{"id":16031,"date":"2019-09-09T08:33:21","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T12:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/?p=16031"},"modified":"2022-03-09T08:20:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T13:20:32","slug":"canonical-list-of-pastors-teachers-with-fake-doctorates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dustoffthebible.com\/Blog-archive\/2019\/09\/09\/canonical-list-of-pastors-teachers-with-fake-doctorates\/","title":{"rendered":"Canonical List of Pastors & Teachers With Fake Doctorates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introduction<\/h3>\n
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I previously created a short-list of televangelists who had fake degrees<\/a> and at the time of creation I assumed that the televangelists were some of the few pastors who had fake degrees. Since then I’ve learned that the problem of fake doctorates is not a small phenomenon in the Christian world. In fact, I have been alerted now to probably 100 or more such pastors and teachers. Below will be an on-going, exhaustive, list of pastors and teachers of the Christian faith who have either fake degrees or try to pass off honorary degrees as earned degrees. If you find that someone is missing from the list, please send me their name and information and I will make sure they get added to the list.<\/p>\n

Additionally, if I have added someone to the list in error, please let me know so it can be corrected.<\/p>\n

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  1. Dr. Patti Amsden<\/strong>\n
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    1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
    2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
    3. Doctorate from Beacon University, Columbus, Georgia. Not a real university and it no longer exists. Now called Light University.\n
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      1. Light University specializes in junk certificate programs that are unaccredited but transfer to Liberty University ….. Because why not. Liberty has already established that they don’t take academics serious.<\/li>\n
      2. Light University also boasts curriculum designed by giants of theology such as Beth Moore. Wait, that must be a typo. No. Sadly it’s not. The classes are taught by televangelists who didn’t even bother to get a fake doctorate from BJU or ORU.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      3. (late) Dr. Richard E. Anderson<\/strong>\n
          \n
        1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
        2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
        3. Ph.D\u00a0(FICU<\/a>)<\/li>\n
        4. He also handed out “degrees” from the fake seminary<\/a> that he founded in 1975.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        5. Dr.\u00a0David Barton<\/strong>\n
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          1. Barton is an influencer in the GOP, as well as many other televangelists. Sadly, his only real education is from Oral Roberts University, about 40 years before they were accredited and they were just another diploma mill for hire.<\/li>\n
          2. Barton is also a degree of some nature from Life Christian University<\/a> (LCU)<\/li>\n
          3. Honorary Doctorate from\u00a0Ecclesia College and Pensacola Bible Institute<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          4. Dr.\u00a0Billye Brim<\/strong>\n
              \n
            1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
            2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
            3. D.Th Life Christian University (LCU<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            4. Dr. Adonica Howard-Browne<\/a><\/strong>\n
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              1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
              2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
              3. LCU<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
              4. Dr.\u00a0Rodney Howard-Browne<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                1. People who have deceptive degrees tend to have Bio’s that use deceptive descriptions. On Rodney’s web page it says “Rodney taught classes in a leading Bible School for another two years<\/em>“. Which leading schools? What classes? Why wouldn’t they list any details?<\/li>\n
                2. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                3. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                4. D.Min, The School of Bible Theology in San Jacinto, California<\/a> (another church school, not a real school)<\/li>\n
                5. D.Th from Life Christian University (LCU<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                6. Dr. Dennis Burke<\/strong><\/a>\n
                    \n
                  1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                  2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                  3. Ph.D, Theology, Life Christian University(LCU)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                  4. Dr. Juanita Bynum<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                    1. B.A.\/B.S. “earned” double major in Ministry and Business Administration, Institution Unknown<\/li>\n
                    2. M.A.\/M.S. “earned” double major in Ministry and Business Administration, Institution Unknown<\/li>\n
                    3. Ph.D, Theology, Institution Unknown<\/li>\n
                    4. Ph.D, Theology, Canadian Christian Theological Seminary<\/a>, Alberta\n
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                      1. This school is clearly a diploma mill<\/li>\n
                      2. They don’t offer classes in theology much less Ph.D level courses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                      3. Dr. Mickey Carter<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                        1. Mr. Carter runs a basement school in his church called Landmark Christian School<\/a>. They are part of Landmark Baptist Church. However, they also seem to have a “college” in the basement named Landmark Baptist College<\/a>. I assume that is where he acquired his doctorate. The website for Landmark Baptist School lists a number of degrees held by other staff members but oddly enough not a single one for “Dr.” Carter. I would love to be proven wrong and see evidence of his education.<\/li>\n
                        2. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                        3. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                        4. Ph.D Unknown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                        5. Dr. Holly Carter<\/a><\/strong>\n
                            \n
                          1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                          2. M.B.A. USC Marshall School of Business\n
                              \n
                            1. This is a real accredited school.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                            2. Ph.D. Ministry, from Southern California School of Ministry (SCSM<\/a>)\n
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                              1. It should be noted that SCSM does not grant doctorate degrees and is not accredited.<\/li>\n
                              2. Not sure why someone with an MBA from USC Marshall would get a bogus doctorate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                              3. Dr. Dennis Clark<\/a>\n
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                                1. B.S. Psychology at Florida State University<\/li>\n
                                2. M.S. Psychology at Georgia Southern University<\/li>\n
                                3. Ph.D. Theology at Christian International\n
