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90. He asked that his paritioners donate to Lakewoid's "Samaritan Fund"

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #46)

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 02:49 AM

Aug 2017

Not the Red Cross. Not United Way. Not the city's Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund (https://ghcfdisaster.kimbia.com/hurricaneharveyrelieffund). He wants the checks to be made out to "Lakewood Church".

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Twitter is taking Joel Osteen to the woodshed. Here are some of my faves. [View all] LonePirate Aug 2017 OP

Stunning proof what they are all about, isnt it. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #1

I despise televangelists NastyRiffraff Aug 2017 #2

Yep shenmue Aug 2017 #52

Try Pharisee-false prophet or is that profit? rustydog Aug 2017 #70

I think I remember something about... BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2017 #76

Anti-pha tweets. ancianita Aug 2017 #129

Obviously a hypocrite.... ollie10 Aug 2017 #3

The winner malaise Aug 2017 #4

They believe lordsummerisle Aug 2017 #5

The best: Docreed2003 Aug 2017 #6

Interesting. logosoco Aug 2017 #7

There seems to be a contest going on in Texas. Mariana Aug 2017 #15

It used to be a basketball arena. See below. nt TexasTowelie Aug 2017 #38

Or gaudiest. George II Aug 2017 #45

The church is located in the former Compaq Center TexasTowelie Aug 2017 #36

And every time I pass it, all I can think of is Pope George Ringo II Aug 2017 #48

and hooey (nt) klook Aug 2017 #58

When I'm in Houston.... trusty elf Aug 2017 #93

Well that explains one thing Fritz Walter Aug 2017 #88

That's for the armored truck(s) after a good Sunday Crash2Parties Aug 2017 #91

It used the be the arena for the Houston Rockets. It was called The Summit. Dustlawyer Aug 2017 #53

Actually.. cannabis_flower Aug 2017 #112

That's funny! logosoco Aug 2017 #119

Whenever I see something like this, I think of GeoWilliam750 Aug 2017 #8

Smiles as he take your money. SonofDonald Aug 2017 #9

He can quote scripture, but putting Christian LuckyLib Aug 2017 #10

Grifter. 👍 Duppers Aug 2017 #23

For those of you that don't know... The arena is filled water...I dont know how to transfer pics .. Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #11

The pictures above show no flooding. yardwork Aug 2017 #13

Looks like the balcony is flooded above w quite a large sanctuary below .. Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #80

That's physically impossible. yardwork Aug 2017 #96

Snopes is saying these photos appear to be taken outside AllyCat Aug 2017 #105

AlsO, Jesus must have teleported himself over to cut the drywall out elehhhhna Aug 2017 #101

No one who makes that much money being a minister is above board. TNNurse Aug 2017 #18

spot on Lazy Daisy Aug 2017 #55

Judas got 30 pieces of silver, but just once, for selling Christ. keithbvadu2 Aug 2017 #137

He's all, "just send money." Rat faced little weasel. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2017 #61

same here gopiscrap Aug 2017 #69

Yada yada i understand what you feel but im just... Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #81

Do you defend everything you find online? yardwork Aug 2017 #97

The church is not even open on Christmas. I'm not making this up. elehhhhna Aug 2017 #98

His books are not overwhelming about Jesus? Ilsa Aug 2017 #24

Um, he is a prosperity gospel "send me money and everything will be GREEEAAAAT" type. That has anneboleyn Aug 2017 #113

Any preacher who lives in a 10 million dollar home is not a man of God... likesmountains 52 Aug 2017 #47

If it was that flooded then how did the sheetrock get cut off? Bengus81 Aug 2017 #110

Those photos look like they were from before the hurricane. LiberalFighter Aug 2017 #111

Both things you claim are UNTRUE. His church is accessible and it is NOT FLOODED. OSTEEN IS A LIAR anneboleyn Aug 2017 #120

and yet, now he has been shamed into opening Skittles Aug 2017 #134

Well...before jumping to conclusions your pics are obsolete already... Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #12

Your pictures show an odd anomaly. Lower sections are not flooded. yardwork Aug 2017 #14

More reporting from on the street. grossproffit Aug 2017 #19

Jesus is going to be pissed. yardwork Aug 2017 #32

Report from on the ground. grossproffit Aug 2017 #17

It's special water, holy water if you will. Only floods the inside. nt yonder Aug 2017 #54

Good one! Perfect!! n/t KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #77

Do you still feel that those photos are from Lakewood Church? grossproffit Aug 2017 #59

Did he go to another building? I guess more will come out later. Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #79

I mean another church to take pics so to fake everyone out? Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #82

Lakewood Church didn't post those photos. It now appears that they will be opening. grossproffit Aug 2017 #94

Hah, I bet they bought those in a hurry as they have been getting a HUGE amount of shit. Osteen anneboleyn Aug 2017 #114

It's a miracle!!!! Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2017 #123

🙏 Freethinker65 Aug 2017 #136

Defending a Charlatan is like a GOP Senator defending Trump, funny stuff. sarcasmo Aug 2017 #74

I saw one that said his church was only built as a shelter from taxes. Takket Aug 2017 #16

