Creflo Dollar

==Finances and prosperity gospel teachings==
Dollar is known for controversial teachings regarding [[prosperity theology]].<ref name="NY2"/> He has long been criticized for living a lavish lifestyle. He owns two [[Rolls-Royce Motor Cars|Rolls-Royces]], a private jet, and high-end real estate such as a million-dollar home in Atlanta, a $2.5 million home in [[Demarest, New Jersey]], and a home in Manhattan that he bought for $2.5 million in 2006<ref name="NY2"/> (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|2.5|2006|r=1}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}) and sold for $3.75 million in 2012 (equivalent to ${{Inflation|US|3.75|2012|r=2}}&nbsp;million in {{Inflation/year|US}}).<ref>{{cite news | url=http://observer.com/2012/04/televangelist-creflo-dollar-sells-manhattan-condo/ | date=April 25, 2012 | title=Televangelist Creflo Dollar Sells Manhattan Condo (Pictures)|author=Kim Velsey|newspaper=The New York Observer}}</ref> Dollar has refused to disclose his salary. For declining to disclose any financial information to independent audit, Creflo Dollar Ministries received a grade of "F" (failing) for financial transparency by the organization [[Ministry Watch]].<ref name="NY2"/><ref>[http://www.ministrywatch.com/profile/creflo-dollar-ministries.aspx Creflo Dollar Ministries<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930073114/http://www.ministrywatch.com/profile/creflo-dollar-ministries.aspx |date=September 30, 2009 }}</ref>

Dollar was among six televangelists who were the subject of a [[United States Senate inquiry into the tax-exempt status of religious organizations|2007 investigation]] led by United States Senator [[Chuck Grassley]] of [[Iowa]] as ranking member of the [[United States Senate Committee on Finance|Senate Finance Committee]]. Grassley asked for financial information to determine whether Dollar made any personal profit from financial donations and requested that Dollar's ministry make the information available by December 6, 2007. The investigation also asked for information from five other televangelists: [[Benny Hinn]], [[Kenneth Copeland]], [[Eddie L. Long]], [[Joyce Meyer]], and [[Paula White]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-11-07-televangelist-probe_N.htm | work=USA Today | title=Sen. Grassley probes televangelists' finances | date=November 7, 2007 | access-date=April 30, 2010}}</ref> Dollar contested the probe, arguing that the proper governmental entity to examine religious groups is the IRS, not the Committee on Finance.<ref>[http://www.creflodollarministries.org/About/documents/LegalResponse03032008.pdf Creflodollarministries.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211054/http://www.creflodollarministries.org/About/documents/LegalResponse03032008.pdf |date=September 23, 2015 }}</ref> Dollar and three others were not cooperative, and the probe concluded in 2011 without any charges.<ref name="probe_concluded">{{Cite web |url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/grassley-concludes-senate-probe-of-prosperity-televangelists-48383/ |title=Grassley Concludes Senate Probe of 'Prosperity' Televangelists|date=January 7, 2011 |website=The Christian Post |access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>

===Tithe retraction views===

Over the years Dollar has written books and made video recordings about the obligation for Christians to pay [[tithe]] in the churches. However, in July 2022 he publicly retracted his views on tithing confessing that he has misled people with these teachings, stating that it was not biblical to tithe but up to individuals to offer according to their heart and ability. Dollar received praise and criticism for these statements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pastor Creflo Dollar under fire after saying he misled members about tithing (video) - P.M. News |url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2022/07/05/pastor-creflo-dollar-under-fire-after-saying-he-misled-members-about-tithing-video/ |access-date=July 5, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>