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blocking anyone who suggested he open his 16,800-seat megachurch, Lakewood, to those displaced by flooding. \"Please join us as we pray,\" he tweeted valiantly, ignoring the cries of those in need and overseeing Lakewood's PR, which told several news organizations that flooding in the church prevented its use as a safe haven. When locals began photographing the church, which didn't look all that affected by the storm, Osteen was trapped. Osteen tried a couple of different tactics before actually opening his megachurch stadium to the public, first tweeting some messages about forgiveness and the dangers of judging someone based on a single act, and then introducing a new page on Lakewood's website to address hurricane relief. Finally, on Tuesday, after being pestered by Twitter users for more than 24 hours straight, Osteen announced that Lakewood would begin taking in storm victims. Meanwhile, Lakewood released some promotional language to the public stating that it had never closed its doors at all, which is a lie. Osteen donated his immense salary back to the church in 2005 -- at the time, he was making $200,000 a year from delivering sermons -- but he still makes money on book deals and from touring as a televangelist. He and his wife, Victoria, whom he mentions in many tweets, live in a 17,000-foot mansion in River Oaks, Texas. The primary Osteen home includes six bedrooms, six bathrooms, three elevators, five fireplaces, a pool house, and a guest house. It's reported that Osteen owns several other properties in Texas. In 2012, when Oprah Winfrey interviewed Osteen, he told her that he didn't feel he should apologize for the wealth he's amassed during his career as a celebrity pastor. In fact, Osteen's beliefs are commonly referred to as the \"prosperity gospel,\" which means he and his followers consider material wealth a gift from God for devout Christians. The Osteen family has been criticized by right-wing and left-wing Christians for nearly a decade, for not only amassing material wealth at a rapid pace but for telling their followers that God wants them to be wealthier than the average person. Osteen's wealth was the subject of much ire on Twitter during Hurricane Harvey, especially when users discovered that he was neither donating funds to storm relief nor opening his immense stadium to the public. Osteen never made a statement confirming that the deluge of angry tweets he received was the catalyst for opening Lakewood's doors, but all the same, the church is now taking in hurricane survivors. Perhaps the internet will return to mock Osteen's high net worth and controversial teachings once the storm passes.  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<a class="app-link" href="https://www.inverse.com/topic/internet-culture">Internet Culture</a>, <a class="app-link" href="https://www.inverse.com/topic/politics">Politics</a> & <a class="app-link" href="https://www.inverse.com/topic/twitter">Twitter</a></div></div></header></div><section class="article-body app-content"><p class="-first clearfix contained"><span class="dropcap">W</span>hen Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, televangelist Joel Osteen leaped into action by tweeting out his prayer for survivors and <a href="https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/902323027299491841" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blocking anyone</a> who suggested he open his 16,800-seat megachurch, Lakewood, to those displaced by flooding.</p><p class="contained">“Please join us as we pray,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/901529457621688320" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted valiantly</a>, ignoring the cries of those in need and overseeing Lakewood’s PR, which told several news organizations that flooding in the church prevented its use as a safe haven. When locals began <a href="https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/902315827042689024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">photographing the church</a>, which <a href="https://twitter.com/Fan_of_action/status/902285566817050624" target="_blank" rel="noopener">didn’t look all that affected</a> by the storm, Osteen was trapped.</p><figure class="article-media contained"><picture class="media-picture"><source srcset="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/assets/43.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375, https://fsmedia.imgix.net/assets/43.png?dpr=2&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375 2x" class="-srcset-small" media="(max-width:559px)"><img class="nojs-none media-image inline -srcset-large" srcset="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/assets/43.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375, https://fsmedia.imgix.net/assets/43.png?dpr=2&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375 2x" src="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/assets/43.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700" alt="lakewood church houston"></picture><noscript><picture class="media-picture"><source srcset="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/24/ed/79/1c/dd42/4d07/ae06/b12d7afb0b16/lakewood-church-at-full-capacity-during-a-service.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375, https://fsmedia.imgix.net/24/ed/79/1c/dd42/4d07/ae06/b12d7afb0b16/lakewood-church-at-full-capacity-during-a-service.jpeg?dpr=2&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375 2x" class="-srcset-small" media="(max-width:559px)"><img class="media-image inline -srcset-large" srcset="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/24/ed/79/1c/dd42/4d07/ae06/b12d7afb0b16/lakewood-church-at-full-capacity-during-a-service.