[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Doesn’t he understand that Churches by their nature don’t generate profits, because they don’t offer any for pay product or service?

It's hard to argue that Joel Osteen isn't making a profit.

The benefits may outweigh the costs if this sobers up the liberal clergy. For example, this may diminish the Catholic bishops' fondness for taxation, and reconnect them with the principle of subidiarity.

[Bryanw92]

>>It’s hard to argue that Joel Osteen isn’t making a profit.

It’s harder to argue that Joel Osteen’s organization is a church. It’s just a New Age temple.

[csivils]

Joel olsteen makes his money from book sales. I don’t know the tax status of Lakewood, but the closest mega-church to me is Champions forest. I heard that they gave up their tax exempt status so they Could preach on whatever they wanted too.