Richest pastors in America:
Kenneth Copeland $760M
Pat Robertson $100M
Benny Hinn $60M
Joel Osteen $40M
Credulous Dollar $27M
Rick Warren $25M
Franklin Graham $25M
T.D. Jakes $18M
Joyce Meyer $8M
Total: $1.06 Billion
Total donated to COVID-19 assistance $0.00
Via @stone and belief net and newsone
#Credulousdollar has been trending on twitter
For some context, perspective about me writing this. In the late 1980’s, I personally traveled around the world for three years with an interfaith, international intercessory prayer ministry. We prayed for other people and lived on faith. We visited a lot of churches, mosques and synagogues in America, Bangkok, Thailand, Canada, England, Germany, Greece, Israel, India and other places. We saw a lot of hypocrisy and we also met some wonderfully kind people. We did special projects including one group of about 20 Jewish people from America and Israel and Germans visited and prayed for healing at all of the former concentration camp sites in Austria, Germany and Poland for three months. For me, it was a very challenging and also beautiful time. I’ve written about some of my experiences (am in the process of writing a book about this and more) including my trip to Dachau.
Some of the comments I received on Twitter after posting the list of pastors:
The GOP feel the churches should be in the next round for getting stimulus money!
They like trump because they are all cons and frauds.
it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God ~ Jesus Christ
Those Preachers didn’t steal all that money to just give it away.
There is a pastor worth three quarters of a billion dollars in America. Tax the churches.
They belong to the church of the almighty dollar!
Rescind the religious tax exemption. They would still be millionaires and fake christians.
Religious organizations are eligible to apply for CARES act funds. (financial stimulus package.) Without having ever paid a dime into the system, they don’t pay taxes. Makes my head spin with rage that any of our tax payer money is going to churches.
Pro life indeed.
Are we really bailing out the churches? I thought I saw the gov was giving direct payments to churches?
Trump wants to give them relief money as well.
Trump is in cahoots with these so called “Pastors”.
Trump is trading for votes.
What about the charlatan that is in the WH as spiritual advisor...Paula White!?
And now the churches are trying to convince the govt to help underwrite their monthly property, utilities, etc. costs because their "income" is dropping so much.
Haven't seen any of them give up their mega churches for pop-up hospitals.
Be assured they have access to PPE materials and COVID-19 tests and a ventilator or 2 for themselves.
NOT ONE RED CENT of taxpayer money should go to churches. God will provide...
All churches seem to want is your money.
US preachers love control, money, and power.
Every one is probably an atheist.
The richest cult leaders.
The religious leaders of America. Of the money, by the money, and for the money. Amen.
These pastors are urging their herd to attend their gatherings so they can give more money to the pastors.
It’s what Jesus would do. But they have built their mansions and private jets on a rejection of the teachings of Christ.
Forgive them Father, tho they know exactly what they do.
They donated $1 billion in thoughts and prayers, however.
Now why don’t they do the Christian thing, and go buy groceries for all seniors, unemployed!
CA is home to most billionaires and the most people without homes, 1/2 million Americans are dying on USA streets, in cars 0 homes, 50% are low income seniors 50-80+ in more danger now.
They didn't get to be that rich by giving to the needy.
Don't forget to include the entire Mormon Church, Catholic Church and Scientology.
Why donate when you can just pray it away.
Why would they donate to COVID-19 relief if they believe the pandemic is God’s judgement?
Real Christian of them.
FOLLOW THE $$$.
The same $760M Kenneth Copeland who blew "the wind of God" at the corona virus? The same $100M Pat Robertson who blamed corona virus on women and oral sex
But but but if they give to charities how will they ever be able to afford their million dollar mansions and private jets!?
Please donate to them.. jesus says they need jets.
Those camels are going to have a tough time getting through the eye of the needle.
VP Pence: SBA loans are for pastors!! if you are using govt $ for a soup kitchen or thrift store, you can't put up a WHITES ONLY sign, but if you get a bailout loan to pay ur pastors' million dollar salaries, feel free to be as bigoted as you want. Praise Jeeeeesus & the GOP god $$$ Trump,
https://www.wonkette.com/mike-pence-bailing-out-churches