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1 posted on 10/10/2021 2:39:27 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
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To: American Number 181269513

The large payouts were criticized by some civil libertarians who believe churches should operate entirely financially separate from any government programs.


This is the pressure? there had to be more to get him to return the money (if he does)


2 posted on 10/10/2021 2:45:56 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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Not a huge fan of this guy, but what was he doing wrong? Assuming of course it really was to help the workers at the church. They were workers that paid taxes just like anyone else.

There are stories of people falsifying their employment records and stealing millions. Those make sense. Was he falsifying payroll records?


4 posted on 10/10/2021 2:56:13 PM PDT by Marko413
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The money can only go to Woke firms?


5 posted on 10/10/2021 2:58:38 PM PDT by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders,)
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“the nation’s largest megachurch”

Bigger than Francis’ church? I must have missed that news.


7 posted on 10/10/2021 3:38:44 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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$4M for osteen is walking around money.


10 posted on 10/10/2021 4:06:34 PM PDT by lurk ( )
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I will be he and his congregation pay more than 4.4 million in taxes.


11 posted on 10/10/2021 4:12:40 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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“Because we’re the government, and when we tell you to shut down we won’t compensate you for it, but will foe everyone else we told to shut down.”

Why?

“Because we’re the government and you are a church”


12 posted on 10/10/2021 4:16:54 PM PDT by Bayard
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