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                                  1. As far as I can tell, this is not a school. Christian International<\/a> has a website (maybe) that is unrealted to education. Their facebook page<\/a> has no links whatsoever. I am assuming it’s just a ministry. I know of no reputable schools that would grant a Ph.D. to a candidate who had no master’s work in their given field of study.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                  2. Ph.D. College of Theology at MorningStar University (Not the real MSU)\n
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                                    1. MSU is “accredited” by the Association of Independent Christian Colleges and Seminaries (AICCS) which is not recognized by a single state in the USA.\n
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                                      1. “Due to our belief\u00a0in separation of Church and State, we have chosen to not pursue such recognition”<\/li>\n
                                      2. This lack of recognition is obviously because they have no desire to be a real institution of education but rather a vein of legalism for their particular sect of Christianity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                      3. MSU teaching staff is virtually all from online diploma mills such as the Phoenix University of Theology.<\/li>\n
                                      4. Other people listed are hard to believe such as a real scholar, Dr. Michael L Brown. However, the “instructor” directory is also listed as “speakers” so I assume at some point he was paid to give a talk there and now they just list him as faculty. From what I can tell they do not have any real full time faculty with credentials.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                      5. Dennis also has a bio on his ministry about page but is purposefully vague<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                      6. Dr. Jennifer Clark<\/a>\n
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                                        1. The wife of the aforementioned Dennis Clark and partner in ministry. I assume they met in college because they have similar degree tracks. However, Jennifer has not listed the institutions she attended….for a reason that I am sure is not humility.<\/li>\n
                                        2. B.S. Psychology from unknown school<\/li>\n
                                        3. M.S. Psychology from unknown school<\/li>\n
                                        4. Th.D. Theology from unknown school<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                        5. Dr. Hakeem Collins<\/strong>\n
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                                          1. B.S. Sports Management, Marshall University<\/li>\n
                                          2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                          3. Doctorate, Unknown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                          4. Dr. Steve Collins<\/strong><\/a> (Other Bio<\/a>)\n
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                                            1. It hurts me to put someone on this list that has contributed so much to the field of biblical research. Collins has been published by a number of Biblical and Archaeological journals. As an independent researcher he was relatively respected. He has also done quite a bit of field work in the world of archaeology. Why he chose to give himself two fake Ph.D.s, I will never know. Maybe he doesn’t know that it makes him look slimy, not educated.<\/li>\n
                                            2. B.S. Anthropology, New Mexico University<\/li>\n
                                            3. M.Div. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary<\/li>\n
                                            4. D.Min. Luther Rice Seminary (Keep in mind that a D.Min. is not the same as a Ph.D., which is how Collins was able to complete it in just 2 years.)<\/li>\n
                                            5. Ph.D. Biblical History & Religion, Trinity Theological Seminary<\/a>\n
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                                              1. This is where the list gets weird. Collins has real earned degrees already from good accredited schools. He even holds a real D.Min from a respected school. I have no idea why he took a left turn and ended up doing a junk Ph.D. from<\/li>\n
                                              2. He also did not title this school properly. It is called Trinity College of the Bible and Theological Seminary<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                              3. Ph.D. Archaeology and biblical History, Trinity Southwest University<\/a>\n
                                                  \n
                                                1. This is not only an unaccredited school but it’s a school he started. He basically handed himself a Ph.D. Who taught the classes I wonder? I assume its an honorary degree. He also teaches at another junk school, Veritas International<\/a>, which was started by Dr. Norman L. Geisler and Dr. Joseph M. Holden. To be fair though, the school looks like it want’s to turn into a real school one day. At least it’s trying. They have TRACS accreditation at this point.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                2. Dr. Gloria Copeland<\/strong>\n
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                                                  1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                  2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                  3. D.Min, Life Christian University (LCU)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                  4. Dr. Kenneth Copeland<\/strong>\n
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                                                    1. B.A. Uknown<\/li>\n
                                                    2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                    3. Ph.D Theology, from Life Christian University (LCU)<\/li>\n
                                                    4. Honorary Doctorate, Oral Roberts University (ORU)<\/li>\n
                                                    5. Honorary Doctorate, Grand Canyon University (GCU)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                    6. Dr. Creflo Dollar<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                      1. B.A. Education, Unknown school<\/li>\n
                                                      2. M.A. Counseling, Unknown school<\/li>\n
                                                      3. Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree, Oral Roberts University<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                      4. Dr. Terry Donohue<\/a>\n
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                                                        1. The case of Terry Donohue appears to be one in which both he and his wife (Linda) are referred to as Dr. but do not have a single educational institution listed in any of their bios. By all accounts they look like very nice people and have spent their lives serving the church and doing missions. However, they are connected with what appears to be a church with one of those basement schools full of “teachers” who call themselves Dr., despite having no actual doctorate. The church\/school in question is Landmark Baptist of Haines City, Florida.<\/li>\n
                                                        2. The mission base they operate (New Life Orphanages International<\/a>) is also based on Haines City.<\/li>\n
                                                        3. How and why do I suspect Mr. Donohue lacks an education? Because on one of the websites for Landmark Christian School<\/a>, some of the teachers have actual degrees and they were listed. Mr. Donohue has none listed. Also, not a single bio exists for him where an education is listed and I know at least one thing about people with educations…they understand the importance of credentials. However, I am more than willing to be corrected if he does, in fact, hold a doctorate in anything.<\/li>\n