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700, https://fsmedia.imgix.net/24/ed/79/1c/dd42/4d07/ae06/b12d7afb0b16/lakewood-church-at-full-capacity-during-a-service.jpeg?dpr=2&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700 2x" src="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/24/ed/79/1c/dd42/4d07/ae06/b12d7afb0b16/lakewood-church-at-full-capacity-during-a-service.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700" alt="lakewood church houston"></picture></noscript><figcaption class="caption">Lakewood Church at full capacity during a service</figcaption></figure><p class="contained">Osteen tried a couple of different tactics before actually opening his megachurch stadium to the public, first tweeting some messages about forgiveness and <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/901602732171292677" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the dangers of judging someone</a> based on a single act, and then introducing a new page on Lakewood’s website to <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/902287106969669633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">address hurricane relief</a>. Finally, on Tuesday, after being pestered by Twitter users for more than 24 hours straight, Osteen announced that Lakewood would <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/902564743218470912" target="_blank" rel="noopener">begin taking in storm victims</a>. Meanwhile, Lakewood released some promotional language to the public stating that it had never closed its doors at all, <a href="http://abc13.com/religion/lakewood-church-begins-taking-in-evacuees/2354653/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">which is a lie</a>.</p><figure class="article-media contained"><picture class="media-picture"><source srcset="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/assets/43.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375, https://fsmedia.imgix.net/assets/43.png?dpr=2&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375 2x" class="-srcset-small" media="(max-width:559px)"><img class="nojs-none media-image inline -srcset-large" srcset="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/assets/43.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375, https://fsmedia.imgix.net/assets/43.png?dpr=2&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375 2x" src="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/assets/43.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700" alt="joel osteen lakewood hurricane harvey"></picture><noscript><picture class="media-picture"><source srcset="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/f3/37/4d/92/bea0/4628/ae6a/438a5f3eb237/osteen-addresses-his-followers-in-a-sermon.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375, https://fsmedia.imgix.net/f3/37/4d/92/bea0/4628/ae6a/438a5f3eb237/osteen-addresses-his-followers-in-a-sermon.jpeg?dpr=2&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=375 2x" class="-srcset-small" media="(max-width:559px)"><img class="media-image inline -srcset-large" srcset="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/f3/37/4d/92/bea0/4628/ae6a/438a5f3eb237/osteen-addresses-his-followers-in-a-sermon.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700, https://fsmedia.imgix.net/f3/37/4d/92/bea0/4628/ae6a/438a5f3eb237/osteen-addresses-his-followers-in-a-sermon.jpeg?dpr=2&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700 2x" src="https://fsmedia.imgix.net/f3/37/4d/92/bea0/4628/ae6a/438a5f3eb237/osteen-addresses-his-followers-in-a-sermon.jpeg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=700" alt="joel osteen lakewood hurricane harvey"></picture></noscript><figcaption class="caption">Osteen addresses his followers in a sermon</figcaption></figure><div class="contained newsletter-accordion scrollspy"><p class="separator__header">Article continues below</p><div class="separator newsletter-modal"><div class="newsletter-signup"><div class="newsletter-signup__intro">The revolution will not be televised. It'll be sent to your inbox by us.</div><form class="newsletter-signup__form newsletter-form"><div class="newsletter-form__intro">Sign up for our newsletter:</div><input class="app-input full" placeholder="enter your email address" autocomplete="email" type="email" value=""><button class="btn submit disabled"><span class="text">sign up</span></button></form></div></div></div><p class="contained">Osteen <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/joel-osteen-opens-doors-houston-megachurch-harvey-victims-article-1.3452261" target="_blank" rel="noopener">donated his immense salary back to the church in 2005</a> — at the time, he was making $200,000 a year from delivering sermons — but he still makes money on book deals and from touring as a televangelist. He and his wife, Victoria, whom he mentions in many tweets, live in <a href="http://heavy.com/news/2017/08/joel-osteen-house-mansion-home-houston-photos-pictures-how-much-cost/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a 17,000-foot mansion</a> in River Oaks, Texas. The primary Osteen home includes six bedrooms, six bathrooms, three elevators, five fireplaces, a pool house, and a guest house. It’s reported that Osteen <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/08/29/joel-osteen-who-houston-megachurch-pastor-accused-not-sheltering-harvey-victims/611884001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">owns several other properties in Texas</a>.