By: Rod Swift
To: All/Jim Staal
Re: PROMISEFILTH (AAnews 239

CB>   PROMISE KEEPERS EVADING RESPONSIBILITY, RIPPING OFF TAXPAYERS?

CB>    The males-only movement that organizes emotional prayer rallies and
CB> religious events in stadiums, that tells men to step up to the plate
CB> and "take responsibility" as "heads of households" may be sneaking out
CB> on its own obligation, and sticking the public with a $300,000 bill
CB> for unpaid fees.  The Promise Keepers owe the city of Denver that
CB> amount in seat-taxes which resulted from a two-day rally at the city-
CB> owned Mile High Stadium.  That's about 10% for each $60 ticked sold,
CB> according to today's Rocky Mountain News.  The paper notes that
CB> Promise Keepers, a ministry based in Denver with an annual budget of
CB> nearly $112 million, simply ignored the bill when it was presented
CB> after the event.  "It was reported last year," reports the News, "that
CB> Promise Keepers' financial arrangement with the city called for a flat
CB> $100,000 fee to rent Mile High Stadium.  The deal called for Promise
CB> Keepers to pay the city $7.15 for each of the 51,000-plus box lunches
CB> it provided.  In a somewhat enigmatic statement, PK spokesman Steve
CB> Chavis declared that "considering how competitive stadium operations
CB> are (to attract events), we don't think it the best stewardship of our
CB> resources to accept that kind of deal. "
CB>    The Christian men's group says that it won't be holding its annual
CB> summertime conference at Mile High Stadium this year, and is appealing
CB> the tax bill from the city.

Jim Staal has been pining about the "lack-of-profit" that the
Promisekeepers have.  Here's a story where they rented the Mile
High Stadium for a flat $100,000 fee, yet derived $3,100,000 from
ticket sales alone (and not the extra from merchandising).  Given
they owe about $300,000 more, the Promisekritters made:
                $3,100,000      ticket sales
                 - 100,000      stadium rental
                 - 300,000      taxation
                ----------
                $2,700,000      PROFIT
                ----------

It also states that each year, it has a $112,000,000 budget.
In fact, they want $3mil profit out of this conference (and
that's before merchandising) from ticket sales of $3.1 million.

That's about 96% of earnings being profit.

No... of course they're not in it for the money.  NOT!!  Jim has been
debunked.

Rod "...hahahahhaah" Swift :)

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