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http://hinterlandgazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/joel-osteen.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px" /><figcaption class="wp-caption-text">Twitter Roasts Joel Osteen After He Was Shamed for Not Helping Hurricane Harvey Victims Sooner</figcaption></figure><p>Twitter roasts televangelist Joel Osteen with hilarious memes after he was shamed for not opening his megachurch sooner to Hurricane Harvey victims. Osteen claimed the city did not ask for help. That&#8217;s after they claimed the church was flooded, though the parking lot and interior were fine.</p><p>Here&#8217;s Osteen on his PR tour to clean up his mess:</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Pastor Joel Osteen to <a href="https://twitter.com/GMA">@GMA</a>: &quot;The narrative is that we didn&#39;t want to take people in&#8230;it&#39;s totally not true. We were here for people.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/kiIkX4zQ3y">pic.twitter.com/kiIkX4zQ3y</a></p><p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABC/status/902857901756137472">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><p>I lost all respect for Joel Osteen when I learned that he was supporting Donald Trump, a serial liar, adulterer and just all-around nasty person.</p><p>Um, Twitter wasn&#8217;t trying to hear what he was selling:</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Massive hypocrite Joel Osteen needs to be shamed into opening the doors to his church to hurricane victims <a href="https://t.co/4KhvOyqznL">pic.twitter.com/4KhvOyqznL</a></p><p>&mdash; Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/902576594060902400">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Twitter: Open your church for shelter, Joel!</p><p>Joel Osteen: <a href="https://t.co/6oPqAlJ9O9">pic.twitter.com/6oPqAlJ9O9</a></p><p>&mdash; James Davis (@JDouglasDavis) <a href="https://twitter.com/JDouglasDavis/status/902509867407220736">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Joel Osteen when people who funded his $56,000,000 net worth in his city are in desperate need for shelter. <a href="https://t.co/zrJvmYAkvq">pic.twitter.com/zrJvmYAkvq</a></p><p>&mdash; Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) <a href="https://twitter.com/NumbersMuncher/status/902318054415245316">August 28, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">When they asked Joel Osteen about opening his mega church to survivors during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneHarvey?src=hash">#HurricaneHarvey</a> <a href="https://t.co/4IHfaKD0zI">pic.twitter.com/4IHfaKD0zI</a></p><p>&mdash; Robert Vincent (@RobertVincent3) <a href="https://twitter.com/RobertVincent3/status/902413187944914946">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Who did this?! ? <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen">@JoelOsteen</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/imdead?src=hash">#imdead</a> but seriously please everyone donate as much as you can to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/houston?src=hash">#houston</a> ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/lYe7f8pLLe">pic.twitter.com/lYe7f8pLLe</a></p><p>&mdash; Allyson (@KanyeNotTho) <a href="https://twitter.com/KanyeNotTho/status/903026518439415808">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Joel Osteen and the rest of the &quot;prosperity gospel&quot; peddlers are parasites!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JoelOsteen?src=hash">#JoelOsteen</a> <a href="https://t.co/uXt0s4RdvQ">pic.twitter.com/uXt0s4RdvQ</a></p><p>&mdash; Give Him The Finger (@protestcards) <a href="https://twitter.com/protestcards/status/902641835067232256">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“Pastor. I don’t understand why we don’t just open up the church for shelter. What would Jesus do?”</p><p>Joel Osteen: <a href="https://t.co/IuiVnkrkgD">pic.twitter.com/IuiVnkrkgD</a></p><p>&mdash; Ryan Belk (@rbelk_94) <a href="https://twitter.com/rbelk_94/status/902987007693082624">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Houston Donations so far:</p><p>Sandra Bullock 1 million<br />Beyoncé 7 mill<br />JJ Watt efforts 6 mill<br />Joel Osteen: prayer <br />Donald Trump: Good Luck!</p><p>&mdash; Danny Deraney (@DannyDeraney) <a href="https://twitter.com/DannyDeraney/status/902966643810156544">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Joel Osteen forgot Twitter was watching! <a href="https://t.co/DHbXKNLCpb">pic.twitter.com/DHbXKNLCpb</a></p><p>&mdash; RogelioGarcia Lawyer (@LawyerRogelio) <a href="https://twitter.com/LawyerRogelio/status/902942606996504577">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If so many people are fooled by Joel Osteen, why is anyone surprised 62 million were fooled by Trump? <a href="https://t.co/GYdpjlB8Xu">pic.twitter.com/GYdpjlB8Xu</a></p><p>&mdash; Brasilmagic (@Brasilmagic) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brasilmagic/status/902902595282489345">August 30, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some hero changed the Wikipedia preview about the big bastard Joel Osteen. <a href="https://t.co/AIbWr4HbKV">pic.twitter.com/AIbWr4HbKV</a></p><p>&mdash; Daniel Holland (@DannyDutch) <a href="https://twitter.com/DannyDutch/status/902583396194508800">August 29, 2017</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen">@JoelOsteen</a> refused to open his &quot;church&quot; during a time of need. 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