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Televangelist Joel Osteen claims he cannot let people into his Lakewood Church that has the ability to hold 16,800 people. This guy is an absolute crook and a fraud. I hope a large portion of his flock leave him after this.
Source: twitter account of @cmclymer
Source: twitter account of @cmclymer
Source: twitter account of @cmclymer Source: https://www.google.com/amp/nypost.com/2017/08/28/pastor-osteen-shuts-church-amid-flooding-crisis/amp/ There are multiple sources that validate this. Google "Joel Osteen".
mrico
People won't remember . They will praise him and love him after the storm is done. Houston won't remember .
middleagedman
raider111111
This isn't true... https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/28/joel-osteen-lakewood-church-houston-hurricane-harvey/610947001/
ZKrock
BUT HIS E-MAILS! Wait, wrong meme.
ffilm
Why do I feel there's more to this than "Joel Osteen refuses to let people into his church"?
erictron
Do your research, imgur. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/28/joel-osteen-lakewood-church-houston-hurricane-harvey/610947001/
BillNyeTheCastingCouchGuy
Sorry!
sababaganush
unfortunately public buildings are subject to much greater liability, so as much as i hate that this is the fact, it's probs a legal choice
Reelthreat
I have been in there when the Rockets used to play there... most of the place is well below ground level so it my be flooded inside.
MerToo
pretty sure budget-boy would have some serious pumps going on by now if the interior of his Jebus-Bowl was threatened
kinnie101
Shewy92
First comment https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/6wo6y4/journalist_goes_to_joel_olsteens_church_to_prove/dm9ofzb
Vivificus
At least the people wasting gas and time taking these pictures are helping people right?
LarfleezePlz
ikindacarebutimostlydont
Apparently the church actually did flood. At least a little. But people just want to rabble rabble rabble
mop82
Didn't his church get flooded too over the weekend? It's not a safe place to stay.
MajorPubes
Joel and his wife are vile people
DannyDoggo
Ooooh Joel...You've now made it to IMGUR's People Are Shit List. That's a lot of donors dude.
chinablue
this could have turned into the same thing that happened in katrina. it was a wise move to close the doors if the crowd got to big
NemoElcon
This is now how christians are supposed to act. On their behalf, I'm really sorry!
BBRed
Guys guys let's put our torches down. A quick google search said the church was indeed flooded.
BillNyeTheCastingCouchGuy
Sorry!
BBRed
Apparently those pics were fake... I don't know what to believe
Dangerneck
What?!?!? Greed AND religion?!? Impossible!
LetMePickMyTeethThenHaveMoreChips2
I believe this man of God is actually a cunt.
gundamgreg
Why does he look like shaven lord Baelish (little finger) so much?!
jethro69
Don't care for him but it looks hard to get to his church
GeneParmesan1
People would be dropped off. Likely by boat.
The4ChanHacker
His church is in one of the most populous areas of Houston. Per the map you linked to - 69s is open, 610s connecting to 69s, & all backroads
fletcherhonorama
the grb isn't easy to get to for people that were evacuated off of their roof, but rescuers take them there
soaksloginwood
I guess people are supposed to swim up to the church to get shelter? Seems legit. But no let's pile on an easy target like a megachurch.
HillaryClintonsITGuy
Except now he's going to open it after public pressure. Seems like people can get there.
somepersondoingsomethings
I don't like the guy but public pressure doesn't mean he necessarily refused to use his space. Maybe he was trying to let emergency workers
somepersondoingsomethings
Handle it. And then the public shaming came and he talked to the emergency people & they were like heck yeah open it up! Heres instructions
frickenunbelievable
Jesus does not want mud in his temple!
lilwood6
Jesus is not racist god damn it!
ThatWillBuffOut
Having said that I know several mosques that are doing great work down there and a Sikh Gurdwara. Along with dozens of Christian churches.
E509
Is the Sikh Gurdwara still hosting their free kitchen throughout this disaster?
DoctorSickMemes
Should be, if they still have enough ingredients and food
E509
Such nice people, always so willing to help.
DorthLous
Most congregations. Most neighbouring towns. Most able people. Most government levels (Yes, including that one). Really, all but the cunts.
masterofmuppets13
And this guy is a CUNT!!!
