I was reading the Houston Chronicle this morning and I come across this story. It seems Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church received $4.4 million dollars from the government's Paycheck Protection Program( PPP)....
It was not only Osteen's church, but 1000 other Texas religious organizations.
When did a church become a business? When they started taking in so much money they can hire 350+ employees?
Methodist and Catholic Churches received around $50 million total.
Baptist Churches received $100 million.
I know that Osteen lives in the exclusive River Oaks section of Houston in a 17,000 sq ft home, for his family of 4. I didn't see him put that up for sale to pay his workers.
I didn't see Osteen offer to pay the employees from his personal estimated $60million in personal wealth.
I already have trouble with churches getting involved in politics. I seriously doubt Jesus would be either a Democrat or a Republican.
But not pay taxes, and then ask the government for a hand-out?
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