| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 62359 |
| QUOTATION: | In soliciting donations from his flock, a preacher may promise eternal life in a celestial city whose streets are paved with gold, and that’s none of the law’s business. But if he promises an annual free stay in a luxury hotel on Earth, he’d better have the rooms available. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Unknown. Charlotte Observer (October 6, 1989).
Commenting on the prosecution of local televangelist Jim Bakker on charges of fraud and conspiracy. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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