TBN co-founder Paul Crouch had an unscripted, and rather telling, moment during a live appearance on TBN’s “Behind the Scenes” program. Crouch was speaking with his son Matt on February 9th, just one week after TBN was rocked by a lawsuit filed against it by Paul's granddaughter Brittany Koper. Koper was a senior executive at TBN until she was fired, allegedly for blowing the whistle on "illegal financial schemes."
Without naming names, Paul and Matt said "Gold help" anyone who gets in the way of TBN, and Paul claimed to have attended the funerals of two people who had tried. Here's how their conversation went:
Matt: You know what’s funny dad? There have been a few attempts in the TBN history to upset TBN, to stop TBN. There have been a few fools in the 38, 39 year history, coming up on 40 years. And you what? Any attempt at stopping TBN, they have no idea who they’re actually pushing into the corner. You and mom get pushed in a corner, God help you. That’s a lesson I’ve learned from you. Seriously.Paul: God help anyone who would try to get in the way of TBN, which was God’s…
Matt: plan and his purpose.
Paul: I have attended the funeral of at least two people who tried.
Matt: Hello.
Paul: Um…
Matt: Hello.
Paul: That’s another whole story.
The Orange County Register's Teri Sforza first reported on the comments and linked to the video on the TBN website. It's since been removed, but most of Paul and Matt's conversation is available thanks to a quick-thinking YouTube user:
Koper is currently involved in multiple lawsuits against TBN, which discuss alleged financial misconduct and criminal activities by the Crouches and senior TBN executives. She specifically accused Matt Crouch of threatening her with "physical and lethal violence." The Crouches don't appear to be helping their case by making statements like the ones above, but they probably don't know any better. Stay tuned.
