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originally posted by: carewemust
For those who don't know, Joel Osteen is a pastor who now has one of the largest Christian "Mega Churches" in the country. It's in Houston. Who is Joel Osteen?: en.wikipedia.org...
Source: www.mediaite.com...
Houston-based celebrity pastor Joel Osteen is coming under fire on Twitter for not opening up the doors to his Church for storm victims to take shelter.
Osteen — pastor at Houston’s Lakewood Church — has kept the doors closed even though pictures on Twitter appear to show that the Church escaped the brunt of the storm. Lakewood Church — which was formerly an NBA arena called The Summit, home to the Houston Rockets — holds 16,800 people.
I really don't know what to say. "Shame on you!" is not anywhere near strong enough. Talk about giving Christians and Christian Pastors a bad reputation! Jesus.
-CareWeMust
originally posted by: Jobeycool
Let me guess,more BS political garbage against conservative christians.I doubt that is a good place to open up for people anyways because that is such a big church they would be having something there all week.
They got places figured out by now anyways.
originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: carewemust
This is Joel Osteen's house in Houston:
originally posted by: Jobeycool
Let me guess,more BS political garbage against conservative christians.I doubt that is a good place to open up for people anyways because that is such a big church they would be having something there all week.
They got places figured out by now anyways.
originally posted by: matafuchs
It is not surprising but to be honest...did you see how people left the Superdome after Katrina?
originally posted by: theantediluvian
a reply to: carewemust
This is Joel Osteen's house in Houston:
and this is his other house, in Pensacola:
Meanwhile, he can't open up the megachurch cash cow to his neighbors who are losing everything? Televangelists make politicians look good.
originally posted by: carewemust
originally posted by: Abysha
a reply to: carewemust
And he's keeping those doors locked... tax free.
Bastard.
The IRS can enact a "carve out" to revoke the church's tax exempt status. Osteen will have to raise the price of his books and shake-down the members harder.
I went to a large church here in Illinois that used to take up 3 collections per service.
originally posted by: Kromlech
Lol, and then he'll sit there giving sermons on the "good Samaritan," or the parable of the rich man and Lazarus...
How can people not see the hypocrisy of these televised wolves in sheep's clothing.