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Area religious institutions receive $27 million in PPP funds

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Area religious institutions receive $27 million in PPP funds
Area religious institutions receive $27 million in PPP funds

As Contact 5 investigator Dave Bohman explains, area religious institutions have received at least $27 million from the government's Paycheck Protection Program.

27 MILLION DOLLARS.

CONTACFIVE INVESTIGATOR DAVE BOHMANEXPLAINS WHY*SOM* CRITICLAIM ALL OF THIS MONEYWEAKENS THE CONCEPT OF THESEPARATION OF CHURCH ASTATE.ST.

PAULBOCA RATON GOT 593-THOUSANDDOLLARS UNDER THE U-SGOVERNMENTPROTECTION PROGRAM.

[2-SHOT]] [ 15:17:47]“IT JUST WOULDHAVE BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME FORUS IF WE HADNLOANS” MARYBETH KEENAN IS THECHURCHADMINISTRATION.

HER CHURCHES*P-P-* MONEY ARRIVED IAPRIL& JUST AS ST.

PAULA DROP IN DONATIONS, AND ITAFFILIATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNOW HAD PARENTS UNABLE TO PAYMONTHLY TUITION.

[ MARYBETKEENAN / CHURCH DIRECTOR OFADMINISTRATION ] [ 15:05:04 ]“SOME TOOK PAY CUTS.

SOME LOSTTHEIR JOBS COMPLETELY,DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OFTHEIR BUSINESS” CONTACT FIVEFOUND MORE THAN 100 CHURCHES,SYNAGOGUES AND RELIGIOUS-AFFILIATED SCHOOLS ANDORGANIZATIONS IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY AND THE TREASURE COASTRECEIVING BETWEEN 150-THOUSANDAND UPWARDS OF MORE THAN1-MILLION IN P-P-P FUNDS SHOWGRAPH ON SCREEN (PAYROLLPROTECTION PROGRAM FUNDS): 7= 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS - 350-THOUSAND 36 = 350-THOUSANDDOLLARS - 1-MILLION 9 = 1-MILLION CONTACT FIVE ADDED ITUP.

IN OUR AREA - RELIGIOUSORGANIZATIONS RECEIVED ATLEAST 27 MILLION DOLLARS OFYOUR MONEY, UNDER THE PAYCHECKPROTECTION PROGRAM, ACCORDINGTO DATA RELEASED BY THE I-R-S.[ RACHEL LAZER / AMERICAUNITED FOR THE SEPARATION OFCHURCH AND STATE ] [ 1:21 ]“THESE GOVERNMENT LOANS AREFORGIVEN.

AND THEY BECOMEGOVERNMENT GRANTS TO PAYCLERGY SALARIES” [ 3:31]“ULTIMATELY, ITBARGAIN TO TAKE GOVERNMENTMONEY” RACHEL LASER IS TPRESIDENT OF AMERICANS UNITEDFOR THE SEPARATION OF CHURCHAND STATE.

SHE TELLS CONTAFIVE&FUNDING RELIGIOUSINSTITUTIONS VIOLATES ACONSTITUTIONAL BAN ON STATESPONSORED RELIGION.

[ RACHELLAZER / AMERICANS UNITED FORTHE SEPARATION OF CHURCH ASTATE ] [ 3:59]“ULTIMATELY,WHAT KEEPS RELIGION ALIVE ISRELYING ON ITS OWN MEMBERS FORFUNDING AND NOT RELYING ON THEGOVERNMENT” [ MARYBETH KEENAN/ CHURCH DIRECTOR OFADMINISTRATION ] [ 15:09:37 ]“LOOK AT THE PEOPLE WHO AREWORKING HERE&.

[--BUTT TO--] [15:09:47]“&WHY DONDESERVE TO GET HELP?..”MARYBETH KEENAN SAYS STAFFERSAT ST.

PAULAND PAY BILLS AND INCOMETAXES, JUST LIKE WORKERS ATSTORES AND RESTAURANTS HELPEDBY THE PAYROLL PROTECTIONPLAN.

[ MARYBETH KEENAN /CHURCH DIRECTOR OFADMINISTRATION ] [ 15:02:47 ]“IT WAS A BLESSING TO APPLYFOR THAT AND RECEIVE THOSEFUNDS”

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