By Dustin Rowles | Politics | August 30, 2017 |
By Dustin Rowles | Politics | August 30, 2017 |
After caving to social media pressure, today Joel Osteen has finally decided to open up his Houston Megachurch — which seats 16,000 people — to flood victims in Texas. The celebrity televangelist, however, says that social media has created a “false narrative” surrounding his initial refusal to open up his church. “We were just being precautious,” he said, “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 pic.twitter.com/Qdn5vgm09H
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) August 30, 2017
Because that’s the golden rule, right? “Do unto others as they would do unto you, as long as the city ask first.”
You know what, Joel? The city didn’t ask J.J. Watt to raise $5 million in 24 hours. The city didn’t ask a mosque to open their doors to flood victims.
The islamic society of HOUSTON has 21 Mosques Open for anyone needing shelter, food, and basics. pic.twitter.com/EkjPS7GZha
— ALT🛂 Immigration (@ALT_uscis) August 29, 2017
The city didn’t have to ask Mattress Mack to open up his furniture stores to flood victims. They just did it.
Our GF N FWRY & GF Grand PKWY stores are open for those in need. If you can safely join us, we invite you for shelter and food. God Bless. pic.twitter.com/IHHgjKmjMY
— MattressMack (@MattressMack) August 28, 2017
These people — and hundreds and hundreds of others — just reached out without waiting for someone to ask them to offer assistance. They just did so because they are good people, Christians or not.
This is Houston. Wanna know what this line is for? Food? Water? Housing? Nope. These people are waiting in line TO VOLUNTEER. #Harvey pic.twitter.com/UxGnqSNOQN
— Michael Berry (@MichaelBerrySho) August 30, 2017
Good thing Jesus can walk on water because Joel Osteen wouldn't help him.
— Dan (@Social_Mime) August 29, 2017
Meanwhile, here’s another Christian televangelist, Jim Bakker, warning that Christians will start a civil war if Trump is impeached because that’s definitely the hill that Christians want to die on: The pussy-grabbing, Nazi-sympathizing Commander in Chief.
These people, of course, aren’t “Christians.” They’re wealthy scam artist with tax exemptions who don’t want to be bothered to fulfill their actual Christian duties.
Joel Osteen body language says it all he ain't want nobody in that Church 😠pic.twitter.com/Thlk88ICmw
— Telbo (@telbreezy305) August 30, 2017
Mostly unrelated, but I had to put this somewhere: VP Pence deleted this tweet possibly — as Shareblue suggested — because he looks “too Presidential,” and Trump (who is using Twitter to hawk his hats while people are dying in Houston) didn’t want to be shown up. That’s total speculation, but I totally believe it to be true.
Tweet and photo from @VP account of Pence making phone calls appears to have been deletedhttps://t.co/AMESDf2nsx pic.twitter.com/exhyU7wtMV
— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) August 26, 2017
As @realDonaldTrump leaves for Texas, he makes sure he's carrying the hats he's been advertising—yours for just $40 on his campaign website pic.twitter.com/jCtexY3iOx
— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 29, 2017