Among the last things he said, was that they are "hoping" to face problems and hinders, which in turn they would require the same things happening to "all" of those churches.
It's not much but the fact that it could form a debate, that in turn could be improvement made by the legal / political in charge.
The problem is, if you really think about what he is saying, is that he wants more government (IRS) interference with how we conduct our business. This is good in some situations, but bad in others. I think the real solution is to treat churches like any other form of business if they make excess money and tax them.
Shout by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2015-08-18T04:08:09Z
Not my favorite episode of the show. Televangelists are pretty clearly evil, taking advantage of people's faith for abhorrent monetary gain. But they're also low hanging fruit. While it's surprising how much money they can amass, it's no secret that they're scummy and prey on innocent people. But 1. Oliver didn't wring the laughs out of the situation he's normally able to (maybe because this whole thing is pretty sad) and 2. He didn't offer a concrete step to be taken to try to improve the situation. Part of that is because it's tricky to regulate even the shadiest of televangelists in light of the First Amendment and not wanting to hinder legitimate charities and non-profits.
Granted, I do enjoy that he's founding a "church" as an exercise in exposing how ridiculous this whole scheme is. It reminds me of Colbert's SuperPAC. But I don't know, I didn't laugh, learn, or see a good path to improvement as much as I usually do with Oliver. Maybe he's just a victim of the high standards he's already set.