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Televangelists: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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What it is

John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment on televangelists and the 'seed faith' prosperity gospel. It looks at how US tax law lets preachers extract money from poor viewers, and how easy it is to start a church.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it in threads on churches, tax exemption and religious fundraising, as the go-to explainer on seed faith televangelism.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 4 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2018

What HN commenters said

  1. “John Oliver did an excellent piece on a new crop of so-called "seed faith" televangelists”

    Exposes 'seed faith' televangelists who fleece poor people

    downandout, 2016-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Homeless alone”

  2. “Some of his shows were incredible a few years back”

    One of Oliver's incredible shows

    soheil, 2017-05 · Strong recommendation · in “John Oliver pleads with viewers to revive net neutrality fight”

  3. “check out this video from Last Week Tonight”

    Explains televangelists' 'seed faith' fundraising

    snake117, 2015-11 · Recommendation · in “GoFundMe Gone Wild”

  4. “I believe John Oliver had an excellent analysis”

    Analysis of how proselytizing victimizes the poorest

    linuxkerneldev, 2017-03 · Recommendation · in “Engineer Converts Van into Laundromat, Offers Free Loads to Homeless”

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Topics: seed faith, tax exemption, religion, john oliver, fundraising

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