Benny Hinn (born 1953) is a Christian pastor of Armenian descent. He was born in Jerusalem, and every year, he charters El Al Boeing 747's for group pilgrimages to his native city from the United States, where he is now a church director.

Hinn became famous in the United States during the 1990s as host of the show This Is Your Day, transmitted by the Trinity Broadcast Network, a Christian television network. On the show, Hinn practiced faith healing, 'curing' sick people through laying-on of hands. These cures became a controversial subject, and Hinn appeared on the covers of tabloid magazines. He currently tours the United States and the world with the This Is Your Day Crusade.

Hinn, who is willing to meet his fans in person and even sign autographs for them, has also become a point of controversy within the Christian community. While many Christians have expressed belief that Hinn is truly an instrument of God, others believe that he is not, saying that a person can be cured only if God wants it. Apart from the issue of whether God uses ministers to heal the sick today, many have taken issue with Hinn's doctrines, claiming that he teaches heresy.

On December 31, 1989, at Hinn’s church, the Orlando Christian Center (now known as World Outreach Center), made many prophesies. At least two of these were sufficiently clear that it can now be regarded as having failed: Hinn said, "“The Lord also tells me to tell you in the mid-nineties, about ‘94 or ‘95, no later than that, God will destroy the homosexual community of America. But He will not destroy it with what many minds have thought Him to be. But He will destroy it with fire. And many will turn and be saved, and many will rebel and be destroyed,” and also prophesied that "Cuban leader Fidel Castro will die in the nineties."

Hinn has written several books, including an autobiography, and has recorded Christian CD's and tapes.

In 1998, there were rumors that his wife was arrested for shoplifting in South Africa. However, no real evidence surfaced.

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