Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church got $4.4 million in federal PPP loans

[Nevilledog]

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Travis Akers
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Joel Osteen denied accepting any money from Federal PPP loans. Turns out his Lakewood Church took $4.4 million.

Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church got $4.4 million in federal PPP loans
Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church and other large Houston congregations were among those who received multi-million dollar loans as part of the federal government’s COVID-19 stimulus package known as PPP.
houstonchronicle.com
7:26 AM · Dec 15, 2020

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/religion/article/Joel-Osteen-s-Lakewood-Church-got-4-4M-in-15800887.php

[CrispyQ]

1. My blood pressure went up significantly when my husband told me this, this morning.

[liberalmuse]

2. My mom died penniless because she gave all her money to these craven charlatans

Including Olsteen. Sometimes I find myself hoping there is a hell.

[marmar]

4. Organized religion is the world's longest-running and most successful hustle.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. +1

[JustGene]

13. +2

[Guilded Lilly]

5. ...the anger /outrage level is massive. Changes must be made.

[AZ8theist]

6. The ABSOLUTE LAST person to get taxpayer money...

Is the slimy shit weasel lying con man O'steen. Our fucking money went directly in to his bank account.

[KatyMan]

14. Or any church

They have no business getting taxpayer money in this instance. The freaking catholic church even got covid money.

[Blue Owl]

8. Disgusting -- make 'em pay it back

Lord knows they have the funds from all the grifting of the flock

[Frustratedlady]

9. WHEN are we going to hear that these loans were called back?

Children are starving and people will soon be thrown out of their apartments/homes, but good ol' Joel lives in luxury with no qualms about what he has done.

We have heard of so many of these situations (I call violations), but I never hear they had to give back the money.

I hope they have an enjoyable Christmas holiday while these children are heartbroken. Their holiday will be pretty bleak with little food or few gifts under the tree.

These evangelists irritate me as much as the money-changer politicians. Both steal money from those least able to afford their contributions, but are looking for an end to their suffering. Jesus looked down on both, as should we.

[moondust]

10. How many of his suckers now living under a bridge?

[smirkymonkey]

11. This just infuriates me!

How do that get away with their constant scamming? And they don't even have to pay taxes on any of it! It all goes right into their pockets! Grrrrrr!

[Judi Lynn]

15. Hoping the insatiable greed of these grotesque people will trigger a deep rewriting of the law.

Hope the time it happens will be soon. It really is ugly for them to flaunt their easy profit in the faces of their usually struggling, emotionally dependent followers. They should have been ashamed of themselves so long time ago.

Time to break their exploitative bad habits.