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Net worth

Snopes.com just published an article questioning the quality of the sources this article uses to support the claim that the Osteen's net worth is $40-$60 million. The sources we use (and the one that one of our sources links to) just say things like "Osteen’s net worth was reported $56,000,000" and "He is allegedly worth approximately $60 million as of 2017" without stating how these numbers were determined or where they were gotten from. I don't see how these reports can be considered reliable. I'm removing the information for now. SQGibbon (talk) 13:23, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Promotional or not?

"Osteen was included on Barbara Walters's list of the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2006.^[1]^[2] Former presidential candidate John McCain described Osteen as his favorite inspirational author.^[3] The Osteen family attended an Easter breakfast hosted by President Barack Obama at the White House in 2010.^[4]"

This just feels like it's idolising him but I feel like if I remove it I'll face backlash, and have other better changes removed with it. Therefore, I'd like to reach a consensus on whether or not it should stay. JacobTheRox (talk) 17:13, 4 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2006". 20/20. ABC. December 12, 2006.
^ Kwon, Lillian (December 11, 2006). "Joel Osteen Dubbed 'Most Fascinating'". The Christian Post. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
^ Tibbs, Jonathan J (20 June 2013). "A Story of Joel Osteen". CNN iReport. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
^ "Osteen and others attend White House Easter breakfast". Houston Chronicles. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.

[walters-1] "The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2006". 20/20. ABC. December 12, 2006.

[2] Kwon, Lillian (December 11, 2006). "Joel Osteen Dubbed 'Most Fascinating'". The Christian Post. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2018.

[3] Tibbs, Jonathan J (20 June 2013). "A Story of Joel Osteen". CNN iReport. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved 2020-01-12.

[4] "Osteen and others attend White House Easter breakfast". Houston Chronicles. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.

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