Puttzy
He said sorry, and posted a link to donate him money of $50 or more
CorkRockingham
...I wish I could use emojis right now. My jaw literally just dropped.
TheGreatBlueHeron
https://www.lakewoodchurch.com/Pages/contact-us/contact-us.aspx It says on this page that they want to hear from people.
roorooter
This guy.
usernameblankityblank
This muhafaja right here.
sugarfreesucrose
What a cunt
NeverGetsTheNuke
I have watched every video game I love get DDOSed over the last two years for trivial reasons. Why does this man still have ANY bandwidth?
fadedcharacter
I seriously thought you were kidding. His prosperity doctrine has always turned my stomach. He will have blood on his hands on judgement day
liriodelagua
oh my god, you made me realize I will have cum on my hands on judgement day!
toypaj
Well it is August 29th!
Freakingdoomguy
Im with you friens
ihazcrayonz
I'm late to the party but /a/vkJoZ
Techpriest93
This guy is brilliant
uchronian9
he is. look at imgurians spreading links and awareness of his church everywhere. hail corporate
thisismyusernamenowiguess
*satan
shinagami091
Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't the donations he collects every Sunday supposed to be used for situations like this?
Puttzy
He has a private jet and a house worth 10mil or more. His church is 50mil or more, i doubt he helps anybody but the pockets he wears
LavaAxe
Lol no
vulturedoors
"Supposed to be" and "are" are different.
signedyourbiggestfanstan
Maybe the church has already been filled with two of every animal
NeverGetsTheNuke
At least one rat. Though I think even he is off in his private jet, weathering the storm in a nicer climate.
windexismygravy
TheGreatLemonWheel
You mean to tell me a sham preacher refuses to be an actual Christian and aid people in need? GREAT SCOTT.
BeckyLookAtHerButt
Clearly he isn't a sham - God spared his church.
theoriginalharambe
This guy is a professional pep talker. The guy cherry-picks sections from the Bible to make promote wealth and self admiration.
020143
Pep talker?? Any anything other than religion you would call him a criminal.
HighImpactSexualViolence
I mean professional pep talker is a weirdly friendly way to say Con-Man.
ICanBelieveItsProbablyMargarine
This doesn't surprise me in the least.
IIIHalezIII
ObsidianGuard
He's probably not a good Scott, either.
jcyisloose
CommanderCaribou
Robby go to bed
degenerator
"Jesus walked on water. So can you!" -Osteen
DocG80
NorthernBoy94
Jesus told him to do it and don't call me Scott.
SpockIsMyHomeboy
Lulabel73
thanksfoenothing
IKR
Tarlon
Just like all the celebrities who never do what they encourage the rest of the world to do.
WaterUnderTheRocketAppliances
I don't like the guy either, but maybe the flooding is only inside? Sewers back up during floods. Maybe it's more full of shit than usual.
Hubb
If theres any justice in the world
torpido
"Than usual" I like you
LoneDirewolf
That's why I'm a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption. Praise be
orbitti
May the Lord open
Rinnosuke
how many people have sent you cum?
Paradoxroutine
Oliver!!!
DostoevskyDisciple
I love Oliver so fucking much!
Flyndaran
For fuck's sake. Why not just leave it at he's a douche? Why must every mention of religion trot out the No True Scotsman fallacy?
PoeKneeTa
You can't pretend to be a follower of a religion THAT SAYS you should help people in need and not do it. He also makes $ from said religion.
Crimmins
Probably because he is using religion to scam less fortunate people, by playing on there faith.
PoeKneeTa
The dude makes money from a religion and now goes against it. Religious figures are proven hypocrites all the time and he is no exception.
dauntlessds
To play Devil's Advocate, you let even a fraction of that 16k people into that building and shit is gonna get really cray.
PoeKneeTa
You're right. That's when you also take a small, small part of your multi-million dollar fortune and pay for relief workers to manage shit.
dauntlessds
Sure, that would help but they wouldn't have this big building to reside in which they need more right now. Insurance companies right now1/2
dauntlessds
2/2 have already put a binding suspension on TX and wouldn't allow any increases in coverage to protect the building from any potential 2/3
dauntlessds
3/3 damages that could occur from the mass of people and the emergency. He COULD lose a lot but in the end being the state Hero would 3/4
Falkornn
That's heavy, Doc.
