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Prestonwood Baptist Church's lavish holiday display first went viral and drew widespread criticism last year.
TikToker lawsonmaee posted footage from Prestonwood Baptist Church's "The Gift of Christmas" show six days ago. The clip shows drummers with full-body LED outfits soaring through the air, attached to cables moving up and down suspension tracks attached to the church ceiling. Dozens of dancers dressed in bright red outfits perform a tightly choreographed routine while dozens more musicians and singers blast music from a stage adorned with neon lights and puffing smoke machines. "When you're new to Texas and didn't realize just how hard Texas megachurches go at Christmastime," the caption reads.
So far, all good. It's their money. They can spend it on whatever silliness they choose, right?
but
Prestonwood Baptist defended its over-the-top holiday tradition: “The Gift of Christmas is a ticketed Christian production, not a church service,
Now it's a money making business.
Is it still tax exempt?