Thanks to Eric for his even handed reporting.
 It's nice to think that there are those who will defend Christians no matter what the evidence.
We can find scriptures to defend those in the hot seat. But like Paul, the apostle to us gentiles said in TImothy, gain is not godliness, please don't be deceived. We seem to forget the scripture that judgment begins in the house of the Lord.
 
We are warned that even lucifer can appear to be an angel of light.
There are fraudulent ministers out there who are only in it for the money no matter how sincere they APPEAR to be.
 
So for this reason  Christians and the name of Christ are being mocked. There are many many scriptures that warn that this type of thing will happen. The harshest judgment awaits those who are deceptive with there christianity. One of the problems is that we who live in modern countries have incorporated the world system into our faith, we have become confused and weak spiritually because of this. We have become too much like the world and now share the same problems.
 
Please don't excuse out right fraud. The ones who are not dishonest will be vindicated. THose who are deceptive will be made evident. Hopefully those who are deceptive will repent or they may spend jail time like Jim Bakker had to. THat was for his salvation and it worked.