Caught in a controversy following the devastation of Troptical Storm Harvey, televangelist Joel Osteen says his Houston megachurch “never” closed its doors to people seeking shelter as the storm swamped the city. Osteen faced criticism for not opening his massive Lakewood Church as a storm shelter. On Saturday, Osteen had tweeted that he and his wife, Victoria, were “praying for everyone affected by Hurricane Harvey. That’s peace when it doesn’t make sense.”By Monday, people were calling him out on the social media platform, asking him why he wasn’t opening the megachurch to people seeking shelter. UPDATES:9:30 a.m.: This article was updated with Osteen tweeting that his church was open to people seeking shelter.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 29, 2017 15:20 UTC