High-profile Kirkland megachurch leaders accused of forcing staff to donate

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Give 10% of your wages or lose your job: that's the alleged ultimatum one Washington megachurch is being accused of imposing on their employees.

Churchome is based in Kirkland and has locations throughout western Washington and one in Los Angeles. It has ties with several celebrities, including former Seahawk Russell Wilson, who is on the church's board of directors.

Now Churchome is at the center of a lawsuit, as one employee alleges she was threatened with termination when she couldn’t afford to tithe -- or in other words -- donate some of her wages to church.

"She's David and this is the big, giant goliath," said Toby Marshall, legal counsel for the employee and plaintiff, Rachel Kellogg.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/high-profile-kirkland-megachurch-leaders-accused-of-forcing-staff-to-donate/ar-AA19dK36

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1. I

hope they go bankrupt and have to close it all down. Effers

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Hey, this does happen. I worked for a major telecommunications company that insisted that its

employees donate to United Way (a certain % every pay period). I didn't like this, as I do like to pick the charities that I want to receive my donations (the charities). It finally came about where we could pick and choose our own charities. Wonderful.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. RICO....multi-state shakedown on people's wages.

It's all about the Green Jesus.

[Midnight Writer]

4. God's kickback scheme.

[RainCaster]

5. Pastor needs a new jet...

Not that I know this is happening at Churchome, but it looks like Washington's equivalent of Joel Osteen's church in TX.