The 40 Richest And Most Controversial Spiritual Gurus Throughout The World

2. Pat Robertson Earnings Go Up To $1 Billion

Former Baptist church minister Marion Gordon “Pat” Robertson is an American Televangelist who advocates conservative Christian ideals and has a career that spans over 50 decades as a television presenter and founder of several corporations, organizations as well as a university. Robertson has made controversial comments with respect to religion, politics and several other subjects at his daily television show The 700 Club aired at the Christian Broadcasting Network. One of his most contentious sayings suggests Facebook add a vomit option to use anytime a photo of a gay couple kissing pops up on the site.

3. Edir Macedo Earnings Go Up To $1.1 Billion

Erin Macedo is a Brazilian prosperity preacher and banker. He is also  the owner and chairman of Rede Record, the second-largest television network in Brazil. His lavish lifestyle is often used as an excuse to defend his teachings, he’s declared “If I preach prosperity and my clothes are ragged, who will follow me?”. Even though Brazil has a majority of catholic followers evangelicalism is gaining fame due to it’s explicit and actively promoted the belief that material progress results from God’s favor. Macedo has spent time in prison with charges of charlatanism.

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