One of the myths that religious leaders often like to support is that religious people are not concerned about material things and only spiritual values are of any worth. Despite this some of them do not too badly when it comes to money. 'Topping the Forbes list is Bishop David Oyedepo with an estimated net worth of US150m (about R1,6bn). He founded the Living Faith World Outreach Ministry in Nigeria which is Africa's largest worship center with a seating capacity of 50,000. Oyedepo owns four private jets, a publishing company, a university, and a high school.' (Sowetan, 18 September) To prove that Oyedepo is not unique - according to the United States entertainment conduit "MonteOz", Joshua is only the tenth richest pastor in the world. RD
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