                                                        4. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                        5. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                        6. Ph.D. Unknown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                        7. Dr. Jesse Duplantis<\/a><\/strong>\n
                                                            \n
                                                          1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                          2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                          3. Honorary Doctorate from Oral Roberts University (ORU)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                          4. Dr. Tim Early<\/strong>\n
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                                                            1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                            2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                            3. Unknown degree from Rhema University<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                            4. Dr. Theresa Early<\/strong>\n
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                                                              1. Rhema University listed, degrees unknown<\/li>\n
                                                              2. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                              3. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                              4. Ph.D Unknown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                              5. Dr. Lios Evans<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                                1. B.A. Business Administration, Dallas Baptist University<\/li>\n
                                                                2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                3. Honorary Doctorate, Eastern College<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                4. Dr. Mike Francen<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                                  1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                  2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                  3. Ph.D Theology, Life Christian University (LCU)<\/li>\n
                                                                  4. Doctorate of Missiology, (LCU)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                  5. Dr. DeeDee Freeman<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                                                                    1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                    2. M.A. Human Services, Liberty University<\/a> (LU)<\/li>\n
                                                                    3. Doctorate Unknown but I assume it’s from her husband’s fake school, Spirit of Faith Bible Institute (SOFBI<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                    4. Dr. Michael Freeman<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                                                                      1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                      2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                      3. Ph.D\u00a0(FICU<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                      4. Dr. Sam Gipp<\/strong>\n
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                                                                        1. Bachelor of Divinity, Pensacola Bible Institute (PBI)<\/li>\n
                                                                        2. Master of Theology, Clarksville School of Theology, Clarksville, TN\n
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                                                                          1. Clarksville was shut down by the state in 1992 because it was a diploma mill (Source<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                          2. Doctor of Theology, Clarksville School of Thology, Clarksville, TN<\/li>\n
                                                                          3. Ph.D, Pensacola Bible Institute (PBI)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                          4. Dr. Pastor Grady\u00a0Gregory<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                                                                            1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                            2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                            3. Ph.D Unknown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                            4. Dr. John Hagee<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                                              1. B.S. Education and History, Trinity University. (Real school, with accreditation)<\/li>\n
                                                                              2. M.A. Education Administration, University of North Texas.\u00a0(Real school, with accreditation)<\/li>\n
                                                                              3. Unknown Diploma of theology from Assemblies of God University\n
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                                                                                1. Then called Southern Bible Institute (operating in conjunction with the Richey Evangelistic Temple<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                2. Honorary Doctorate, Oral Roberts University (ORU)<\/li>\n
                                                                                3. Honorary Doctorate, Netanya Academic College<\/li>\n
                                                                                4. Honorary Doctorate, Canada Christian College<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                5. Dr. Chris Haizlip<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                                                                                  1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                  2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                  3. Ph.D Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                  4. As far as I can tell, Dr. Christ and a few other men call themselves Dr. because they teach at a make-believe schools called Fundamental Baptist Bible College<\/a>, which is based out of the basement of their church. I am not sure they understand how titles work. You don’t get to call yourself doctor because you teach a class.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                  5. Dr. Sammy Halloway<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                    1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                    2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                    3. No degree listed (FICU<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                    4. Dr. Bob Harrison<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                      1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                      2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                      3. Ph.D Theology, Life Christian University (LCU)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                      4. Dr. Ira V. Hilliard<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                                                                                        1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                        2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                        3. Doctorate, Unknown, Friends International Christian University (FICU<\/a>)<\/li>\n
