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6. Joel is just one more in a long line of snake oil salesmen ...

Reply to freshwest (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 12:23 PM

Apr 2012

.... and he knows it too. Norman Vincent Peale's "Power of Positive Thinking"
is just now repackaged in Joel Osteen's God loves you and has big plans for you
act.

If God is so anti Gay and all powerful than why does he keep letting all those
gay babies keep getting born?

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Joel Osteen; Being gay is a sin!!! [View all] center rising Apr 2012 OP

Being an asshole is a sin, too. baldguy Apr 2012 #1

beat me too it cindyperry2010 Apr 2012 #4

In Joel's world, being a poor or Democratic is also a sin. No kidding. He has millions of followers. freshwest Apr 2012 #2

Joel is just one more in a long line of snake oil salesmen ... Botany Apr 2012 #6

He's just another health and wealth preacher. That's how he justifies his greed. alfredo Apr 2012 #9

+ a gazillion chervilant Apr 2012 #20

wait a minute wendylaroux Apr 2012 #3

We can only hope he's the next Ted Haggard. How many of us brewens Apr 2012 #5

Being a greedy,self-serving liar is a sin but being gay isn't. nt ladjf Apr 2012 #7

His net worth is over 40 million. alfredo Apr 2012 #8

The evangelical community has been a force of mass destruction and chaos Dawson Leery Apr 2012 #10

He's another one of Oprah's promotions.... Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #11

Post removed Post removed Apr 2012 #12

Welcome to DU! Fumesucker Apr 2012 #18

Who died and made him God? n/t n2doc Apr 2012 #13

Apparently he thinks he is. center rising Apr 2012 #14

meow2u3 to Joel Osteen: Who died and crowned you King of Kings? n/t meow2u3 Apr 2012 #15

Being a huckster TV preacher fleecing the masses of their money is a sin. marmar Apr 2012 #16

Why? What empirical proof do you have of the sinfulness of gay people? Fearless Apr 2012 #17

The Scriptures also say obscene wealth is a sin jmowreader Apr 2012 #19

I worked the phone line on a televangelist wendylaroux Apr 2012 #21