Celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s Sunday mass service at a Houston, Texas megachurch was interrupted by three abortion activists who stripped down to their underwear.
Pastor Joel Osteen had just finished leading a prayer and members were asked to sit down at Lakewood Church when one woman swiftly got up, pulled off her dress and yelled “It’s my body, my f–king choice,” videos shared on Twitter show.
A second woman subsequently stood up, removed her dress and yelled “Overturn Roe, Hell no” followed by a third woman who also stripped half-naked and repeated the chants.
The three activists were wearing white sports bras with green hand prints on them and waved green bandanas — a color that represents the pro-choice movement — as security guards escorted them out of the building to cheers from congregants.
When asked why they decided to protest inside the megachurch, the trio, activists with Texas Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, said the reason was that anti-abortion activists have no issue protesting against women at their safe spaces like doctors’ offices and clinics.
“Christians are not afraid to bother us at health care clinics, at doctors’ offices [where we’re] trying to get essential health care so why the f–k wouldn’t we bother you in your own home where the laws are coming from,” said one of the women who continued their protest outside Lakewood Church.
The activists were protesting the recently leaked Supreme Court draft ruling overthrowing Roe v. Wade. The ruling would rescind the federal law protecting abortion rights and allow states to set their own policies and laws.
Lakewood Church has not responded to media requests for comment on the protest. The Livestream of the 11 a.m. service, which the protestors interrupted, is no longer available online.
