John Oliver dedicated Sunday night's show to eviscerating televangelists who fleece Americans for money using "seed faith," and he took it one step further by creating his own church. Seed faith is the concept that if you "plant a seed" by donating money to a televangelist, you reap the harvest by receiving God's favor. Televangelists use this concept, for example, on people with cancer. Televangelist Gloria Copeland, for example, suggested that rather than undergoing chemotherapy, going to church and donating money would be a better way to get healed. The televangelists also preach that if people who can't afford
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- 8/17/2015
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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