Evacuees arrive at Lakewood Church after its pastor, Joel Osteen, received criticism for initial response to Hurricane Harvey

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Evacuees arrive at Lakewood Church after its pastor, Joel Osteen, received criticism for initial #Harvey response https://t.co/SCGPSqr8Jq http://pic.twitter.com/MM7YuqquoB

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[The Librarian]

 

[TrueTomHarley]

It turns out that Mattress Mack is more generous than I realized. I had assumed he would have to somehow clean out his furniture store to make it a homeless shelter. Instead, he just opened the doors and let them flop down on any couch or bed they could find.

How can anyone not love this guy? He's in the right place and the right time, and he does not squander that opportunity. 

[The Librarian]

What denomination is Joel Osteen anyway? Prosperity gospel?

[TrueTomHarley]

I would say so, but I think that is a catch-all term and not a denomination per se.

On another site, I did have one commented who said (from family experience) that nowhere is disparity of income so great then in churches where they preach prosperity income, where the foremost prosperous one is always the preacher.

http://www.tomsheepandgoats.com/2011/06/income-religion-and-jehovahs-witnesses.html (comments from 'Dave')

Many in the greater community of churches don't like Osteen - it is not 'birds of a feather flock together' in this instance. They decry the lack of substance.