Asked Joel Osteen why he won't open his megachurch to Harvey victims he blocked me. Church reaps $77M tax free annually #HoustonStrong pic.twitter.com/WhdY1KEKNV
— Facial Merkin (@facialmerkin) August 28, 2017
Sometimes the wolf will slip up and remove his sheep disguise momentarily. #JoelOsteen #HoustonStrong https://t.co/2tKOcYUUyq
— Peculiar Baptist (@PeculiarBaptist) August 28, 2017
We're Houstonians and kind of debating about the #JoelOsteen #LakewoodChurch situation. https://t.co/GWOcDWn0ll
— Lisa.B.Nice (@MzAnewBourgeois) August 29, 2017
Now they say they will take people once shelters are full. Why wait until they are full? Take them NOW. #JoelOsteen #Harvey pic.twitter.com/SlwSON4AbA
— Amy (@Ammerk) August 29, 2017
Just saw #JoelOsteen is the #1 trending topic. If Twitter pressure means anything, he will soon open his mammoth church to #Harvey victims.
— Mary Elizabeth Smith (@dogdriven) August 29, 2017
More on Twitter.
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29 August update: Sherri Nichols is one of the most astute commenters on Nancy Nall's blog.
She says,
From some of what I’ve read about Osteen and his church, it wasn’t a simple situation of not opening the doors. Access to the church was problematic. I’m no fan of Osteen, but it’s easy to gin up the outrage machine from afar without understanding the situation on the ground. Like second-guessing the decision not to evacuate 6 million people along roads that are designed to flood.
In a knee-jerk way, this guy supports Osteen's decision:
I support Pastor Osteen's decision to NOT open his church. It's a house of worship NOT a shelter. #HurricaneHarvey pic.twitter.com/UhsnZkxs4O
— James Ritchie (@JamesRitch1) August 29, 2017
And people are still being turned away
Joel Osteen's Church Still Closed to Houston Evacuees in Wake of Harvey - https://t.co/eamWTQk1AQ https://t.co/ByjzinXTz7 via @nuzzel
— Gregory McCray (@g_mccray) August 29, 2017
Evacuees are being told by security guard to contact city of Houston. https://t.co/X3i5ElOk7a
— Ben Philpott (@BenPhilpottKUT) August 29, 2017
So Joel Osteen says he was waiting until all the Houston shelters were full before opening his church. Uh-huh. And, it's God's church, fam.
— Brad Crawford (@BCrawford247) August 29, 2017
Osteen claims the church is now open, and wasn't opened before because it was flooded internally.
But was it the main church building or only the underground garage?
Because yesterday his excuse for not opening the church was that there was flooding, which now suddenly isn't a factor?
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) August 29, 2017
Another quick defense:
You're a joke. What are you doing to help? You putting money up? Joel helps more people on this earth in a day than you could do in lifetime
— 101stRepublican (@101stRepublican) August 29, 2017
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2 September update:
Celebrating a little girl's birthday at our Lakewood shelter. #HoustonStrong pic.twitter.com/dCcaxyy3B0
— Victoria Osteen (@VictoriaOsteen) September 1, 2017
See the replies too.
Thank you Matt & Laurie Crouch @TBN for your incredible generosity to help Houston! https://t.co/zVmSyO35on pic.twitter.com/lpe0sHGHff
— Joel Osteen (@JoelOsteen) September 2, 2017
See the replies too.
"Osteen Says He Feels 'At Peace' After Backlash Over Lakewood's Harvey Response."
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