Televangelist explains why his private jet is "biblical"

You can't get close to God on commercial.

Prosperity gospel preacher and measles aficionado Kenneth Copeland is closing in on his first billion dollars made.

"If I flew commercial, I'd have to stop 65 percent of what I'm doing, that's the main reason," he said.

Copeland said he was a "very wealthy man" and acknowledged using the private jets to travel to his vacation homes. Guerrero asked how he would respond to those who say preachers shouldn't live so luxuriously.

"They're wrong," he replied "It's a misunderstanding of the Bible that " if you go into the old covenant, do you think the Jewish people believe you should be broke?"

Guerrero follows up: "Are you saying that Jewish people appreciate money more?"

"They believe in wealth," Copeland said.

A wealthy televangelist explains his fleet of private jets: 'It's a biblical thing' [WaPo]