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NeoGreen

(4,031 posts) Wed Jul 19, 2017, 02:49 PM Jul 2017

Joel Osteen Wrote About a Guiding Force. Twitter Responded With Its Name

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/07/19/joel-osteen-wrote-about-a-guiding-force-twitter-responded-with-its-name/

Joel Osteen Wrote About a Guiding “Force.” Twitter Responded With Its Name
July 19, 2017 by Hemant Mehta

You can’t just tweet the equivalent of a green screen and expect everyone will answer your question the way you intended.

Pastor Joel Osteen learned that the hard way this morning when he mentioned a “force” that’s “behind you protecting you, guiding you, favoring you.”

Twitter knew exactly what he was talking about.

Gotta love gravity
— Jerek Deter (@sean_hanlon) July 19, 2017

Hail Satan?
— Andrew Fleischman (@ASFleischman) July 19, 2017

This force, why isn't it ending hunger, poverty and conflict?
— Atheist Ape (@LeighM276) July 19, 2017

Facts…
— Osama (@O_Osas) July 19, 2017

APPARENTLY THE ADVANTAGE IS THAT YOU ARE A JEDI pic.twitter.com/y6SDu3qnAN
— NOT A PASTOR (@NotPastor) July 19, 2017

Is it coffee? https://t.co/6mTmzR8z5I
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) July 19, 2017

It's coffee. ☕ https://t.co/7pTtygTFF2
— The Church Of Satan (@ChurchofSatan) July 19, 2017

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Joel Osteen Wrote About a Guiding Force. Twitter Responded With Its Name (Original Post) NeoGreen Jul 2017 OP

I just can't escape that it is gravity. nt NCjack Jul 2017 #1

tequila! samnsara Jul 2017 #2

He must have friends in the police force marylandblue Jul 2017 #3

in his case, it is greed Skittles Jul 2017 #4

Thumbs up!!! You nailed it Skittles. japple Jul 2017 #5

I honestly thought that's what would be in ALL the responses Skittles Jul 2017 #8

For the WIN! rurallib Jul 2017 #7

May the force (farce) be with you! Red Pest Jul 2017 #6

Is it covfefe? progressoid Jul 2017 #9

So this "minister" TNNurse Jul 2017 #10

and so everyone else has that force 'favoring' them too RussBLib Jul 2017 #11

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

1. I just can't escape that it is gravity. nt

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 02:56 PM

Jul 2017

samnsara

(17,677 posts)

2. tequila!

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Wed Jul 19, 2017, 03:56 PM

Jul 2017

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)

3. He must have friends in the police force

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 04:04 PM

Jul 2017

Skittles

(153,426 posts)

4. in his case, it is greed

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Wed Jul 19, 2017, 04:05 PM

Jul 2017

japple

(9,863 posts)

5. Thumbs up!!! You nailed it Skittles.

Reply to Skittles (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 05:19 PM

Jul 2017

eom

Skittles

(153,426 posts)

8. I honestly thought that's what would be in ALL the responses

Reply to japple (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 05:38 PM

Jul 2017

that man one slick, sick con man

rurallib

(62,508 posts)

7. For the WIN!

Reply to Skittles (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 05:33 PM

Jul 2017

Red Pest

(288 posts)

6. May the force (farce) be with you!

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 05:33 PM

Jul 2017

Does the Pastor have lots of midichlorians? The followers of the Dark Side always come in pairs. Is he the master or the apprentice?

progressoid

(50,043 posts)

9. Is it covfefe?

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 05:49 PM

Jul 2017

TNNurse

(6,938 posts)

10. So this "minister"

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 05:53 PM

Jul 2017

does not feel comfortable saying "God"? Interesting, I would think that would come easy to him. Maybe he has been talking about something else all along.

RussBLib

(9,067 posts)

11. and so everyone else has that force 'favoring' them too

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Wed Jul 19, 2017, 11:38 PM

Jul 2017

and when those forces conflict, use your fucking brain to work it out!

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