                                                                                        4. The sister of Ira Hilliard, Bridget Hilliard. She also has a fake degree from FICU but does not call herself doctor. Her materials always refer to her as Pastor, which is perfectly acceptable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                        5. Dr. Benny Hinn<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                          1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                          2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                          3. Ph.D Theology, from Life Christian University (LCU).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                          4. Dr. Al Hollingsworth<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                            1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                            2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                            3. No degree listed (FICU<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                            4. Dr. Hattie Hollingsworth<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                              1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                              2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                              3. No degree listed (FICU<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                              4. Dr. Kent Hovind<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                3. Ph.D,\u00a0 Patriot Bible University (PBU)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                4. Kent was a high school science teacher so he has some degree that is real. However, PBU is a single building diploma mill<\/a> in Colorado.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                5. His dissertation from the school has been available online for a number of years. It has no scholarly research in it, no real sources, poor grammar, and refers to itself as a book in a number of places. It can be accessed at the following link : Kent Hovind’s Terrible Dissertation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                6. Dr. Jack Van Impe<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                  1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  3. Ph.D, Pacific International University in an unknown field. (PIU<\/a>)\n
                                                                                                      \n
                                                                                                    1. According to a few sources, Jack received an B.A. from Detroit Bible Institute, which then turned in to William Tyndale College, and more recently is no longer an active school. They closed their doors in 2005. (Source<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                    2. Dr. T. D. Jakes<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                                                                      1. B.A. Biblical Studies, Friends International Christian University (FICU)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      2. M.A. Biblical Studies,\u00a0Friends International Christian University (FICU)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      3. D.Min. from Friends International Christian University(FICU).\n
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                                                                                                        1. FICU is not only unaccredited but somehow Jakes did 12 years worth of higher education in less then 5 years there.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        2. Since the publication of my first article detailing the Jake’s fake degrees, his website has changed the degree dates to make it look more realistic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        3. Dr. David Jeremiah<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                          1. B.A. Unknown, Cedarville University<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          2. M.A. Unknown (probably M.Div) Dallas Theological Seminary<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          3. Honorary Doctorate, Cedarville University<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          4. Dr. Bernard E. Jordan<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                            1. Bernard is the father of the now popular scam-artist, Manasseh Jordan. He’s the guy that has been calling people claiming to be “St. Mary’s Prayer Center Ministry”<\/a>. He robo-calls millions of people trying to scam people into donating.\u00a0He’s been fined by the FCC a dozen times or so now.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                            2. His son, Manasseh is so bad that now even Bernard’s website has a disclaimer stating that it’s not affiliated for Manasseh’s ministry<\/a>. But Bernard is just another faker. He calls himself “Master Prophet Archbishop Jordan”. Yea, like that’s a real thing.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                            3. He is basically a prophet for hire. He also holds amazing fancy dinners to celebrate his fake awards. Some costing hundreds of dollars. Here is one such advertisement for when he “ascended” to archbishop<\/a>. Last I recall, most archbishops don’t put out a press release for a paid luncheon in their honor.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                            4. Unknown educations from Tabernacle Bible Institute and Manhattan Bible Institute\n
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                                                                                                              1. Neither schools are real and neither still exist today. But they do at least have a facebook page<\/a> that was created and never used.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                              2. B.A. Unknown, from Astrology from Kepler College<\/li>\n
                                                                                                              3. M.Div. Virginia Union University (VUU<\/a>) (class of 2019 and is a real school)\n
                                                                                                                  \n
                                                                                                                1. I am honestly bewildered how he was accepted to this school. It’s not a highly ranked school but it’s still a fine school with actual ATS accreditation and a few professors with excellent resumes. However, they have a high number of professors with Master\/Doctorate degrees from that same school which is usually frowned upon because it contributes to a lack of diversity in the education.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                2. Ph.D. Friends International Christian University (FICU<\/a>)\n
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                                                                                                                  1. Obviously he did not obtain a real Ph.D before completing an accredited M.Div.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                  2. Dr. Henry R. Jones<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                                                                                    1. B.A. Biblical Studies, Moody Bible Institute (MBI)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                    2. M.Div, Logos Graduate School<\/a>\n
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                                                                                                                      1. Online ONLY diploma mill<\/a><\/li>\n