MrWhiteHawk
Lick my balls Mharti!!! Lick my BALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLssss!!!!!!!!
infectiousangel
Lmao a friend just showed me this video today ><
TheEvenPrez
Do you even lift, Marty?
StormyDaniels130000DollarVagene
There it is again, that word, "heavy". Is there something wrong with the gravitational pull in the future?
Gonz000
Yes.
Harryurhandsrfreezing
Great Scott!
KLUSTENATOR
A bolt of lightning!
BadgerSims
As easy as it would be to just get angry about this... there might just be more to the story
Dionysus187
video of it not being flooded https://twitter.com/SeanUnfiltered/status/902314878303703041
BadgerSims
I'm not trying to defend him, I'm just simply stating that internet mobs usually jump the gun and get a lot of facts wrong.
farmgirl67
Apparently it was closed because they were prepping the building and getting air mattresses. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Dionysus187
Sounds like some back pedaling bullshit. A solid roof and dry floor is plenty good in the short term.
DoublevBomb
If there was evidence of flooding, he should've posted it. He was able to backpedal because there was nothing wrong in the first place.
thanksfoenothing
No no. Let's not talk rationally. Let's just go viral or Twitter first.
sistermaryclarenceIII
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/prosperity-gospel-preacher-joel-osteen-to-open-megachurch-to-hurricane-harvey-refugees-after-public-shaming/
supersomatic
Aah yes, quickly publicly shame someone, so that any action they take afterwards shows them negatively. People are fucking retarded.
sistermaryclarenceIII
It's called public accountability for wealthy public religious figures... and it worked. Grow up.
supersomatic
Yeah, tell yourself it worked and pat yourself on the back.Nevermind the actual reality of the situation, who needs that.People are retarded
Halfton81
Horseshit. This guy claims to preach the Gospel. That absurd church should've been open day one of this shit, with hot meals and cots.
MerToo
US Army does hots'n'cots, but they're busy overseas.
Halfton81
Yeah, and the mission of the military isn't exactly caring for the poor and sick. These so-called Christians and their mega-church though?
kittybuttwiggle
Does the US army really not have disaster relief roles? I find that kind of hard to believe. And what about the National Guard?
MerToo
the mission of the government includes (in civilised countries) caring for the citizenry, & the Army does what they're told. They could help
MerToo
the people don't get to give a religious group their orders, but they do in theory give the government theirs.
Halfton81
Eh it's more complicated than that. The military is not a relief agency. It's not the cops. However, in extreme situations they can help.
AStrongFemaleCharacter
Man, I want there to be. But his church isn't flooding. Why isn't he down there volunteering?
mop82
"His church isn't flooding" Just because it isn't flooded right now doesn't mean it's not at risk.
The4ChanHacker
The church does nothing for the community. No blanket drives. No food kitchens after disasters. Their website has nothing but book sales.
BadgerSims
Is he? Isn't he? I don't know what he's doing or who he is, all I know is what this meme wants me to conclude about him during a disaster.
Halfton81
The church is now "prepping" to receive folks. As for who he is; Osteen's a shitbag televangelist. That's really all there is to know.
AStrongFemaleCharacter
Considering that he's now decided to open his doors to evacuees after public outcry, some good has come from folks questioning his inaction.
Dudedudd
Is it possible that he had to round up church employees to help with handling the people who needed to stay there?
Halfton81
Employees? Shit, he's got an audience of 16,000. None of those good Christians could volunteer their time to help their neighbors?
vlej
you think his flock's going to leave? If they havn't caught on how much of a scam he is by now, they're not gonna go anywhere...
INeedAHotChocolate
Clearly he must be doing good work for god to look after him and prevent flooding in the church. /s
vlej
he probably just paid the big guy off
OurLadyBabalon
He probably let the wealthiest parishioners inside.
HarryPotterReferenceProbably
He's a scumbag but no need to make it worse than it is. It's just not helpful.
AmatureSpaceCowboy
Legitimately asking for any links to articles I can read about it please and thank you?
DostoevskyDisciple
dude he is a well known peice of shit scammer. if you look it up on google i bet it wouldn't be hard at all to find some shady shit on him..
