Good day my lovely people of M2, Okay, let's try this one. My last forum got heated so I want to post another one of my " Hot Tea" topics. This time let's talk about this article I pulled up. America, when you hear about churches & pastors, what's on your mind? Good place, good heavenly word, & spiritual empowerment? What if I was to pull up an article on Past Joel Osteen & why his church was closed not for shelter during the recent storm last week. The article goes to say Houston's Lakewood church has issued a statement regarding to it's response to Hurricane Harvey after it was accused on social media of refusing to open its doors to the Harvey evacuees. Houstonians wasn't buying it. Posted photos of the neighborhood around the church showing wet & passible streets. Some say " Shame on Osteen", " Jesus would of feed & house the victims of Harvey". But Lakewood Church representatives stated that Osteen is innocent & genuine. " Lakewood is receiving who need shelter. We are also receiving supplies such as baby food, baby formula & other shelter needs". Lakewood is a nondenominational church that host about 52,000 attendees weekly & one of the largest churches in the U.S. So America, how do you feel about what you read here? Was it justified that the church was closed to evacuees? Was it all misunderstood? or maybe they just didn't have the room to convert to a makeshift shelter? Let's talk, I want to hear more about this. Houstonians, I want to tell us in the country what we didn't hear or read about Harvey?

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Ms. Harmony

Hey baby girl, do you think Joel's church rejected evacuees? Do you think his church done enough? When our country faces a hurricane disaster football arenas turn shelters. Sometimes shelters are made with a certain capacity. I dont know much about Hurricane Harvey but i can say many was effected. Should Lakewood should of opened there doors to the public? Hmmmm....maybe only if it can hold a.mass of.people.

Txsgal333

You made me see this more. Im a little happy that at least the church still helping. I have alot money in investments and in my career to be about to play my part in the healing process. Thank you for the feed back. Pennsylvania got yall back okay.i think some people misunderstand me. Im not a guy who rant and rave about the world ills. Im again an activist and a low level philanthropist.

MightyMoe,

Very good.....you a native Texan right? How the people in your city making out in the aftermath of the hurricane?

I read the story myself and even did a bit of research and low and behold found pictures where the basement of the church and lower parking garage was flooded...

Not only that the area of town does very well flood at times therefore makes roads impassable..The video of the Church being closed was like 2-3 days later.. Who did they think was going to open them doors up when most like they were at home dealing with problems as well..

They have in fact cleaned up the lower area that got flooded and decided the building was safe after all..

Come on why expect them to open the doors with standing water in the basement area...

Folks really do they not realize where most of the main electrical boxes are normally in the basements of buildings?

I also read where he did come back and say the doors would be opened in order to help house anyone they could.. But some have to remember the stadium holds 17,000 that is sitting down in chairs.. You can cut that in half when you come to having places to sleep that is after they move what they can out of the stadium..

To many pass judgement on another before they even know the whole story.. I will almost predict that in the end that particular Church will still be there helping those in the area.. When the rest of us goes along with our daily lives..

MightyMoe,

Well I know it won't be easy trying to maneuver through watery streets, businesses being closed & hurtful memories. But southerners & south westerners are strong people. You guys will survive. don't most of the southern & swamp communities have levies to protect cities from flooding?