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Smith found himself at the center of a controversy regarding the book ''[[Shepherds for Sale]]'', by [[Megan Basham]]. The book made [[wikipedia:The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] despite being criticized for inaccuracies. A number of people mentioned in the book have publicly contested its assertions. Smith, writing for ''[[wikipedia:The Dispatch|The Dispatch]]'', suggested that the book was not journalism but propaganda.<ref>https://thedispatch.com/article/which-shepherds-are-for-sale/</ref> | Smith found himself at the center of a controversy regarding the book ''[[Shepherds for Sale]]'', by [[Megan Basham]]. The book made [[wikipedia:The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] despite being criticized for inaccuracies. A number of people mentioned in the book have publicly contested its assertions. Smith, writing for ''[[wikipedia:The Dispatch|The Dispatch]]'', suggested that the book was not journalism but propaganda.<ref>https://thedispatch.com/article/which-shepherds-are-for-sale/</ref> | ||
Rick Pidcock of [[Baptist News Global]] cited Smith and said that Basham "resorts to lies and conspiracy theories to make her case."<ref>https://baptistnews.com/article/who-are-the-billionaires-and-celebrity-pastors-supporting-megan-basham/</ref> According to Smith, the "fundamental flaw" of Basham's book is that "corrupting money is not on the evangelical left, as she claims, but on the populist right." | [[Rick Pidcock]] of [[Baptist News Global]] cited Smith and said that Basham "resorts to lies and conspiracy theories to make her case."<ref>https://baptistnews.com/article/who-are-the-billionaires-and-celebrity-pastors-supporting-megan-basham/</ref> According to Smith, the "fundamental flaw" of Basham's book is that "corrupting money is not on the evangelical left, as she claims, but on the populist right." | ||
===Aslan International=== | ===Aslan International=== | ||
[[MinistryWatch]]’s coverage of [[wikipedia:Aslan International Group|Aslan International Group]] became a national story, resulting in Smith being interviewed by [[NBC News]].<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/pastor-family-stole-8m-taxpayers-covid-scam-feds-say-havent-charged-rcna30379</ref> | [[MinistryWatch]]’s coverage of [[wikipedia:Aslan International Group|Aslan International Group]] became a national story, resulting in Smith being interviewed by [[wikipedia:NBC News|NBC News]].<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/pastor-family-stole-8m-taxpayers-covid-scam-feds-say-havent-charged-rcna30379</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||