n4mwd wrote:
Ragtime wrote:
Osteen is a motivational speaker, posing as a preacher.
He is best to listen to in order to feel good rather than to actually learn anything.
His specialty is the lighter side of truth. And sometimes he pumps his own hot air into the truth to make it lighter.
My friend said about him, "Never trust a guy who smiles all the time."
That's it exactly. He's a feel good preacher of no particular religion.
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Is Joel Osteen a liberal preacher - a liberal theologian compared to some traditional denominations?
Yes, Joel Osteen freely admits this including how he says he saw his father turn from a semi-conservative/moderate preacher into a more liberal preacher over the years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Osteen
Osteen's religious services do read from the Bible but Osteen definitely is of the liberal kind compared with previous generations of preachers especially from the state of Texas.
At the same time, Osteen does conduct public holy communion services for his congregation: the breaking of crackers and the drinking of grapejuice to celebrate the life and death of Jesus Christ/the meaning of the cross.
That's my understanding.
- pgd
29 Jul 2010, 8:31 pm
