Televangelist Joel Osteen’s Houston Megachurch Received $4,436,224 in PPP Loans (Congress, health care)

[jojajn]

Next hurricane or flood, Osteen's church and mansion should be open to those who need help.

Pastor Joel Osteen and his Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas — the largest megachurch in the nation — received nearly $4.5 million in taxpayer money as part of the government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

The same evangelical Christians who typically oppose universal health care and government handouts used a government handout so they could keep their health insurance coverage.

This is a church that rakes in millions of dollars every week, yet given the chance to take free money courtesy of taxpayers — meant to help companies that might have suffered from the pandemic otherwise — they jumped on it.

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/...utm_content=44

[greywar]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Next hurricane or flood, Osteen's church and mansion should be open to those who need help.

LOL. Yeah I remember that. Flood occured in the area and he acted like his church was the ark, no one but him allowed in.

Meanwhile a mattress store literally opened their doors and let folks sleep there taking a loss in inventory that could no longer be sold simply because it was the right thing to do. Osteens a horrible human being.

[jojajn]

Apparently they relied on government assistance over faith and prayer.

[greywar]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Apparently they relied on government assistance over faith and prayer.

Well they prayed to the god-emporer and he delivered.....

[BoBromhal]

if there's a factual unbiased article, let me know. This one may be factual, but I'll pass on "friendly atheist".

as to the act of them borrowing that $$, I think it's wrong, but that's how Congress devised it.

[ditchoc]

Preachers and politicians are both dollar motivated. They both love to fleece the sheep.

[jojajn]

Originally Posted by BoBromhal

if there's a factual unbiased article, let me know. This one may be factual, but I'll pass on "friendly atheist".

as to the act of them borrowing that $$, I think it's wrong, but that's how Congress devised it.

Better for ya?

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyl...virus-ppp-loan

[fleebs]

Originally Posted by BoBromhal

if there's a factual unbiased article, let me know.

On this topic or in general? In general I haven't seen one yet but I'll make sure to let you know

[fleebs]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Next hurricane or flood, Osteen's church and mansion should be open to those who need help.



https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/...utm_content=44

who cares, you're not going to succeed in publicly shaming people who feel no shame. I bet he's laughing his ass off knowing his constituents are too stupid and/or brainwashed to see a problem with the hypocrisy

[DorianRo]

Many of these self proclaimed "religious people" are some of the most worthless scum on earth. How they operate is anything but "holy". They spend their week screwing people over and stealing money for themselves then go to church on Sundays. Figure that one out