Megachurches were amongst the many not so small businesses that qualified for federal money from the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP (Prentice 2020). The PPP was created to provide financial assistance to help small businesses survive the economic uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some argued that megachurches with ties to the White House received funds that other religious institutions did not, and that this violated the separation of church, a cornerstone of American society.