AmatureSpaceCowboy
What sources are trustworthy?
vlej
all sources are, if you can tell where they come from and what their bias is likely to be. read many, adjust for truth.
AmatureSpaceCowboy
What do I need to search for? where do I need to go to look for it? I've Googled it but it only brings up his sermons and shit like that.
lokazaki14
People who go to those bigass churches are fucking idiots who are used to being scammed I dont think this will matte much tothem cause faith
WhatTheDormouseSaid
Right now, this comment has 666 points. Nobody touch it.
DanOrtega
unfortunately the "flock" of these kind of people live in denial.
ObiJuancho
Are we talking about Trump?
seije
sad part is, if/when church is up and running again, he's gonna say God spared it, and Satan was trying to tarnish his rep by spreading lies
Chubbyfuzzypuppums
They aren't going anywhere, they are just as shitty as he is at being a decent human being
idonthavetimeforthiseither
But but....jeebus!!!!
Chubbyfuzzypuppums
That's why they are called sheep
fedeki
believers are easy to turn away if you shatter their veil of blissful ignorance. such an act will shatter many veils
MmmCookiePoops
The power of a person selling hope is a ry dangerous thing when executed like this. More cult than logic so I doubt it.
TheSeanShow
It's religion... What is it if not a cult?
vlej
not all religious worship builds a cult. Cults have very specific mechanics. religion is bad, cults are worse.
helpidontknowmyname
We talking about current POTUS?
vlej
yup. It's easy to recognize fire&brimstone guys. He is so much more subtle, so much more Dangerous. and people eat it up, eager to be taken.
MRNate
A lot of churches preaching the "prosperity gospel" have very high turnover. People come, stay for a bit, then leave disappointed.
PoeKneeTa
I hope so but do they really? Every time I meet someone religious, they've been like that for years and usually stay like it. =/
MRNate
I'm religious, I just don't think God is a vending machine. It's more biblical and practical.
DoublevBomb
And more destitute people will take their place over time, until we start to have a shortage of suckers or the gullible hopeless.
Himalayiantortoise
As long as the preacher leaves prosperous(sp?)
dingofdong
You're good on the spelling, actually
AStrongFemaleCharacter
Up until now I've liked Joel Osteen. I'm so disappointed.
vlej
Why on earth would you like such a person?
theresgarlicinthatnebula
Matthew 6:24. Joel Osteen is no Christian, and not even close to being a good human being.
kranatopia
I get it, for those of us who pick and choose what messages and rituals we like to practice "atheism 2.0" via awesome TEDtalk...
kranatopia
My particular favorite was the crows & eagles story he would tell, helped me work through some work shit. This doesn't entirely shock me tbh
kranatopia
Tedtalk http://www.npr.org/2013/11/18/245949211/believers-and-doubters
kranatopia
Crow vs Eagle https://www.google.com/amp/s/samuelwirawibawa.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/joyful-in-hope-joel-osteen/amp/
BattleWizard
He's an obvious crook. Please don't just move on to some other shyster.
tflorio19500
People like him play on others fears and insecurities. The people that follow him are not aware of their own spirituality so they try 1/2
tflorio19500
to latch into the beliefs of someone else like this guy.
difficultdifficultlemondifficult
If you don't mind my asking, what is it you like about him?
AStrongFemaleCharacter
He usually talks about kindness, forgiveness, not holding on to grudges. I'm not a devotee, sometimes I see his sermons, stop and listen.
Gayforbae
And the obscene wealth?
vlej
he talks About that too. his main message is "ask god to make you rich and prosperous, he'll eventually help if you're pious enough"
Zreen
He's like a Ferengi whi discovered a new Rule of Acquisition
Gayforbae
Took me entirely too long to figure out that you didn't just butcher "Svengali". Because that works too.
areyoulessthan
JHawke
Already existed: Ferengi Rule of Acquisition nr. 239 Never be afraid to mislabel a product.
prispris27
I've seen the members in the church are good overal, they give good worship services, good sermons but this is just sad to hear....
theresgarlicinthatnebula
Matthew 6:24. Fuck Joel Osteen.
manofthewild07
I'm sure they are fine people, but he is a millionaire crook...