary to help christians think through every detail. Host is this uniquely american . Guest i think in some ways its a kind of i
Could say. Youre not just an individual doityourself bootstrap or. You and someone who can be a meditation of gods very presence. So the prosperity gospel took that to say this could be interpreted even more concretely. Not just in your health, which has been a kind of historic christian. But also in your finances. They develop more and more vocabulary to o of christians think through how to build detailed in life is actually prove that god was there. Is this uniquely american . I think in some ways its a kind of indigenous american gospel. Its a rugged individualism. It is supernatural bootstraps. It has an incredibly high anthropology and theres no meaning kind of sense what people can do. There truly no nation it seems more confident in what they can accomplish than this one. Who are some of the preachers of the prosperity gospel . Do they call it that . That such a tough question. Some the preachers i would include as most popular are joe alstyne, td jakes, joyce meyer, creflo doll
Really everywhere there is a mega church and a local celebrity, youll find a prosperity preacher. But the term itself is very controversial. No one wants to be called a prosperity preacher and that was the burden of writing this book. How do you bring people and that would naturally resist that kind of label. Did some of those ministers participate in the book . They did. I managed to visit a quarter of all of what identified as prosperity mega churches. I interviewed someone representing the ministry from almost every major ministry. I went to every major conference. I was the annoying person pressed up against the glass at every conference hoping to get a glimpse of what was going on. What did you hear . What kind of message are these churches preaching . I think what surprised me the most was that it wasnt so much about money. I but naturally the prosperity gospel money was its most surprising claim. Sure if this is a gospel about money. What i found was people didnt talk about mone