</p><p class="contained">In 2012, <a href="http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahs-next-chapter/why-pastor-joel-osteen-makes-no-apologies-for-his-wealth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">when Oprah Winfrey interviewed Osteen</a>, he told her that he didn’t feel he should apologize for the wealth he’s amassed during his career as a celebrity pastor. In fact, Osteen’s beliefs are commonly referred to as <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/30/books/joel-osteens-credo-eliminate-the-negative-accentuate-prosperity.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the “prosperity gospel,”</a> which means he and his followers consider material wealth a gift from God for devout Christians. The Osteen family has been criticized by right-wing and left-wing Christians for nearly a decade, for not only amassing material wealth at a rapid pace but for telling their followers that <a href="http://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1533448,00.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">God <em>wants</em> them to be wealthier than the average person</a>.</p><p class="contained">Osteen’s wealth was the subject of much ire on Twitter during Hurricane Harvey, especially when users discovered that he was neither donating funds to storm relief nor opening his immense stadium to the public.</p><figure class="article-media contained"><div class="media-rich media-embed media-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OPEN YOUR CHURCH! <br><br>You have taken so much money away from your people to live like a king. It&#39;s the least you could do.</p>&mdash; Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) <a href="https://twitter.com/DannyDeraney/status/902209655559995392">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
</div></figure><figure class="article-media contained"><div class="media-rich media-embed media-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Houston&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/indivisible_usa">@indivisible_usa</a> is acquainted with <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen">@JoelOsteen</a>&#39;s Lakewood Church. They took these pics about an hour ago w/ commentary. <a href="https://t.co/YTWrD9UG1z">pic.twitter.com/YTWrD9UG1z</a></p>&mdash; Charles Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) <a href="https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/902254954181775360">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
</div></figure><figure class="article-media contained"><div class="media-rich media-embed media-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh, wait guys, I figured it out. Maybe he just wants everyone to meet at his $10.5 million home. That must be it. <a href="https://t.co/crJCLVAdW0">pic.twitter.com/crJCLVAdW0</a></p>&mdash; Matt Novak (@paleofuture) <a href="https://twitter.com/paleofuture/status/902171713592369152">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
</div></figure><p class="contained">Osteen never made a statement confirming that the deluge of angry tweets he received was the catalyst for opening Lakewood’s doors, but all the same, the church is <a href="https://twitter.com/RedAnneBolynn/status/902596872258375683" target="_blank" rel="noopener">now taking in hurricane survivors</a>. Perhaps the internet will return to mock Osteen’s high net worth and controversial teachings once the storm passes.</p><hr class="contained"><p class="contained"><strong>See also: <a href="https://www.inverse.com/article/32146-far-cry-5-trailer-controversy-villain-christian-cult">Why ‘Far Cry 5’ Made Its Villains Southern Christians, Alienating Half the Internet</a></strong></p><hr class="contained"><p class="contained"><strong>You've read that, now watch this: "Cybersecurity Under Donald Trump"</strong></p</p><figure class="article-media -last article-media--full"><div class="media-rich media-embed media-jwplayer ratio 16:9"><div id='jw-6NdkpbaH-1f5b6a55-cc87-462f-a4f8-683c4415a4e7'></div></div></figure></section><footer class="article-footer contained"><cite class="credits">Photos via Wikimedia Commons (<a class="app-link" rel="noopener" href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Lakewood_interior.jpg" target="_blank">1</a>, <a class="app-link" rel="noopener" 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When locals began <a href=\"https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/902315827042689024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photographing the church</a>, which <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Fan_of_action/status/902285566817050624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">didn’t look all that affected</a> by the storm, Osteen was trapped.