According to data released from the Small Business Administration, the Church of Scientology was among the recipients of loans from the Paycheck Protection Program.

• The Independent reported that “Church of Scientology locations in New York, Washington DC and Florida were also cleared to receive loans between $150,000 (£120,000) and $350,000 (£278,000) each.”
• The Church of Scientology “is reported to be worth at least $1 billion,” the publication noted.

The SBA program was passed in March in an effort to help sustain America’s small business as the coronavirus pandemic began wrecking the economy.