Boner Candidate #1: SANTA HAS COVID
A Georgia couple who dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Claus for an outdoor photo session that was attended by about 50 children last week learned that they had tested positive for the coronavirus three days after the event, the county’s top elected official said on Tuesday. The event was on Thursday and was part of an annual Christmas parade and tree-lighting ceremony in Ludowici, Ga., about 235 miles southeast of Atlanta, said Robert D. Parker, the chairman of the Long County board of commissioners.
Boner Candidate #2: AND THEY’RE TAX EXEMPT TOO
As federal lawmakers mull another COVID-19 stimulus package, some groups are calling for more oversight of religious institutions that receive taxpayer money to shoulder payroll and other costs during the pandemic. Some point to the multimillion dollar loans received by large religious institutions and churches, including Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church, as evidence that the federal government should require more financial disclosures from those receiving money through the first-of-its-kind program.
