Courtesy of HuffPo:Not even Jesus would buy into this and he's the forgiving sort http://pic.twitter.com/LBnnHIKRAh— Michele (@inthefade) August 30, 2017
Pastor Joel Osteen can’t seem to get his story straight about why he didn’t offer his 16,800-seat megachurch in Houston as a shelter sooner for those displaced by Hurricane Harvey.
During an appearance on NBC’s “TODAY” show Wednesday, the head of Lakewood Church said its doors have “always been open.” Minutes later, he appeared to reverse course and admit that the church hadn’t initially encouraged victims to seek shelter there.
“If people were here, they’d realize there were safety issues,” Osteen said during the TV appearance. “We were just being precautious, but the main thing is the city didn’t ask us to become a shelter then.”WATCH: “We were just being precautious, but the main thing is the city didn’t ask us to become a shelter then.” -Pastor @JoelOsteen http://pic.twitter.com/Qdn5vgm09H— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 30, 2017
Dozens of Houston-area churches, schools and community centers opened their doors to offer temporary shelter to survivors as Hurricane Harvey pummeled the city earlier this week.
First off "precautious" is not a word.
And secondly what a load of bullshit.
For several days this Lakewood Church and its pastor were shamed on social media to open their doors and help those who desperately needed a warm dry place to stay.
Only THEN did they do anything to help.
Did Jesus refuse to multiply the loaves and fishes until somebody called him out on Twitter?
Did Moses only part the Red Sea after being shamed for sitting on his ass on Instagram?
Actually neither of those things actually happened, but you get my point.
If you are going to call yourself a Christian, and preach to people that they should love and care for each other, while accepting millions of dollars in donations, then shouldn't you at least PRETEND that you embrace the teachings of Jesus Christ?
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