Trademark: Paul and Jan own the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), the platform of the Word of Faith movement.
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These men think they're Gods!
(Speaking to Kenneth Copeland) "Somebody said--I don't know who said it--but they claim that you Faith teachers declare that we are gods. You're a god. I'm a god. Small 'g' now, but we are the gods of this world. . . . Well, are you a god--small 'g'?" To this, Jan Crouch, referring to Copeland, enthusiastically exclaimed: "He's gonna say, 'Yes.' I love it."
Paul Crouch (Praise the Lord TBN February 5, 1986)
"He [God] doesn't even draw a distinction between Himself and us. . . . You know what else that's settled, then, tonight? This hue and cry and controversy that has been spawned by the Devil to try and bring dissension within the body of Christ that we are gods. I am a little god! . . . I have His name. I'm one with Him. I'm in covenant relation. I am a little god! Critics, be gone!"
Paul Crouch (Praise the Lord, TBN July 7, 1986)
"God draws no distinction between Himself and us. God opens up the union of the very godhead (Trinity), and brings us into it."
Paul Crouch (Praise-a-thon TBN, November 1990)
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Gimme money!
"if you have been healed or saved or blessed through TBN and have not contributed to (the) station, you are robbing God and will lose your reward in heaven."
Paul Crouch (Praise the Lord, TBN August 4, 1997)
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Above Reproach - testing their spirits
Paul's classic rant from the April 2, 1991, TBN Praise-a-thon (broken apart for readibility)
"...that old rotten Sandedrin crowd (i.e., those who oppose the "unity movement" for doctrinal reasons- for instance, those who allege the incompatibility of Catholic and evangelical theology), twice dead, plucked up by the roots...they're damned and on their way to hell and I don't think there's any redemption for them...
...the hypocrites, the heresy hunters that want to find a little mote of illegal doctrine in some Christian's eyes...when they've got a whole forest in their own lives...I say, to hell with you! Get out of my life! Get out of the way! Quit blockin' God's bridges (of ecumenism)! I'm tired of this!...
This is in my spirit. Oh Hallelujah...Have you ever seen the old movie, Patton?...He's my hero, he's my hero. Old nail-chewing, tobacco-chewin', cussin' Patton- but he read the Bible every day. I have a feelin' we'll see old General George in Heaven...
There's a wonderful scene in Patton...they're tryin' to get the Third Army across the bridge in France and there's an old, dumb jackass...right there on the bridge and it's blockin' the whole convoy of troops...General George roars up, pulls that ivory-handled revolver out...and shoots the donkey...
There's a spiritual application here...I want to say to all you Scribes, Pharisees, heresy hunters, all of you that are going around pickin' little bits of doctrinal error out of everybody's eyes and dividin' the Body of Christ...get out of God's way, stop blockin' God's bridges (of unity), or God's goin' to shoot you if I don't...
...let Him sort out all this doctrinal doodoo!...I refuse to argue any longer with any of you out there! Don't even call me if you want to argue...Get out of my life! I don't want to talk to you...I don't want to see your ugly face!
God, we proclaim death to anything or anyone that will lift a hand against this network and this ministry that belongs to You, God. It is Your work, it is Your idea, it is Your property, it is Your airwaves, it is Your world, and we proclaim death to anything that would stand in the way of God's great voice of proclamation to the whole world. In the Name of Jesus, and all the people said Amen!"
Paul Crouch (April 2, 1991, TBN Praise-a-thon)
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Death Threats (No, I'm not kidding)
Linked is another rant by Paul Crouch. Here he is issuing a death threat to anyone that would dare question his doctrines.
Paul Crouch's Death Threat
This second link is TBN's response to this little 'eposide'.
TBN's response
Paul Crouch (Praise The Lord - Trinity Broadcasting Network, November 7, 1997)