Readers of Unreported World News were the first to hear about the seamy – and un-Christian – underside of Larry Bates’ financial empire and precious metals dealings. WREG, a local CBS station in Memphis, Bates’ hometown, ran a story about the situation with Bates and his company FAMC. Investigative reporter Keli Rabon brought public scrutiny
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Let me begin this entry by saying that what I am about to explain is very difficult for me, because I hate to do anything that would be perceived as hurting the cause of Christ or creating division within the Kingdom. The last thing the world needs to see is another scandal involving a Christian
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Throughout the months since my last post about the delivery practices at FAMC, I have continued to receive emails with requests for help from innocent people who found this blog, who had bought metals from FAMC and have not received them. I have continued to help them, and pray that Bates would correct his ways.
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Readers of Unreported World News were the first in the world to hear about the seamy – and un-Christian – underside of Larry Bates’ financial empire and precious-metal dealings. Now, the local CBS TV station in Memphis, Bates’ hometown, has taken our lead and aired its own expose of this wolf in sheep’s clothing. Read
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Damian Orlowski and I recently discussed his issues with Larry Bates and FAMC. He urged me to write one more post about what happened to him so people will listen and not do business with FAMC. Here are the facts. Orlowski called FAMC after hearing Bates on a “Christian” TV show. Orlowski had previously purchased
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God works at all times, and His will cannot be thwarted.  I spent an hour or more in my prayer closet on what was the coldest night of the year so far in Texas, in a hotel because our furnace had gone out the night before, praying for a breakthrough for our family. Early the
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It’s really sad for me to report today that Larry Bates has not yet been stopped by the federal and state authorities who monitor business practices in the gold and silver markets. Granted, this man presents himself as a Christian and has appeared on TV shows with Sid Roth, The Jewish Voice and Jim Bakker,
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Larry Bates’ exploitative fulfillment practices – which I documented in my post yesterday – are so despicable because they take advantage of the growing fear his clients harbor about the economy out of spiritually based concerns. Many, many Christians listen to Bates, heed his advice, purchase his publications – and his precious-metals products – because
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