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BREAKING:Billionaire Temple-Building Bishop to Lay Cornerstone in Jordan Valley
Billionaire Bishop Edir Macedo, head of the Brazilian mega-church Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), will be laying a cornerstone in a ceremony to take place tomorrow, December 17th, at Machaneh Gilgal. A cornerstone for what exactly remains a mystery at this time, but our sources assure us that it promises to be an enormous undertaking, involving mega bucks.
For those excited about the prospect of more tourism for Israel, it should be noted that when a Pentecostal leader such as Macedo builds, it's for worship and not just tourism. And yes, UCKG is a missionary church, boasting some 12 million members world- wide. It most certainly does target Jews for conversion and seems to be especially fond of death-bed evangelism.
JewishIsrael asks: Why is the Jordan Valley Regional Council dealing with a mega-church, Jew-targeting missionary who in the past has been accused of major criminal activity?...more
Billionaire Bishop Edir Macedo, head of the Brazilian mega-church Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), will be laying a cornerstone in a ceremony to take place tomorrow, December 17th, at Machaneh Gilgal. A cornerstone for what exactly remains a mystery at this time, but our sources assure us that it promises to be an enormous undertaking, involving mega bucks.
For those excited about the prospect of more tourism for Israel, it should be noted that when a Pentecostal leader such as Macedo builds, it's for worship and not just tourism. And yes, UCKG is a missionary church, boasting some 12 million members world- wide. It most certainly does target Jews for conversion and seems to be especially fond of death-bed evangelism.
JewishIsrael asks: Why is the Jordan Valley Regional Council dealing with a mega-church, Jew-targeting missionary who in the past has been accused of major criminal activity?...more