Donkey Of The Day : Pastor Joel Osteen
Donkey Of The Day goes to Houston mega church pastor Joel Osteen. If your not familiar with Joel Osteen, he is the Senior Pastor of Lakewood Church, in Houston, Texas. Osteen's televised sermons are seen by over 7 million viewers weekly and over 20 million monthly in over 100 countries.
Joel Osteen broadcast his sermon all over the world and was just recently featured on Oprah Winfrey's podcast. Being that his mega church base is in the city of Houston that just face a huge natural disaster leaving many people homeless and in need of shelter. Joel Osteen tweeted a very nice statement about the hurricane praying for peoples safety.
He and his church came under fire when people were contacting the church asking if they are offering a place of refuge during thing the storm. Twitter then went in on Osteen up on Monday, He was swarmed with messages, questioning why he “closed the doors” to his megachurch and didn’t offer the space as a shelter.
Lakewood Church is the former home of the NBA’s Houston Rockets, so the space could comfortably fit thousands of people.