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This is a duplicate of the thread in the main forum but I thought I would post it here too.
Joyce Meyers' $23'000 Commode... pants on fire!
Oops... Ole did it again and the Senator bought it.
Source: http://philcooke.com/Joyce_Meyer_toilet
Of all the accusations that are following Senator Charles Grassley's "investigation" of 6 major ministries, the "$23,000 Antique Marble Commode" is my favorite, hands down. Yes dear readers - I've seen Joyce's commode. It was an antique donated to her ministry specifically to sit in the lobby of her office. Lobby you ask? That's right. Look at these pictures of antique commodes:
http://www.faccents.com/commodes.html
In the antiques world, a "commode" isn't a toilet, it's an antique chest of drawers. I think you'll see that Grassley and Christian media "critic" Ole Anthony are going to be embarrassed with this one... But you can see how the damage gets done. You accuse someone in the national media, and whether you have your facts correct or not, the damage to their reputation is done.
Worse, there may be really worthy issues with these ministries that need to be addressed, and I'm all for obeying the law and operating above board. But when you throw in undocumented assertions in order to hype up the story, it's way out of line.
Even in pursuit of a good ideal, this is a terrible way to go about it.
Joyce Meyers' $23'000 Commode... pants on fire!
Oops... Ole did it again and the Senator bought it.
Source: http://philcooke.com/Joyce_Meyer_toilet
Of all the accusations that are following Senator Charles Grassley's "investigation" of 6 major ministries, the "$23,000 Antique Marble Commode" is my favorite, hands down. Yes dear readers - I've seen Joyce's commode. It was an antique donated to her ministry specifically to sit in the lobby of her office. Lobby you ask? That's right. Look at these pictures of antique commodes:
http://www.faccents.com/commodes.html
In the antiques world, a "commode" isn't a toilet, it's an antique chest of drawers. I think you'll see that Grassley and Christian media "critic" Ole Anthony are going to be embarrassed with this one... But you can see how the damage gets done. You accuse someone in the national media, and whether you have your facts correct or not, the damage to their reputation is done.
Worse, there may be really worthy issues with these ministries that need to be addressed, and I'm all for obeying the law and operating above board. But when you throw in undocumented assertions in order to hype up the story, it's way out of line.
Even in pursuit of a good ideal, this is a terrible way to go about it.
