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2	->"The following program is made possible by generous gifts from partners of Benny Hinn Ministries and viewers like you in this area."
3	-->-- '''''This Is Your Day'''''
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5	Toufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn (born 3 December 1952) is a Palestinian-born American evangelist and faith healer who heads a worldwide television ministry centered on his claims of channeling miraculous healing powers. The veracity of his healing claims, and the material wealth he personally enjoys at the alleged expense of his donors, has made him one of the more controversial personalities in [[ReligiousProgrammes religious broadcasting]].
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7	Known as "Pastor Benny" to his friends and "{{con man}}" to almost everyone else, he hosts regular "Miracle Crusades" held in major cities around the world, at which thousands of people with ailments ranging from cancer to HIV to physical disfigurement come in the hope that God will heal them through Benny. The highly-choreographed spectacles are broadcast on Benny's TV show ''This Is Your Day'' and religious broadcasting networks like Creator/{{TBN}}.
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9	But despite Benny's loyal following, no evidence exists that any of the miracles that are aired on his show are genuine. Many investigative news programs have looked into his claims and checked up on people that he implied were cured through his HealingHands, only to find that they later died of disease. Not surprisingly, he has become a polarizing figure in U.S. Christianity, with all but a small group of Pentecostals condemning him.
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11	Is known outside religious circles as an inspiration for Creator/SteveMartin's performance as [[FakeFaithHealer Jonas Nightengale]] in ''Film/LeapOfFaith''.
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14	!!This program contains examples of:
15	* CatchPhrase: Calling his viewers "precious saints."
16	* CorruptChurch: On top of questions about his alleged powers and his wealth, [[CloudCuckoolander strange statements]] made by Benny early in his career -- about how Adam was a "superbeing" who flew to the Moon and how thousands of dead people would return to life after watching Creator/{{TBN}} -- have fueled this perception.
17	* HealingHands: Benny often holds up his hands when he is supposedly channeling God's power, especially when he "slays in the spirit."
18	* ICantBelieveItsNotHeroin: One of the preachers of the spurious "drunk in the Spirit" teaching used in Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.
19	* KarmaHoudini: Despite clear evidence that [[FakeFaithHealer Benny's healing powers are bogus]], or more charitably, that he's not as successful a healer as he claims to be at the very least, no proper government agency has successfully investigated Benny and people are still lured to his Miracle Crusades.
20	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Benny" is short for his middle name, Benedictus.
21	* OpenMouthInsertFoot: Some of Hinn's more bizarre statements (such as the one about Adam being a superhuman capable of flight and his teaching that there was a Trinity inside a Trinity {"...there's nine of them"}) are examples of this.
22	* YoureJustJealous: Invokes this kind of response among his fandom in regard to his critics.

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