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Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all preachers?

You think all preachers and pastors are false? Really? Why?

Why? You are kidding right. Today alone 6 pastors accross the US arrested for child abuse, rape, child porn, grooming, etc... Yes every day check the news.

The catholic church just had another priest arrested in SC for child abuse.

Wake up already this is not hard at this point.

Often pastors and preachers are good people who spend a lot of time helping others - whether religion related or not. However, because they are by definition tied to religion, they are also associated with encouraging people to believe religious teachings.

Do you comprehend the slightest thing about Christianity? “Helping others” is an external expression of interior belief. If that behavior “encourages people to believe religious teaching,” that would be both natural and a result of positive role modeling. You encourage people to believe what you do or you wouldn’t be posting here.

Anonymous wrote:Joel Osteen isn’t very masculine either. He seems kind of girly.

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Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all preachers?

You think all preachers and pastors are false? Really? Why?

Why? You are kidding right. Today alone 6 pastors accross the US arrested for child abuse, rape, child porn, grooming, etc... Yes every day check the news.

The catholic church just had another priest arrested in SC for child abuse.

Wake up already this is not hard at this point.

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t all preachers?

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Anonymous wrote:He makes me feel queasy and sick.

It really does make you question people's basic sense. Just looking at him sets off alarms of mistrust and then when I hear him speak, I think "I wouldn't trust this man with my lawn service, let alone my soul."

Oh, come on. If you don't like him, that's you, and it's your privilege not to like him.

I LOVE him. He's great.

If you haven't listened to any of his sermons, I urge you to watch him at least once. I think you might be pleasantly surprised. And if you still don't like him, it's your privilege to choose not to watch him any further.

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Anonymous wrote:He makes me feel queasy and sick.

It really does make you question people's basic sense. Just looking at him sets off alarms of mistrust and then when I hear him speak, I think "I wouldn't trust this man with my lawn service, let alone my soul."

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Anonymous wrote:He makes me feel queasy and sick.

It really does make you question people's basic sense. Just looking at him sets off alarms of mistrust and then when I hear him speak, I think "I wouldn't trust this man with my lawn service, let alone my soul."

Anonymous wrote:He makes me feel queasy and sick.

Anonymous wrote:He makes me feel queasy and sick.

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Anonymous wrote:Then maybe watch the HBO documentary about the Falwells? Basically the same story. And Joel Osteen identity is pretty much that he is wealthy, has a plane, a hot wife, a big house and he did precious little to earn those things. Instead mr. Charlatan tells us that he was “favored” and that if you send him money you can be too.

“Precious little?”

The man has unique and amazing public speaking talents, and has worked like a dog for decades. Do you think he memorizes his talks on one pass?

And “charlatan?” He’s not everybody’s cup of tea. He is not mainstream evangelical. But he is not absolutely outside the pale of Christianity either. He does not pretend that his ministry is all people needs. He tells them to find, attend and support a local church. And his personal money comes from books and speeches. It is one thing when people are caught up in a big emotional experience and write a big check or empty their wallet (back when people carried cash) into the collection. But a book purchase is bay a distance. People have time to think, check reviews, even skim pages if they go to a bookstore.

Precious little. No theology degree. Nepotism. Inherited his fathers church. “Favored.” Poor knowledge of theology. Makes ridiculous claims like if you become a Christian they’ll always open up a new register for you at the store and you’ll never have to stand in line again from an actual sermon that he gave. Using the term sermon rather loosely here obviously.

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Anonymous wrote:Then maybe watch the HBO documentary about the Falwells? Basically the same story. And Joel Osteen identity is pretty much that he is wealthy, has a plane, a hot wife, a big house and he did precious little to earn those things. Instead mr. Charlatan tells us that he was “favored” and that if you send him money you can be too.

“Precious little?”

The man has unique and amazing public speaking talents, and has worked like a dog for decades. Do you think he memorizes his talks on one pass?

And “charlatan?” He’s not everybody’s cup of tea. He is not mainstream evangelical. But he is not absolutely outside the pale of Christianity either. He does not pretend that his ministry is all people needs. He tells them to find, attend and support a local church. And his personal money comes from books and speeches. It is one thing when people are caught up in a big emotional experience and write a big check or empty their wallet (back when people carried cash) into the collection. But a book purchase is bay a distance. People have time to think, check reviews, even skim pages if they go to a bookstore.