</p>\n","column_number":null},{"id":"24ed791c-dd42-4d07-ae06-b12d7afb0b16","url":"https://fsmedia.imgix.net/24/ed/79/1c/dd42/4d07/ae06/b12d7afb0b16/lakewood-church-at-full-capacity-during-a-service.jpeg","_meta":{"type":"widgets"},"source":"Inverse.com","overrides":{"source":"","no_cropping":true,"link":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Lakewood_interior.jpg","crops":{},"credit":"Wikimedia Commons","caption":"Lakewood Church at full capacity during a service","alt":"lakewood church houston"},"oembed_data":{"type":"photo","width":2048,"height":1362,"provider_url":"inverse.com","provider_name":"Inverse.com"},"column_number":null},{"_meta":{"type":"paragraphs"},"content_html":"<p>Osteen tried a couple of different tactics before actually opening his megachurch stadium to the public, first tweeting some messages about forgiveness and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/901602732171292677\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the dangers of judging someone</a> based on a single act, and then introducing a new page on Lakewood’s website to <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/902287106969669633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">address hurricane relief</a>. Finally, on Tuesday, after being pestered by Twitter users for more than 24 hours straight, Osteen announced that Lakewood would <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/902564743218470912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">begin taking in storm victims</a>. Meanwhile, Lakewood released some promotional language to the public stating that it had never closed its doors at all, <a href=\"http://abc13.com/religion/lakewood-church-begins-taking-in-evacuees/2354653/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which is a lie</a>.</p>\n","column_number":null},{"id":"f3374d92-bea0-4628-ae6a-438a5f3eb237","url":"https://fsmedia.imgix.net/f3/37/4d/92/bea0/4628/ae6a/438a5f3eb237/osteen-addresses-his-followers-in-a-sermon.jpeg","_meta":{"type":"widgets"},"source":"Inverse.com","overrides":{"source":"","no_cropping":true,"link":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Joel_Osteen_Preaching.jpg","crops":{},"credit":"Wikimedia Commons","caption":"Osteen addresses his followers in a sermon","alt":"joel osteen lakewood hurricane harvey"},"oembed_data":{"type":"photo","width":2304,"height":1536,"provider_url":"inverse.com","provider_name":"Inverse.com"},"column_number":null},{"_meta":{"type":"paragraphs"},"content_html":"<p>Osteen <a href=\"http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/joel-osteen-opens-doors-houston-megachurch-harvey-victims-article-1.3452261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donated his immense salary back to the church in 2005</a> — at the time, he was making $200,000 a year from delivering sermons — but he still makes money on book deals and from touring as a televangelist. He and his wife, Victoria, whom he mentions in many tweets, live in <a href=\"http://heavy.com/news/2017/08/joel-osteen-house-mansion-home-houston-photos-pictures-how-much-cost/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a 17,000-foot mansion</a> in River Oaks, Texas. The primary Osteen home includes six bedrooms, six bathrooms, three elevators, five fireplaces, a pool house, and a guest house. It’s reported that Osteen <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/08/29/joel-osteen-who-houston-megachurch-pastor-accused-not-sheltering-harvey-victims/611884001/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">owns several other properties in Texas</a>.</p>\n","column_number":null},{"_meta":{"type":"paragraphs"},"content_html":"<p>In 2012, <a href=\"http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahs-next-chapter/why-pastor-joel-osteen-makes-no-apologies-for-his-wealth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">when Oprah Winfrey interviewed Osteen</a>, he told her that he didn’t feel he should apologize for the wealth he’s amassed during his career as a celebrity pastor. In fact, Osteen’s beliefs are commonly referred to as <a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/30/books/joel-osteens-credo-eliminate-the-negative-accentuate-prosperity.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the “prosperity gospel,”</a> which means he and his followers consider material wealth a gift from God for devout Christians. The Osteen family has been criticized by right-wing and left-wing Christians for nearly a decade, for not only amassing material wealth at a rapid pace but for telling their followers that <a href=\"http://content.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1533448,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God <em>wants</em> them to be wealthier than the average person</a>.</p>\n","column_number":null},{"_meta":{"type":"paragraphs"},"content_html":"<p>Osteen’s wealth was the subject of much ire on Twitter during Hurricane Harvey, especially when users discovered that he was neither donating funds to storm relief nor opening his immense stadium to the public.</p>\n","column_number":null},{"id":"8911f8a6-daee-4890-a08e-0f9ddcc730f1","url":"https://twitter.com/DannyDeraney/status/902209655559995392","_meta":{"type":"widgets"},"source":"Twitter","overrides":{},"oembed_data":{"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OPEN YOUR CHURCH! <br><br>You have taken so much money away from your people to live like a king. It&#39;s the least you could do.</p>&mdash; Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/DannyDeraney/status/902209655559995392\">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>\n","type":"rich","width":550,"height":null,"provider_url":"https://twitter.com","provider_name":"Twitter"},"column_number":null},{"id":"a97e9130-33ef-4de0-a892-c28068bf01f3","url":"https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/902254954181775360","_meta":{"type":"widgets"},"source":"Twitter","overrides":{},"oembed_data":{"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Houston&#39;s <a href=\"https://twitter.com/indivisible_usa\">@indivisible_usa</a> is acquainted with <a href=\"https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen\">@JoelOsteen</a>&#39;s Lakewood Church. 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