At Greek festivals, where tips support the church, one writer questions financial transparency, gratuity culture, and where the money really goes.

Samaritan’s Purse and the BGEA resign from the organization, Billy Graham, created to bring transparency and accountability into religious organizations. At what point do we agree that the current regulations, or lack there of, create an opportunity for fraud abuse and inurement. Organizations are now running from transparency in the name of “Jesus and freedom.” #thereligionbusiness #megachurch #nonprofit #exposingthetruth #churchtransparency #bgea #samaritanpurse #franklingraham #billygraham #ecfa

The Justice Department is investigating whether the new law violated the First Amendment.

Mega church is mega business… through precedent and undefined terms like auxiliary and convention, churches can become conglomerate, moving money from one organization to another without transparency, regarding funds or impact. $1.5T plus is given by generous donors who want to better the world. #thereligionbusiness #megachurch #nonprofit #exposingthetruth #churchtransparency #fyp #shawnryanshowView all 1,024 comments