                                                                                                                      2. Most of the instructors<\/a> have degrees only from Logos<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                      3. Not a single real Ph.D in any biblical field exists among the faculty. The ones with real degrees are in secular educations like “Marriage and Family Therapy”.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                      4. \u00a0The course catalog<\/a> does make it appear as though they are teaching real classes. For example, they offer both Greek and Hebrew, however, it’s unclear who on the staff actually has any expertise in these areas of study.\n
                                                                                                                          \n
                                                                                                                        1. This topic is still a bit complicated because it looks like the aim of the language courses is pretty basic. The course catalog information for Hebrew I lists the following goals: “introduction to the alphabet, vowels, and pronunciation”. For reference, when I took Hebrew in undergrad, we had to be able to know and say the Hebrew alphabet by the end of week 1. Most students learned the alphabet in the weeks before the class started. In seminary, both Greek and Hebrew classes required the students to know the alphabet BEFORE the class even began. There is no need to pay a Ph.D holding professor to teach a person the Hebrew or Greek alphabet.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                        2. In addition to requirements, my language professors had Ph.Ds in the field of study for that language. My Hebrew professor in seminary had a Ph.D in Hebrew and Semitic languages. That is very different than a guy like me deciding I’m going to teach an online Hebrew class to a small class for an unaccredited degree… and I had 4 years of Hebrew.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                        3. Ph.D, Unknown, Central Christian University<\/a>\n
                                                                                                                            \n
                                                                                                                          1. Not a degree or Ph.D granting institution<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                          2. Dr.\u00a0Rick Joyner<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                                            1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                            2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                            3. Ph.D (North Carolina College of Theology<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                            4. Dr.\u00a0Ron Kenoly\u00a0<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                                              1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                              2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                              3. D.Min (FICU<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                              4. Dr. Gene Kim<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                                                1. B.S. Sociology, UC Berkley, 2007?<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                2. M.A. Unknown (probably none)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                3. His youtube<\/a> description says “Dr. Gene Kim has earned his Bachelor\u2019s, Master\u2019s and Doctorate Degrees from the Pensacola Bible Institute and the University of California at Berkeley”\n
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                                                                                                                                  1. He deceptively describes his education to sound really educated, hoping that people will believe he has a Ph.D from Berkley, however, he never lists what his degree was at each school.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                  2. Ph.D Unknown, Pensacola Bible Institute<\/a>\u00a0(PBI)\n
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                                                                                                                                    1. PBI is a diploma mill that is based out of a Peter Ruckmanite church.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                    2. Dr. Billy Kryger<\/strong><\/a>,\n
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                                                                                                                                      1. Affiliated with Smoky Hill Baptist Church<\/a>, Ellsworth, Kansas\n
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                                                                                                                                        1. A KJVO church?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                        2. Also affiliated with Berean Baptist Church<\/a>, Council Grove, Kansas<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                        3. Kyger seems to have a full monty of fake degrees.\n
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                                                                                                                                          1. Diploma. in Unknown from Word of Life Bible Institute<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                          2. B.A. (Unfinished?) in “Church Ministry” from Trinity Baptist College<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                          3. B.A. in “Bible” from Temple Baptist College<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                          4. M.A. Unknown from Salt Lake Baptist College<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                          5. D.min. AND Th.D. in Unknown from Salt Lake Baptist College<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                          6. Dr. Terry Law<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                                                            1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                            2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                            3. (LCU)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                            4. Dr. Tony V Lewis<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                                                                                                              1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                              2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                              3. Lewis’ degrees are listed in his various bios but nowhere is a single institution listed.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                              4. Lewis has founded a number of online diploma mills and his own accrediting agency (Linkedin<\/a>)\n
