It pays to have friends in high places.
While small businesses across the nation struggle to stay open as coronavirus ravages the country, an antigay megachurch in Dallas was just approved for millions of dollars in federal aid.
First Baptist Dallas was just granted a forgivable loan worth $2 million to $5 million, according to data released by the Small Business Administration (SBA) yesterday.
Coincidentally, Mike Pence spoke at the church on June 28 for a Trump campaign event called “Celebrate Freedom Rally,” where 2,100 people, many without masks, packed inside to sing, worship, and spew Christian hate.
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Also coincidentally, the church’s pastor, Robert Jeffress, who believes gay wedding cakes are a sign of the Antichrist, is a member of Trump’s evangelical advisory board.
According to its website, First Baptist Dallas opposes “all forms of sexual immorality, including adultery, homosexuality, and pornography.”
The church also states that that marriage is “the uniting of one man and one woman,” and that “the channel of sexual expression” should only be done “according to biblical standards, and the means for procreation of the human race.”
Since Pence’s “Celebrate Freedom Rally,” it has been reported several members of the church had tested positive for the coronavirus before the event even took place. It’s unclear whether Pence’s team knew about this ahead of his visit.
Related: Mike Pence spoke to 2,100 people jammed into an anti-LGBTQ megachurch in a COVID hotspot
Vince
Now you know why they were so adamant about not reporting who gets the money.
taylor94
Finally! The government has recognized evangelical mega churches as a business! If that’s the case, they are required to pay taxes like any other business.
justgeo
How to get SAITIN shut down?
butchqueen
Tax these fu@k#rs.
frromba2
Churches should be taxed ours here in Tulsa-Victory Christian Center has taken money and never paid a dime in taxes and even when associate ministers were charged with a sex crime they got off. If you aren’t important to them you don’t mean anything to them. After my dad died three years ago was my mom ever contacted only to see if any money was left for them in the will-Hell NO!!!!!!
TIME TO TAX CHURCHES-They tell you from the pulpit who to vote for and who not to.
Chrisk
Donnie boy is just making sure the Evanglicks know who their daddy whore bucks is.
I wonder how many Progressive and Gay Supportive one’s got any of the money? I’ll bet none.
You now literally get to pay for these f*cks to hate and discriminate against you with your tax $. Great grift though.