Satan Cheers Graham, Osteen, Starr for Not Telling the Truth About Mormonism

ST PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 9, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- Bill Keller, the world's leading Internet Evangelist and the founder of LivePrayer.com, with over 2.4 million subscribers worldwide reading the daily devotional he has written every morning for 12 years on the issues of the day from a Biblical worldview, says Satan is cheering Rev. Franklin Graham, Joel Osteen, and the former special prosecutor during the Clinton impeachment investigation Kenn Starr for being too gutless to tell the truth about Mormon cult member Mitt Romney.

 

In the past weeks as it becomes more likely former Mass. Governor and member of the Mormon cult Mitt Romney will win the Republican nomination to run against President Barack Obama, more and more high profile Christians are putting politics over souls by not telling the truth about the true beliefs of the Mormon cult and why a Mormon is no more a Christian than a Muslim is.

 

Keller, who in 2007 was in the national news after coining the phrase, 'A vote for Romney is a vote for Satan," said, "It is sad to see a man of God like Franklin Graham go into the nation media and state that he would vote for a cult member like Romney whose beliefs lead the eternal souls of men to hell. Osteen is a gutless coward, nothing more than a motivational speaker, who ignorantly lies to people by saying that a Mormon is a Christian, when Mormon doctrine is 100% inconsistent with Biblical Christianity. Starr, well known for his Christian views, made the political case why he could vote for a Mormon without once dealing with the spiritual implications of having a cult member as President."

 

Keller went on to say, "People are free to believe whatever they want. I have no problem with a person of any faith running for office. The only thing I have ever asked Romney or any member of his cult like Glenn Beck to do is to tell the truth. Romney LIES when he calls himself a Christian, since he and members of his cult believe their 'jesus' was created through the sexual union of their 'god' who was once a man, and Mary, meaning their 'jesus' is NOT a deity, is the brother of Lucifer, and once visited the United States. The 'god' and 'jesus of the Mormon cult is NOT the God and Jesus of the Bible, and the final authority for Mormons is NOT the Bible, but the writings of their cult's founder Joseph Smith who was a documented con man, pedophile, polygamist, racist, and murderer."

 

Keller concluded, "Listen, if Mitt Romney wants to wear magical underwear with Satanic markings that he believes protects him and thinks he will die and become the god of his own planet with an endless supply of women to create spirit babies with, that is up to him. I think it is journalistic malpractice for the media not to at least tell the truth about what Romney and those in his cult believe, while calling anyone with the guts to tell the truth about his cult a bigot. It is inexcusable for Christian leaders like Graham, Osteen, a respected Christian like Starr, and any other true Christian to help perpetuate the lie Mormons are Christians without any concern for the fact the Bible states those who believe a false gospel will die and their souls lost for eternity in hell!"

 

Keller, the leading internet evangelist for over a decade, said that his concern is not politics, but souls. He has been in the media sharing that the real problems in this nation are not political, but spiritual, and that the answer will never be found in a politician but courageous men and women of God who will help to lead this nation back to God and Biblical Truth. Keller stated, "The fact is each person will one day die. According to the Bible, at that moment, the only thing that will matter is whether you have accepted Jesus as your Savior or not. Since the Tower of Babel in Genesis, Satan has helped create false religions and belief systems to lead the eternal souls of men to hell. Mormonism is such a Satanically inspired belief system, and that is why it is critical for men and women of God to quit worrying about what people will think, but tell the truth about a cult like Mormonism!"

 

Contact: Bill Keller, bkeller@liveprayer.com, 727-420-7005

 

About Live Prayer: In 1999 Bill Keller launched LivePrayer.com. It has gone on to become the most successful online Christian ministry in the history of the internet. Each morning, Bill Keller's Daily Devotional that he has written every morning for nearly 13 years is emailed to over 2.4 million subscribers worldwide. Information on Liveprayer is available at: www.LivePrayer.com.

Joel Osteen Discusses Views on End Times and Heaven

2:02PM EDT 11/4/2011 JENNIFER LECLAIRE

Joel Osteen (AP Images/ABC, Ida Mae Astute)

Harold Camping was sure he knew when Jesus would return. Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen is sure he doesn’t know.

Osteen sat down with Colorado’s 9News anchor Lance Barry to discuss a range of topics, from gays in the church to heaven to the rapture.

Barry called the times we live in “scary” and pointed to massive storms, unrest in the streets and financial crises. Then he asked Osteen a pointed question: Is there any suggestion this is the beginning of the end?

"You know, I'm not sure. The Scripture said towards the end we'll see all these things happening," said Osteen, pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston. "My encouragement has always been to keep moving forward, keep being your best, to live your life like every day like could be your last and to make your life count. So I'm not sure about all the end times, but I do believe we're living in significant times."

Barry followed up with a related question: Are we on the cusp of either by choice or by no other choice turning to God as a people?

"I believe we are and we are seeing some of it now,” Osteen answered. “When things go down in the economy and natural disasters [happen], we see our churches go up, because many people do turn to their faith in these difficult times.”

