johnn48 t1_j0xxe23 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 5:52 AM

Reply to comment by fingerblastders in Brooklyn pastor who was robbed while preaching charged with wire fraud and lying to FBI in unrelated case by NippyAardvark

I always whether these prosperity preachers reach out and help their congregation, and if so how much. I’m reminded of when that Hurricane hit their cities Preacher’s Jesse Duplantis and Joel Osteen were conspicuously absent in reaching out and helping others.

Hinsley t1_j0xyv2s wrote on December 20, 2022 at 6:08 AM

Didn’t Osteen lock up his mega church and refuse to allow it to be used for shelter?

johnn48 t1_j0y0vcp wrote on December 20, 2022 at 6:32 AM

Exactly, until he was shamed by a Mattress store opening and welcoming people. Then it was we were gonna open but we weren’t ready, now we’re open. Yeah right.

agawl81 t1_j0z44lg wrote on December 20, 2022 at 2:19 PM

At least he’s got a little shame. Olsteen is so slimes but once upon a time I was a new mom single and living in a public housing apartment and for some reason his speaking seemed to hit something in me. Took me a few weeks of watching and listening to notice what was missing and turn it off. I’m a smart person but I was lonely broke and isolated. I imagine he gets to vulnerable people like that.