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08-29-2017, 09:06 AM
Joel Osteen's megachurch claims it's too flooded for Harvey relief. Internet sleuths call BS.
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UPDATE: Aug. 28, 2017, 10:28 p.m. EDT: This piece has been updated to reflect a report that Osteen's church is preparing to open its doors.
Lakewood Church, the Houston arena-cum-megachurch home of celebrity preacher Joel Osteen, is reportedly preparing to open its doors to residents driven from their homes by Hurricane Harvey-related flooding.
The move comes after Osteen received significant pressure on social media to provide assistance to the community.
Charles Clymer, who had provided some of the original evidence that the church had not been flooded as otherwise claimed, posted a photo to Twitter that showed air mattresses being prepared for people. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/08/28/houston-joel-osteen-church-flooding/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Houston (http://mashable.com/category/houston/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Harvey (http://mashable.com/category/harvey/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Hurricane Harvey (http://mashable.com/category/hurricane-harvey/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Joel Osteen (http://mashable.com/category/joel-osteen/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Lakewood Church (http://mashable.com/category/lakewood-church/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/99jFgmfZtdc
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UPDATE: Aug. 28, 2017, 10:28 p.m. EDT: This piece has been updated to reflect a report that Osteen's church is preparing to open its doors.
Lakewood Church, the Houston arena-cum-megachurch home of celebrity preacher Joel Osteen, is reportedly preparing to open its doors to residents driven from their homes by Hurricane Harvey-related flooding.
The move comes after Osteen received significant pressure on social media to provide assistance to the community.
Charles Clymer, who had provided some of the original evidence that the church had not been flooded as otherwise claimed, posted a photo to Twitter that showed air mattresses being prepared for people. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/08/28/houston-joel-osteen-church-flooding/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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