A plumber was working on a toilet at Joel Osteen's church. Then a trove of cash and checks fell out

[Jilly_in_VA]

A plumber was working on a toilet at Joel Osteen’s church. Then a trove of cash and checks fell out of the wall.

A plumber doing maintenance work at pastor Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church stumbled across checks and cash hidden in a wall — a discovery that may yield clues to an unsolved burglary reported by the congregation seven years ago.

The unexpected find was revealed Thursday when the worker called in to a Houston radio morning show that had invited listeners to share stories about valuable items they had randomly found over the years.

The caller — who has only been identified as “Justin” — said he was on a job at the megachurch Nov. 10 when he made the stunning find.

“There was a loose toilet in the wall, and we removed the tile,” he told George Lindsey on 100.3 the Bull’s morning show. “We went to go remove the toilet, and I moved some insulation away and about 500 envelopes fell out of the wall.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/12/03/joel-osteen-lakewood-plumber-cash-toilet/
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Who else thinks Joel (or someone working directly for him) stuffed this in the wall and filed a false report? Raise your hand.

[sakabatou]

1. *raises hand*

[LenaBaby61]

5. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[jimfields33]

2. A dupe. Here's the thread from yesterday

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216110731

[pandr32]

3. My hand's up

[Walleye]

4. Having more money than God it's just an expression, I think

I have not a doubt in my mind that the guy is a crook

[Jilly_in_VA]

8. IMNSHO

the IRS needs to take a good hard look at Osteen.

[Walleye]

9. Apparently God doesn't pay taxes

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. AFAIK, Osteen's money operation has not offered the $25,000 reward promised.

[Frustratedlady]

7. Why would someone hide the checks? Joel was my first thought, as well, but the checks didn't

make sense.

It could have been one of the many bowl passers that collect tithes every time Joel raises his arms toward Heaven. He sure doesn't need the money, but probably wouldn't pass up a chance.

It will be interesting to find out who did it.

[Beakybird]

11. The money was stolen from the safe.

Why would the thief not take the money home? Unless it was someone for whom the church is his home - Olsteen!

[Journeyman]

13. Checks can be replaced, and their theft makes the theft of the money less conspicuous . . .

especially if the money and checks were all part of the week's offering from the congregation. Be very suspect, wouldn't it, if a thief took time to separate the haul before they made their escape?

[Iggo]

15. I dunno, perhaps the checks were in the same collection basket as the cash.

A crime of opportunity derailed by happenstance? Who knows? Maybe someone dumped it meaning to come back for it later, and then either couldn’t or chickened out.

[Beakybird]

10. Hand up!

If the thief cashed the checks, he'd be caught. If the thief went through every envelope and put the checks back in the safe, then it would obviously be an inside job.

[Shermann]

12. I would've taken him for a bidet man

Also, I'd expect his bidets to be plumbed up with running holy water.

[Carlitos Brigante]

14. "THANK YOU BATHROOM JESUS!!! Praise be indeed!!" Either that, or the Porcelain God

is real and clearly is down with the "Prosperity Gospel".