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2023-02-09 21:08:00 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 71A8D089BB7143D7CFA04A0D7EEF5C32B3B2901386875FDE172BA7A711F2ADB9
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Lakewood Church, where Osteen is pastor, received a PPP loan to keep staff paid during the COVID-19 response. Osteen did not personally get the money. After criticism, Lakewood Church returned the money in 2021. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-joel-osteen-multimillionaire-lakewood-church-repays-4-million-ppp-loans-20211011-6viikyot5bg7bnnor5ruogit3e-story.html
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