MEDIA Use Houston Tragedy For VIRAL Political Attack On Christians Calling Them ‘Greedy and Selfish’

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I chastised Osteen heavily in an earlier post this morning. I still stand by that, but there seems to be other factors coming to light here and they are highly suspicious. It looks to me like certain people with political agendas are looking for a way to smear Christians overall, which is just despicable when the overwhelming majority of people helping those devastated by Hurricane Harvey are Christians. The media are calling Christians greedy and selfish which just couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s fake news.
To be fair to Osteen, the Compaq Center (where Joel Olsteen’s church, Lakewood, now resides) has a history of flooding. The shelter for the area is five miles from the church. It is bigger, has a kitchen and showers. Lakewood church does not have those facilities. Personally, I still think Osteen could roll up his sleeves and get out and help those in need more. But I’ve seen people on social media who are atheists and Muslim who are bashing Christians as a whole over this. They know that is a lie. I’ve seen pastors and Catholic priests out in those waters helping people. There are probably imams and other religious leaders out there as well. But if you really looked at the situation, you would see that Christians are everywhere on this… tirelessly saving people and helping everyone in need.
From TheBlaze:
UPDATE: The Lakewood Church posted on their Facebook page on Sunday that they were closed and inaccessible due to funding. In the wake of the controversy, the church provided an explanation for their decision, which you can read more about here.
Megachurch Televangelist Joel Osteen became a trending topic on the social media platform Twitter Monday after it was discovered that he closed the doors to his church in Houston amidst the tremendous tragedy from Hurricane Harvey.
The response was less than positive.
Joel Osteen wont open his church for #HurricaneHarvey victims. Instead, he uses their tithes to pay for his mansion,” read one tweet that went viral.
The hurricane has displaced thousands and caused billions of dollars of damage already, but is expected to cause much more as it slowly makes its way through Texas. Many residents were stranded in their homes, some forced onto the rooftops as the rains continued and the water kept rising.
While Osteen is under no legal obligation to open the doors of his church to the public, many thought it was a hypocritical for a Christian leader to keep his property safe while so many were suffering right outside its doors.
The left is spreading hateful propaganda to smear Christians. Never let an emergency go to waste, so they are using the Osteen blowup to full advantage. They are branding all Christians like this, which is a monstrous lie. Just as they have branded all on the right as white supremacists, which is another lie they are spreading.
I want to be fair to Osteen here… I just feel he could do much, much more than he is doing. And it just came out that they are indeed getting ready to open their doors. They have bought a ton of air mattresses and are setting them up for those that have been displaced. I don’t know Osteen. Perhaps he is a devout Christian and all of this is a mixup that he got caught up in. All I know is that everyone that can, should be opening their doors to those in need in Houston.
Victoria & I are praying for everyone affected by Hurricane Harvey. Please join us as we pray for the safety of our Texas friends & family.
— Joel Osteen (@JoelOsteen) August 26, 2017
Our hearts break as we see the damage and destruction in our city. Please join us in helping Houston recover. Visit https://t.co/jXMX5VB3qS pic.twitter.com/00HtzOmeQL
— Joel Osteen (@JoelOsteen) August 28, 2017
Joel Osteen, as a Pastor you have a huge obligation to show the love of Christ at this very moment.
OPEN THE DOORS. #HoustonStrong— Pastor Greg Locke (@pastorlocke) August 28, 2017
Joel Osteen thinking about helping the flood victims…#Houston #HarveyFlood #PrayforTexas pic.twitter.com/G3rHqHpa3s
— Melissa G (@OhMelissaGrice) August 29, 2017
.@JoelOsteen I'm calling you out. Your church is not Flooding let people in! It's GODS HOUSE REMEMBER?
https://t.co/ga62Jddhdo— Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) August 28, 2017
Joel Osteen wont open his church for #HurricaneHarvey victims. Instead, he uses their tithes to pay for his mansion pic.twitter.com/DVmVskXnxS
— David Chavarria (@stoke3) August 28, 2017
Joel Osteen refusing to open his megachurch to flood victims does not even start to surprise me.
— ????????♀️blonde ms wardwell????????♀️ (@PolitikMasFina) August 28, 2017
Joel Osteen has announced that once Hurricane Harvey is completely over, his church will resume a regular schedule of fake Christianity.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) August 28, 2017
Joel Osteen's thinking "if you give a man a fish he eats for a day. Lock your megachurch during a huge storm, teach a man how to be a fish."
— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) August 28, 2017
H-Town, let the record show that Mattress Mack opened Gallery Furniture as a shelter but Joel Osteen kept doors of Lakewood Church closed.
— Doug Keegan (@doug_keegan) August 28, 2017
This is Father David Bergeron, the Father at my Catholic Church. He was out in a kayak yesterday blessing+helping ppl, Joel Osteen who???? pic.twitter.com/oVsNWniUsx
— Alfredo Moreno (@alfredomorenx) August 28, 2017
Sending thoughts and prayers to Houston's most famous evangelical preacher, Joel Osteen. Hopefully the Lord will spare his modest home. pic.twitter.com/HbYw59C3Sk
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 28, 2017
Joel Osteen is a fraud. I don't even know what people are accusing him of today, but he's a fraud regardless.
— Ben (@BenHowe) August 28, 2017
With Joel Osteen trending, it's a good time to remind people that Joel Osteen does NOT represent Christianity.
— Debi Jenkins (@DebiJenkins) August 28, 2017
It's nice that we can still come together as a nation to smash Joel Osteen.
— neontaster (@neontaster) August 28, 2017
Joel Osteen's megachurch is designed for the rising tithe, not tide.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) August 28, 2017
Oh, thank you, sweet, merciful lord for sparing Joel Osteen's 16,000 seat Lakewood Church. Now, if only it had opened its doors to the needy pic.twitter.com/4lzn1MsMcW
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 28, 2017
@JoelOsteen howdy neighbor! How come you aren't letting your neighbors take shelter from the storm? Looks pretty unflooded to me pic.twitter.com/rK6iZWGLpD
— Allie (@AlleyCat_Allie) August 28, 2017
Just offer shelter and a dry place for those who need you and want to know you care. .@JoelOsteen those who can't get here still need you! pic.twitter.com/MdHAHWGprR
— Sean Salisbury (@SeanUnfiltered) August 28, 2017
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