If you'd like to support this work through a channel membership, here's the link! https://www.youtube.com/@culturefaithandpolitics/join Follow Amy on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@amyhawk9?si=-baXo2MHorI40hJ9 My books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ Joni Lamb, co-founder of Daystar Television Network — America's 2nd largest Christian TV network — died this week estranged from her own son. What he says happened inside that billion-dollar ministry is a disturbing story about modern Christian media. Pat Kahnke and Amy Hawk examine the Daystar story: a $3.9 million PPP loan used to buy a private jet, seven homes valued at $11.7 million, a honeymoon allegedly charged to ministry donors, and — most seriously — allegations that an abuse claim inside the Lamb family was pressured into silence. Daystar is classified as a church by the IRS. That means no financial disclosures. No accountability. And a billion-dollar operation that nobody is allowed to question. This is what the Fruit Test (Matthew 7:16) looks like when applied to Christian media empires. Topics covered: — Joni Lamb, Marcus Lamb, and the founding of Daystar Television Network — The church status shield: how IRS classification protects religious organizations from financial scrutiny — The $3.9 million PPP loan and the private jet — Jonathan Lamb's NDA, his demotion, and his firing in November 2024 — Allegations of SA and a family cover-up — Doug Weiss, Joni's second marriage, and the succession crisis — How to evaluate any ministry for financial transparencyIf you've ever given to Daystar — or wondered why Christian media empires are never held accountable — this conversation is essential viewing.