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<p class="ui-sortable-handle">​Joel Osteen, the celebrity pastor who runs a megachurch called Lakewood in central Houston, announced that the church is now open to people who need shelter from the devastating flooding of Tropical Storm Harvey. The announcement came days after Harvey first made landfall, and after Osteen has faced criticism for not opening Lakewood to flooding victims sooner. Here's what's going on.</p><p class="ui-sortable-handle"><b>Update, 8/30, 10:30 AM: </b>Osteen spoke to the Today Show about the controversy, and defended his decision by saying that the "city didn't ask" him to open Lakeland as a shelter:</p><figure class="story-embed-container" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/VideoObject" itemprop="associatedMedia">
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        <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Victoria &amp; I are praying for everyone affected by Hurricane Harvey. Please join us as we pray for the safety of our Texas friends &amp; family.</p>— Joel Osteen (@JoelOsteen) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/901529457621688320">August 26, 2017</a></blockquote>

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        <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Houston's <a href="https://twitter.com/indivisible_usa">@indivisible_usa</a> is acquainted with <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen">@JoelOsteen</a>'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>— Charles Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) <a href="https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/902254954181775360">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

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        <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/cmclymer">@cmclymer</a> Looking pretty passable to me from this side, stay tuned for further exploration <a href="https://t.co/dlrYGeLgBj">pic.twitter.com/dlrYGeLgBj</a></p>— Allie (@AlleyCat_Allie) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlleyCat_Allie/status/902204940277428224">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

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        <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/cmclymer">@cmclymer</a> Worth noting that some of their parking is underground (note flood gates) but they could still drop ppl off at the door easily <a href="https://t.co/Mso4GTLuF2">pic.twitter.com/Mso4GTLuF2</a></p>— Allie (@AlleyCat_Allie) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlleyCat_Allie/status/902206796638679041">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

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        <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/cmclymer">@cmclymer</a> Feeder in front looks good as well <a href="https://t.co/FXdq9Y8zyZ">pic.twitter.com/FXdq9Y8zyZ</a></p>— Allie (@AlleyCat_Allie) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlleyCat_Allie/status/902207204522172416">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

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        <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen">@JoelOsteen</a> if you were a real Christian, you'd be opening your doors to your displaced neighbors.</p>— FAB24 (@Francesabolton) <a href="https://twitter.com/Francesabolton/status/902180251987562497">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

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        <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Joel Osteen, as a Pastor you have a huge obligation to show the love of Christ at this very moment. <br>OPEN THE DOORS. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HoustonStrong?src=hash">#HoustonStrong</a></p>— Pastor Greg Locke (@pastorlocke) <a href="https://twitter.com/pastorlocke/status/902256128578527233">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

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        <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Houston's Joel Osteen has a net worth over $50m and a church that holds 16,800 but this is all he's offering. <a href="https://t.co/rmhdWK6ZAO">pic.twitter.com/rmhdWK6ZAO</a></p>— Mark Elliott (@markmobility) <a href="https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/902241944918790144">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

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        <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our hearts break as we see the damage and destruction in our city. Please join us in helping Houston recover. Visit <a href="https://t.co/jXMX5VB3qS">https://t.co/jXMX5VB3qS</a> <a href="https://t.co/00HtzOmeQL">pic.twitter.com/00HtzOmeQL</a></p>— Joel Osteen (@JoelOsteen) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelOsteen/status/902287106969669633">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

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