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To: Orange1998

I seem to remember that I read Osteen takes no salary from his curch. He lives on profits from his books. Someone can correct me if I am wrong, I have never been to his church and have no intentions of going.


23 posted on 08/07/2008 7:36:17 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Ditter

My comments were not solely directed to him. More of a broad brush of TV preachers if you will.


24 posted on 08/07/2008 8:06:09 AM PDT by Orange1998
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To: Ditter

I seem to remember that I read Osteen takes no salary from his curch. He lives on profits from his books...


He quit taking a $200,000 yr salary in 2005 when his book was published. The Olsteens have lived in the same house for 13+ yrs and until last year he drove a nine yr old car he inherited when his dad died. As co-pastor I don’t know the situation for his wife regarding a salary, etc.

The church takes in about a million dollars a week which pays the salary of some 300 staffers, debt on the 95 million funding to purchase/renovate the facility, church outreach activities, etc.


26 posted on 08/07/2008 8:29:42 AM PDT by deport ( ----Cue Spooky Music---)
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