Some Christians are expecting a Great Awakening while others are expecting Jesus to return at any moment. Barry asked Osteen if Christians should be excited about the prospect of Christ’s Second Coming.

"What we believe as Christians is that at the end it only gets better when you go to be with the Lord, and so I don't think there's anything to fear," Osteen said. "I think that's why the Scripture says when a lot of these things are happening, look up, be full of joy because there are going to be great things."

Although widely criticized for his motivational sermons and books—as well as his comments about gays and Mormons—Osteen believes God has placed him in a visible place in the body.

“I do believe it is a calling. I don't like to make it super-spiritual, but when my Dad died, I knew I was supposed to step up and pastor the church,” Osteen said. “I still stand and am in amazement at what God has done.”

Joel Osteen's 'America's Night of Hope' One of the Most Watched Faith-Based Live Events Online

HOUSTON, Sept. 13, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- On August 6th, Joel Osteen presented a message of hope and God's unfailing love from the heart of America, Chicago, Illinois. Millions of people around the world joined together to experience "America's Night of Hope" at U.S. Cellular Field. Tens of thousands filled the stadium, and millions more watched on television and online. Over 115,000 people interacted online, making it one of the highest viewed faith-based live events in the history of the Internet.

Joel Osteen Ministries partnered with Media Connect Partners to produce the online live event and manage the social media interactions. People were able to log onto a web page (www.americasnightofhope.com) that displayed the event happening live at the stadium and interact via a chat module.  The page also drew people in via Facebook and Twitter.

"We're excited about our partnership with Joel Osteen Ministries to produce this event for Joel," says Brian Boyd, CEO of Media Connect Partners. "Social media is the perfect medium to express Joel's message and reach today's audience. The event was shared over 24,000 times on social networks."

"Joel has the ability to appeal to a very diverse audience so our goal was to reach as many people as possible online using a multimedia approach. We are grateful to Kit Digital Streaming Solutions and Media Connect Partners for offering professional solutions to help bring it all together. The results were hugely successful," says Jason Madding, Director of Marketing for Joel Osteen Ministries.

Key facts about the "America's Night of Hope" live online event:

• Over 115,000 online streams of the event.
   
• The pages leading up to the event had over 250,000 page views.
   
• The pages were shared over 24,000 times into various social networks.
   
• The event was viewed by 146 countries. The top 10 were: USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Trinidad, Mexico, Philippines, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Bahamas.
   
• The top 10 states were: Illinois, Texas, Florida, California, New York, Georgia, N Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia.

"America's Night of Hope" is the annual large stadium event for Joel Osteen Ministries; a 2 ½ hour experience which draws people together of all different backgrounds from hundreds of miles for an evening of praise and celebration and a message of hope from Joel and Victoria Osteen. Chicago was the third such event, with Yankee Stadium in 2009, and LA's Dodger Stadium in 2010. 

"This event is perfect for our LiveConnect product," says Boyd. "The combination of live video streaming, chat, and social media produces great results." LiveConnect (liveconnect.tv) is a solution to market, produce, and broadcast high quality, interactive live events. "Joel Osteen Ministries saw an awesome return on investment for this event. The social media interactions, conversations, and click-thrus to the ministry's site made a tremendous impact."

About Joel Osteen Ministries
Joel and Victoria Osteen are the pastors of America's largest church and one of the most diverse - the 40,000 strong Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas.  Joel Osteen's television program reaches more than 10 million households each week -- one of the largest audiences in the U.S.  Millions more watch in more than 200 nations across the globe.  Millions of people worldwide are also inspired through his New York Times bestselling books, worship events, and his top-ten iTunes weekly podcast.  Joel has been cited by numerous publications as the most influential spiritual figure in America and was named as one of Barbara Walter's most fascinating people.  Recently, the New York Times cited Joel as one of Twitter’s most influential personalities.

About Media Connect Partners
Media Connect Partners is a full service social media firm creating and executing effective social media strategies for clients in publishing, entertainment, non-profit, and other key industries.  MCP is headquartered in Charlotte NC, with satellite offices in New York, NY, Atlanta, GA, and Los Angeles, CA.

Joel Osteen, Church Sued by Band for $3M

According to The Christian Post, Joel and Victoria Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston have been sued for copyright infringement by New York band The American Dollar. Bandmates Richard Cupolo and John Emanuele - and their label Yesh Music - allege the Osteens used the song, “Signaling Through the Flames,” in commercials for their DVD Supernatural without permission. The duo did sign an agreement that allowed use of their song by Lakewood but say the agreement was only for one year and expired back in February. "They don't want to be tied to a global televangelist for the rest of their careers, and a controversial one at that," lawyer Jarrett Ellzey explained. The songwriters say they are asking for $3 million in damages because the 58-second clip of their instrumental “contributed to the success of the Defendant’s DVD and their marketing campaigns for other products, and substantially increased revenues and profits” for the Osteens and Lakewood. Lakewood's stance is that Cupolo and Emanuele are “apparently confused about the scope of the license,” spokesman Don Ilof said.