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Inevitable Megachurch Abuse Of PPP Funds Is Coming To Light — Private Jet Included
Religion Dispatches ^ | 12/15/2020 | ANDREW L. SEIDEL

Posted on 12/16/2020 11:12:23 AM PST by Gamecock

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1 posted on 12/16/2020 11:12:23 AM PST by Gamecock
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His wife is not going to fly steerage ever again. She wants to be able to fire the staff if they don’t worship her.


2 posted on 12/16/2020 11:14:49 AM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston? )
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I wonder why Creflo didn't think about that?

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3 posted on 12/16/2020 11:17:02 AM PST by Gamecock ("The prosperity gospel is exactly like marrying someone for their money." -Sean Demars)
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Flying private has always been THE WAY TO GO.

Still true.


4 posted on 12/16/2020 11:18:35 AM PST by Paladin2
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I was wondering how the likes of Joel would be taken down by God.

Reaching for the popcorn as I try to sell my business equipment to make ends meet.


5 posted on 12/16/2020 11:19:20 AM PST by Safrguns
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Let them burn in hell.


6 posted on 12/16/2020 11:19:58 AM PST by rrrod (6)
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Don’t be fooled. This isn’t about Osteen. This is about coming after ALL churches.


7 posted on 12/16/2020 11:20:42 AM PST by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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Let me FTFY: His wife is not going to fly steerage first class ever again. She wants to be able to fire the staff if they don’t worship her.

Pastor's (Joel Osteen's)wife involved in flight disturbance

8 posted on 12/16/2020 11:20:51 AM PST by Gamecock ("The prosperity gospel is exactly like marrying someone for their money." -Sean Demars)
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If churches are classified as nonprofits, they are entitled to the same benefits other nonprofits are.


9 posted on 12/16/2020 11:22:34 AM PST by kaehurowing
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To: Gamecock

Nothing wrong with resting on a pneumatic mattress either.


10 posted on 12/16/2020 11:23:04 AM PST by Paladin2
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To: Seruzawa

Small churches took loans too. It is sickening to me. Churches should not be in debt.


11 posted on 12/16/2020 11:23:17 AM PST by ThisLittleLightofMine
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GIVE. IT BACK!!!


12 posted on 12/16/2020 11:24:54 AM PST by RebelTXRose (Our Lady of Fatima, Pray for us! PRAY THE ROSARY!)
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To: Seruzawa

Yes, my church has taken PPP funds. They have been closed by government order since March. But the pastors and all the staff still need to be able to eat somehow. They are still doing video services on the weekends and still provide social services to the extent they can. This all takes money.


13 posted on 12/16/2020 11:25:17 AM PST by kaehurowing
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Someone running an honest business doesn’t count, but there is plenty of “relief” money for hucksters.


14 posted on 12/16/2020 11:25:35 AM PST by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: ThisLittleLightofMine

The loans are written off if you can show it was used for a proper purpose, mainly keeping employees paid.

My firm also has taken PPP money. It has made it possible for use to keep our doors open and keep all our employees without having to lay anyone off. Among other things, by law we pay for all our employees medical insurance, so it’s more than a question of just money. If the virus had spread and they were unemployed it would have been a much bigger problem of needing medical care and having no money or insurance to cover it.


15 posted on 12/16/2020 11:28:02 AM PST by kaehurowing
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To: Gamecock

Yes, well Victoria Osteen is most definitely NOT GUILTY.


16 posted on 12/16/2020 11:28:06 AM PST by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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To: Gamecock

For her, First Class is steerage. She may as well be working in the galley.


17 posted on 12/16/2020 11:29:32 AM PST by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston? )
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Yes, well Victoria Osteen is NOT GUILTY. Here's the evidence:


18 posted on 12/16/2020 11:30:22 AM PST by Seruzawa (TANSTAAFL!)
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You are exactly right. This is a hit piece on churches in general.


19 posted on 12/16/2020 11:31:06 AM PST by Dartoid
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She may not be ‘guilty’....but I wonder what her standing with the Lord Yeshua is?


20 posted on 12/16/2020 11:34:46 AM PST by hoagy62 (DTCM&OTTH)
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