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                                                                                                                                                1. Accrediting Comission for Biblical Higher Education<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                2. Christian Bible Institute & Seminary<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                3. Hope Christian Academy<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                4. Trinity Theological Seminary<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                5. Global Christian Schools Network<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                6. Dr. Carla D Lewis<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                                                                                                                  1. B.A. Unknown, but Facebook lists “Studied” at Lone Star College<\/a><\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                  2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                  3. Doctorate Unknown, but probably from the fake school she is the Vice President of.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                  4. Dr. Jeremy Lopez<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                                                                    1. Lopez runs a host of online ministry efforts and also sells books, sermons, prophetic services, and runs conferences. He appears to be part of two different networks, both founded by himself: Identity Network<\/a> and Now is your Moment.<\/a><\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                    2. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                    3. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                    4. Ph.D Unknown<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                    5. Dr. John MacArthur<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                                                                      1. B.A. Unknown, Los Angeles Pacific College<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                      2. M.Div Biola<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                      3. Honorary Doctorate, Grace Graduate School<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                      4. Honorary Doctorate,\u00a0Talbot Theological Seminary<\/a>.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                      5. His honorary degrees are not an issue except that he calls himself Dr. John MacArthur, as if he earned the degrees but he did not.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                      6. Dr. James David Manning<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                                                                        1. B.A. Unknown from The College of New Rochelle<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                        2. M.Div. Atlah Theological Seminary\n
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                                                                                                                                                          1. Atlah Theological Seminary is a school that he founded and has no accreditation and no listed faculty.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                          2. Atlah appears to just be a church. It’s own description is as follows.\n
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                                                                                                                                                            1. “Atlah Worldwide Missionary Church is a Christian church and ministry located in Harlem, New York, USA. The church is led by James David Manning who is the chief pastor. The church campus is the site of the ATLAH Theological Seminary, where classes are offered on preaching and prophecy. The church is also the home of the Manning Report.<\/em>“<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                            2. Ph.d.\u00a0 Atlah Theological Seminary\n
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                                                                                                                                                              1. Refer to previous comment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                              2. Dr.\u00a0<\/strong>Bishop Clarence E. McClendon<\/b><\/a>\n
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                                                                                                                                                                1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                3. No degree listed (FICU<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                4. Dr. Joyce Meyer<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                                                                                                                                  1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                  2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                  3. Ph.D Theology, from Life Christian University, (LCU)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                  4. Honorary doctorate in divinity from Oral Roberts University.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                  5. Honorary doctorate in sacred theology from Grand Canyon University.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                  6. Dr.\u00a0Grady McMurtry<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                                                                                    1. B S, University of Tennessee, Institute of Agriculture – 1968<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                    2. MS, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                    3. DD, School of Theology, Columbus, Georgia<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                    4. D Litt,\u00a0Mid-Continent University, Kentucky<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                    5. Dr.\u00a0Kevin McNulty<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                                                                                                                                      1. B.S. Michigan State University<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                      2. M.A. in Missiology Life Christian University (LCU)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                      3. Doctorate in Missiology Life Christian University (LCU)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                      4. Dr. Leslie McNulty<\/strong><\/a>\n
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                                                                                                                                                                        1. B.S.\u00a0in Finance, Stetson University<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                        2. B.A. Church Administration,\u00a0Life Christian University (LCU)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                        3. M.A. in Theology, Life Christian University (LCU)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                        4. Doctorate of unknown field, from LCU.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                        5. Dr. Dick Mills<\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                                                                                          1. B.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                          2. M.A. Unknown<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                          3. Ph.D Theology, Life Christian University (LCU)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                          4. Dr. Myles Munroe<\/a><\/strong>\n
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                                                                                                                                                                            1. Upon adding Munroe to the list I learned that he recently passed in 2014 in a tragic plane accident. It pains me to add him to this list but the ministry he founded is still selling his stuff under the false title he claimed while alive. So here we are.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                                                                            2. B.A. Theology, from Oral Roberts University (ORU) [1]<\/sup><\/a>https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/pastor-myles-munroe-remembered-lessons-leadership-faith\/story?id=26803974<\/span><\/span><\/span>