Not sure what you think about the so called “Prosperity Gospel”, but be prepared to have it flaunted in your faces via a new reality show set to hit the air waves in November of 2013. The show will feature a Gospel musician and his blended family. It is their claim that God they were called by God to be rich, and thus, they are blessed.
The man at the center of the reality show is Ben Tankard. He is a best selling jazz musician and Gospel start. He has won 12 Stellar awards for his instramental Gospel albums and received multiple nominations for his work by Dove and the Grammys. Naturally, this means the show will have a bit of a following and it doesn’t hurt that the Prosperity Gospel is being preached and spread by mega churches around the country.
What is the name of the show? “Thicker Than Water” is the name and it will be give you insight into the lavish lifestyle of the Tankard family as they flaunt their wealth, access, and blessed lifestyle. Our guess this is in hopes that you are inspired to live a strong lifestyle and come closer to the Lord so you can be blessed as well?
Your guess is as good as ours, but i’m sick and tired of people exploiting our faith to get rich and take advantage of our community. Recently, we just talked about the $420 Billion dollars the black community has given to the black church only to still be in this mess of a situation we find ourselves. Then, as if that wasn’t enough, these people come out with this?
From Christian News: “This southern family integrates their strong religious conviction with their penchant for the finer things in life,” reads a description of the broadcast from the Bravo television network. “With the belief that ‘God wants us all to be millionaires,’ the Tankards aim to be the best and brightest in everything they do.”
The network has also released a trailer that gives viewers a sneak peak into the life and belief system of the Tankard family.
“We live life on the good side,” Ben Tankard states. “We live in a three-level mansion [with] seven vehicles to drive, plus I love my airplanes.”
His wife Jewel also explains that the family enjoys living large, and that she believes it is all a part of the will of God.
“[W]e will do everything big–his and her Mercedes, airplanes, houses,” she notes. “We’re just doing what God called us to do.”
Jewel tells the audience that she came to believe that God wants Christians to be rich after observing a well-to-do pastor and his wife who adhere to the “prosperity gospel.”
“The first time that I realized God wanted us to be rich I was a senior in college, and I saw this phenomenal man and woman standing up preaching the word, and honey, there was nothing broke about them,” she states. “And I said, ‘O Lord, this is the Jesus I know.’”
Son Benji Tankard also advises that he would like to surpass his father in riches one day.
“In five years, I can see myself being a multi-millionaire, probably owning a couple of hotels, two McDonalds, [and having] two or three kids,” he outlines. “I don’t want to be like my dad. I want to be better than my dad. I want to be the man.”
“Sometimes it bothers people,” Jewel admits, but adds, “Somebody’s gotta have it, so why not us?”
Reaction to the broadcast has been mixed.
Thicker Than Water is set to air on Bravo beginning November 10th at 9 p.m. EST. A similar reality show, Preachers of LA, featuring six Los Angeles-area prosperity preachers, will also air this fall on Oxygen.
Obviously, there has been some negative reaction to this new reality show going on air. Many believe this does nothing to further the Christian religion and the principals it is suppose to represent. Instead, many believe it promotes materialism, capitalism and not enough emphasis on what Christ talks about, clothing the poor and feeding the homeless.
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