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What I Discovered Infiltrating Kenneth Copeland’s Church | The Religion Business

Julian Dorey Daily • October 11, 2025 • Solo Episode

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FULL EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XOOLQhK-_0


🚨 What’s really happening inside America’s $2 trillion religious empire?


THE RELIGION BUSINESS LINKS:

The Religion Business Website - https://www.thereligionbusiness.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/nathan_apffel/#

IG: https://www.instagram.com/religionbusiness

YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkynle-j4cDBB-5_bAp81mQ


Filmmakers Nathan Apffel & Chris Ayoub expose how churches in the U.S. operate like untouchable corporations — immune from IRS oversight and worth trillions. From Kenneth Copeland’s empire to the loopholes that even Scientology exploited, they reveal how faith has been weaponized into one of the most profitable businesses on earth.


Inside this episode:


The loopholes that made Scientology untouchable


How tithing became one of the church’s biggest money engines


Why Kenneth Copeland’s empire runs like an MLM


The Bible vs. the modern church


The shocking lack of transparency in Christian institutions


Why “faith as business” may be the greatest scam of all time


⚠️ Churches sell faith, but behind the curtain it looks a lot more like a business.


***TIMESTAMPS***

00:00 – Scientology & 14 Points, Vatican, Tithing, Middle Man, Matthew 25

12:32 – Gift Giving, Transparency, Senator Hatfield, ECFA, Mailers = Money

19:24 – Kenneth Copeland, MLM?, Fear Engine, Mega Pastors, “Don’t Touch the Anointed”

31:06 – What Is a Blessing?, Mosaic Laws, Leviticus, Black Israelites, Christ Said Go OUT

40:45 – Clergy Demoralized, Buildings, YOU Are the Temple

52:32 – Faith in Faith, Mega Pastors, Strategic Ignorance, Only 13% Read Bible, Bible as History


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