"Scam": Christian Book Industry Sinks "Into the Mire"
Jim Fletcher writes at WND:
"How many of these big ministry guys actually write their own books?" he asked. . . .
"A few of them put in the work and actually write. But you’d be shocked and disgusted by how many of them don’t. It’s virtually a scam."
The real scandal though? The absolute refusal of what some call the Evangelical Industrial Complex to acknowledge and discipline the jugheads within their own ranks.
Put researchers on the church payroll to compile your next bestseller? No problem, you are rewarded with conference speaking gigs to help promote the book.
Use the tithes of hard-working congregants to puff your book through a New York publicity firm? Congratulations, son, we’re going to distribute your stuff through the Catalyst network, good-old-boy Christian retail channels, etc.
"Months ago, when Driscoll’s shoddy, plagiarism-driven books were outed by a few brave souls like Janet Mefferd, those exposing the wrongdoing were lambasted, while prominent evangelical leaders uttered nary a peep," Fetcher continues.
"Think about it. Is Rick Warren going to reign in his protégé, [Mark] Driscoll? Of course not. Did Driscoll’s outrageous behavior from the past disqualify him from speaking for Catalyst?
"Are you kidding? There’s money to be made."
