Joel Osteen refuses to open his megachurch to hurricane victims

[sandensea]

Joel Osteen, the “prosperity” preacher who has made a fortune grifting off the generosity of his devout flock, has endured a withering barrage of criticism from social media for his refusal to open the doors to his 16,000-capacity megachurch to help house the environmental refugees of Hurricane Harvey.

Actor Ron Perlman of Sons of Anarchy fame had a very snarky response to Osteen’s hypocrisy, rightfully calling him out for being more concerned with the cleanliness and propriety of his church than the Christian values of charity and support that he pretends to embody.

Perlman tweeted simply: “Concerned someone might track mud on the carpets?”

Joel Osteen is the very worst kind of human being and an absolute disgrace to all those who call themselves religious.

He is a financial predator of the worst kind, a pernicious agent of mammon who exploits the generosity and the faith of his flock to live a lifestyle of heretical luxury and sinful excess.

At: https://extremelifex.com/2017/08/29/joel-osteen-refuses-to-open-his-church-to-hurricane-victims-actor-ron-perelmans-response-is-great/

Osteen's Houston megachurch. No room for evacuees; plenty of room for suckers.

[Brother Buzz]

1. Joel Osteen to open megachurch to Hurricane Harvey refugees after public shaming

Prosperity Gospel preacher Joel Osteen to open megachurch to Hurricane Harvey refugees after public shaming

Who says public shaming doesn’t work?

According to Crooks and Liars, Joel Osteen is singing a new tune after being blasted online for not allowing people into his church in the midst of Hurricane Harvey. He is now reportedly preparing to open the doors of his Lakewood Megachurch in Houston to people seeking refuge from the storm.

LGBTQ activist Charles Clymer posted an image of air mattresses in the Lakewood church, along with a caption that said the church is “prepping to open their doors.”

Earlier in the day, Raw Story reported that Osteen was blasted on Twitter for tweeting a call for prayers (and later, for attempting to raise money) for those affected by Harvey while keeping the doors to his church closed to people who need shelter.

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/prosperity-gospel-preacher-joel-osteen-to-open-megachurch-to-hurricane-harvey-refugees-after-public-shaming/

[sandensea]

3. Thanks for the update! I trust the media will keep an eye on him.

Osteen is as shifty as they come, and he's likely to let a token number of families in for a photo-op - and then use some pretext to close the megachurch once the cameras turn away.

Still, it's good news for the moment at least. Sunshine really is the best disinfectant.

[Freedomofspeech]

2. He is so disgusting.

I read a few years ago that someone stole the collection one Sunday and it was $650,000.