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data-max-width="767" data-reactid="62"></div><p data-reactid="63">Many criticised Osteen personally Osteen for not supporting the community who they claim helped him amass a net worth of more than $40m through his tax-exempt church. </p><p data-reactid="64">&quot;The US allows churches tax free status on the understanding that they&apos;re operating for the public good. Hard to make that case here,&quot; Gizmodo writer Matt Novak wrote on Twitter.</p><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="902318521216061440" data-reactid="65"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He can&#39;t open his church due to the gold bullions holding down the money bags to keep the marble floor from flooding. Duh!</p>&mdash; Lou (@Louminati1) <a href="https://twitter.com/Louminati1/status/902318521216061440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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","Televangelist pastor&#xA0;Joel Osteen was widely criticised for not opening Lakewood Church as a shelter after up to 30,000 people were displaced by floodwaters in Houston when a &quot;dangerous and historic&quot; storm hit on Friday. ","Outraged locals pointed out that unaffected businesses and community centres offered victims refuge, while the former stadium turned place of worship remained closed on Tuesday as the number of stranded people soared.","Many criticised Osteen personally Osteen for not supporting the community who they claim helped him amass a net worth of more than $40m through his tax-exempt church. ","&quot;The US allows churches tax free status on the understanding that they&apos;re operating for the public good. 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","&quot;Beginning at 12 Noon tomorrow we are collecting infant and adult diapers, baby formula and baby food.&quot;","Ministry spokesman Donald Iloff also said the centre was not accessible due to flooding, causing social media users to question how the 16,800 seat stadium could be used as a distribution centre if there was no access. ","Locals have shared photographs of the church&apos;s car park, which appears to be unaffected by the flood. ","Mr Iloff earlier directed people toward the nearby George R. Brown Convention Centre &#x2013; equiped to hold 5,000 &#x2013; where the American Red Cross has opened a refuge. ","&quot;It has everything inside there &#x2013; medicine, doctors, places to sleep,&quot; Iloff said. ","Many others have commended Osteen&apos;s neighbours and Islamic centres in the area which opened to victims and made significant donations to those in need. ","Osteen faced more criticism after tweeting a link to the church&apos;s own &quot;hurricane relief fund&quot; on Monday without advising why the centre had not been opened. ","&quot;Our hearts break as we see the damage and destruction in our city. Please join us in helping Houston recover,&quot; Osteen tweeted.","","Several people have claimed Osteen blocked them on Twitter after questioning why he had not opened Lakewood&apos;s doors since the facility was closed amid safety concerns on Sunday. ","Writer Charles Clymer said he was sent an image of blow-up beds lining the church&apos;s hallways following the social media backlash. ","&quot;Lakewood Church apparently bought countless air mattresses and are prepping to open their doors. 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Duh!</p>&mdash; Lou (@Louminati1) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Louminati1/status/902318521216061440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>\n"},"facebook":null,"instagram":null,"thinglink":null},{"type":"tweet","position":"6","imageUrlSet":[],"question":null,"tweet":{"tweetId":"902013041142898689","tweetHtml":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joel Osteen has a HUGE church in Houston that would make a great shelter. <a href=\"https://t.co/byqHxXrHQn\">pic.twitter.com/byqHxXrHQn</a></p>&mdash; Brasilmagic (@Brasilmagic) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/Brasilmagic/status/902013041142898689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>\n"},"facebook":null,"instagram":null,"thinglink":null},{"type":"tweet","position":"20","imageUrlSet":[],"question":null,"tweet":{"tweetId":"902303583684763648","tweetHtml":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wait, this dude is actually still asking for money! At long last, have you left no sense of decency?</p>&mdash; Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/eugenegu/status/902303583684763648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>\n"},"facebook":null,"instagram":null,"thinglink":null},{"type":"tweet","position":"24","imageUrlSet":[],"question":null,"tweet":{"tweetId":"902331820745924610","tweetHtml":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lakewood Church apparently bought countless air mattresses and are prepping to open their doors. 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