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• The time has come to recognize over 200,000 New Yorkers of the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain faiths who celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights,” Rajkumar, who introduced legislation to recognize Diwali, said in the press conference. She called Anniversary Day “an obscure and antiquated day,” as compared to Diwali, which is celebrated by a “growing number of New Yorkers.”

See: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/20/us/diwali-nyc-public-school-holiday-trnd-reaj

QUESTION: As children become more and more acquainted with the diversity of RELIGIOUS points of view on life, will the understanding grow that a particular religion is just one voice among many?

Jesus is famously recorded as saying that rich people should sell their possessions and give them to the poor, and that it’s easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than a rich person to enter the kingdom of God. But, this hasn’t stopped many Pentecostal Christian pastors from becoming wealthy. Here are the richest in 2022:

Top 10 Richest Pastors in The World 2022

The table below contains the names, net worth, ministry, age, and nationality of the top 10 richest pastors in the world in 2022.

Rank	Pastor	Networth	Ministry	Age	Nationality
1	Kenneth Copeland	$760 million	Kenneth Copeland Ministries	62	America
2	David Oyedepo	$150 million	Living Faith Church (Winners Chapel)	48	Nigeria
3	Pat Robertson	$ 100 million	Christian Broadcasting Network	91	America
4	Benny Hinn	$70 million	World Healing Center Church	69	Israel
5	Chris Oyakhilome	$60 million	Christ Embassy	58	Nigeria
6	Joel Osteen	$50 million	Lakewood Church	58	America
7	Creflo Dollar	$30 million	World Changers Church International	60	America
8	Rick Warren	$25 million	Saddleback Church	68	America
9	Jesse Duplantis	$20 million	Jesse Duplantis Ministries	72	America
10	Bishop TD Jakes	$20 million	The Potter’s House	64	America

Question: Is it right for pastors to get rich while their followers are poor?