Winner!! Ligyron Aug 2017 #26

no doubt his money is dry and still in his own pocket rurallib Aug 2017 #41

Sounds about right tiptonic Aug 2017 #43

I wonder how many more people are considering becoming an Atheist after this? BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #20

many, I would hope. Ligyron Aug 2017 #28

Unfortunately most people don't wake up until illness or suffering hits home and "god" doesn't save anneboleyn Aug 2017 #117

AMEN! BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #125

Almost nobody sets out to become atheist. Ligyron Aug 2017 #127

Become an atheist because of Joel Olsteen? lunamagica Aug 2017 #35

...well, that's a start to rational thinking. BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #37

I don't find anything rational about equatin Joel O with God lunamagica Aug 2017 #42

Amen... Exactly what I've told dozens of people The_REAL_Ecumenist Aug 2017 #62

It's disgusting to Jamaal510 Aug 2017 #130

They conveniently forget all the churches that have opened their doors and are helping lunamagica Aug 2017 #133

I stopped believing when I realized that there is no "all-loving god" who "saves" the suffering anneboleyn Aug 2017 #116

I share your journey LiberalLovinLug Aug 2017 #131

Osteen is vile. kairos12 Aug 2017 #21

State of Texas does permit the taking of property in times of emergency Best_man23 Aug 2017 #22

🔼 Excellent. Duppers Aug 2017 #25

Now, that would be a sign. grossproffit Aug 2017 #29

Its not flooded ELY08 Aug 2017 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Glorfindel Aug 2017 #33

Hope some in his flock wake up. Hope he is forced to give more to charity. applegrove Aug 2017 #30

Shame. CanonRay Aug 2017 #31

he is going to hell. rich man camel eye of needle heaven. its in the book nt msongs Aug 2017 #34

That's what I say to righties treestar Aug 2017 #102

Give Joel a few days Turbineguy Aug 2017 #39

Already asking for donations, partnered with Franklin Graham. politicat Aug 2017 #75

He already has it figured out or he wouldn't be opening the doors. His bill is going to US Gov't. Fla Dem Aug 2017 #107

Exactly, and he will record footage of himself "saving" his flock from the floodwaters... anneboleyn Aug 2017 #122

Giving Christians (true ones) a bad name. Lifelong Protester Aug 2017 #40

The "Big Guy" has your number Joel. CentralMass Aug 2017 #44

Maybe he'll ask for donations to his church left-of-center2012 Aug 2017 #46

He asked that his paritioners donate to Lakewoid's "Samaritan Fund" TexasBushwhacker Aug 2017 #90

"Prosperity Gospel" is just another term for grifting. Initech Aug 2017 #49

Further proof Lazy Daisy Aug 2017 #50

He's an ass!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #51

Phony hypocrite... llmart Aug 2017 #56

I like this one: Joel Osteen's megachurch is designed for the rising tithe, not tide. Honeycombe8 Aug 2017 #57

The church is completely flooded oberliner Aug 2017 #60

Or is it? Brother Buzz Aug 2017 #63

Are you calling Osteen a liar? Nevernose Aug 2017 #64

Glad conditions have improved oberliner Aug 2017 #66

Conditions haven't improved. Osteen lied and pushed out fake photos. yardwork Aug 2017 #67

For what reason? oberliner Aug 2017 #68

"I would think that a church would want to help out if it was able" RhodeIslandOne Aug 2017 #72

I gather you aren't familiar with Osteen dflprincess Aug 2017 #73

O.k.? Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #83

He also has a very nasty spoiled wife elehhhhna Aug 2017 #99

"I would think that a church would want to help out if it was able." Orrex Aug 2017 #103

Spot on. nt cwydro Aug 2017 #108

Because he cares about $$$ and is a televangelist, that's why. It's not complicated. anneboleyn Aug 2017 #121

Ha! You are the best! Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2017 #126

Would a minister do that? That would be easily investigated that he did tat and would ruin him. Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #85

It's called 'pious fraud', and Osteen is merely the practitioner du jour friendly_iconoclast Aug 2017 #86

Of course he lied, he is a mega church christian pastor , he is a liar by definition. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #115

If this is true (and I don't doubt it), he should be shamed out of business. And I do mean business. anneboleyn Aug 2017 #118

to late the un-American pos didn't at first want to do anything rockfordfile Aug 2017 #92

That's the parking garage. Not the church. This is a curious defense of Osteen. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #65

The orher pic shows the balcony flooded above the sanctuary. Pauldg47 Aug 2017 #84

I'm going to put this as gently as possible: You've been had, by a moneychanger in the temple friendly_iconoclast Aug 2017 #87

Yep. cwydro Aug 2017 #109

Did you notice that the sanctuary is dry? yardwork Aug 2017 #95

They say one blinks when one is lying... Thor_MN Aug 2017 #71

One good side-effect: KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #78

What a world class scumbag. CentralMass Aug 2017 #89

Video preachers MFM008 Aug 2017 #100

I sent him a one word response yuiyoshida Aug 2017 #104

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Aug 2017 #106

My fav.. Kentonio Aug 2017 #124

True story. Enorgnoz Aug 2017 #128

Cool story FakeNoose Aug 2017 #132

Osteen and Pat Robertson should share the the same prison cell for scamming the people out of their geretogo Aug 2017 #135