Claus did a good job with the Benny Hinn piece. Hinn is a knave.
However, along with Hinn's many alleged and bogus "powers", Claus attributes one that Hinn himself never claimed: the ability to prevent a free press from operating. When we speak of a "free press", we mean one free from government interference, not one to which private parties give a free rein. There's nothing that says a "free press" will get interviews or ready disclosures of information from private parties. So while one might be justified in interpreting in a negative light Hinn's refusal to grant journalistic access, calling this a "refusal to let a free press operate" makes it sound like a sinister subversion of civil liberties. It isn't.
However, along with Hinn's many alleged and bogus "powers", Claus attributes one that Hinn himself never claimed: the ability to prevent a free press from operating. When we speak of a "free press", we mean one free from government interference, not one to which private parties give a free rein. There's nothing that says a "free press" will get interviews or ready disclosures of information from private parties. So while one might be justified in interpreting in a negative light Hinn's refusal to grant journalistic access, calling this a "refusal to let a free press operate" makes it sound like a sinister subversion of civil liberties. It isn't.