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Why would they need to plan? Shouldn't they already have a plan in place?
Seriously? A plan for a once in a lifetime flood? There was no way to predict how horrible this storm was going to be. Like I said, areas that never flooded are under water. If Turner called for evacuations for only certain areas, then people would be criticizing him for not evacuating everyone.
And once again, the logistics. Schools, arenas, stadiums, churches, etc., are used as makeshift shelters in Austin, San Antonio and Dallas, but they have normal operations to run, so they can't just wait around for the off chance there's a 500 year flood and hundreds and hundreds of thousands of Houstonians have to be bused to their city. Never mind food, supplies, medical care, volunteers (who already have their own jobs) that would be needed.
Good for them doing the Right thing. I would add that the majority of Churches did the same thing, except for a few notable exceptions, that will be between them and their God one day.
As for the haters here, it is what you do and no one expects anything different, you cannot be anything other than what you are.
Osteen vs. the Mosques: Evangelical Christians and Muslims both profess to do charitable works as a core of their beliefs. The difference is that Muslims actually do it.
Osteen preaches the 'prosperity doctrine', not Christian evangelism. Having listened to his sermons it was all about having more material possessions and more good to come your way because God says so verse _____
nowhere was there the Christian doctrine. God was mentioned that is about it. It was just feel good charismatic preaching.
Do you think anyone who followed that religion would open up their church willingly?
and most Muslims are sincere believers so I can see their willingness.
No one gives a **** about your horribly thought-out, short-sighted, irrelevant opinion. Of course, you couldn't answer any of the above questions and obviously don't understand the logistics and how much planning that would've taken in such a short amount of time, especially given what happened with Rita, so you are the last person who should be calling anyone stupid.
Signed,
Every Houstonian
No, you don't speak for every Houstonian. My brother and his friends don't agree with you. They are engineers. I'm going to take their word over yours.
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Common sense and history should tell you how impossible it would be to have a complete evacuation. So do tell me which day specifically would the mayor and others issue evacuation orders, simple question. Keep in mind it's not just the City of Houston but the entire surrounding area, so what day does the order come down.
Honestly, the only network I have heard that perpetuates this myth is Fox News and Sean Hannity but that is to be expected.
LOL I haven't even heard it on Fox. Or Hannity, which I did watch last night. Maybe I've missed it. It's not like it's the only network I check in on or like I watch the news 24/7.
I don't usually watch Hannity so I can only speak for last night and I didn't see him talking about whether or not Houston should have been evacuated last night.
Osteen preaches the 'prosperity doctrine', not Christian evangelism. Having listened to his sermons it was all about having more material possessions and more good to come your way because God says so verse _____
nowhere was there the Christian doctrine. God was mentioned that is about it. It was just feel good charismatic preaching.
Do you think anyone who followed that religion would open up their church willingly?
and most Muslims are sincere believers so I can see their willingness.
Thanks for the insight. I have never heard him speak outside yesterday on TV where he came across as the personification of superficiality.
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