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Comfortably_Numb
(3,801 posts)Deuxcents
(16,190 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)After all, what young white Jesus freak doesn't want his own private plane, a harem of women to wait on him and a multi-million dollar home with a limo to take him to his multi-million dollar mega-church?
KY
onetexan
(13,036 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,490 posts)See: https://ministrywatch.com/million-dollar-homes-become-status-symbols-of-televangelists-and-pastors/
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The December Houston Chronicle series reported that Texas law restricts the parsonage tax exemption to one acre properties. Copelands lakefront one acre parsonage sits in the midst of almost 25 acres of land while receiving a religious exemption, according to the Tarrant County Appraisal District. Adjacent to and listed at the same address as the Copeland mansion property is a 35-acre plot of land zoned for agricultural use. This property, located next to Eagle Mountain Lake, is also owned by Copelands church.
The 35-acre plot of agricultural land is appraised at $3,743 even though the fair market value was reportedly $1,283,364 in 2018. According to the Houston Chronicle, the tax exemption on Copelands home deprives the county government of $150,000 in tax revenue, resulting in a tax burden being passed on to other taxpayers.
The old-timey Baptist preachers I was raised around lived in very modest homes and were not paid well at all, and relied on the charity of the congregation for adequate food each year. This was in the 50s and 60s and they were all very humble, unselfish men.
KY.....
Solly Mack
(90,762 posts)Qutzupalotl
(14,302 posts)J_William_Ryan
(1,753 posts)that there's no such thing as 'god' or 'hell.'
littlemissmartypants
(22,632 posts)Hey, so this isnt actually from today. Its just a recurring bit I do, yknow, for comedy. Its from when Trump lost in 2020. I posted it when Tucker Carlson got fired too. Heres an example from my TikTok:
Link to tweet
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But Happy Pride!!