Fox News and GOP politicians falsely claim Lakewood Church shooter was transgender
The suspected shooter was a 36-year-old who police identified as the mother of a 7-year-old boy who was shot in the incident.
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
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Joel Osteen: Gays Are Sinners, But I'm Not a Basher
The Houston megachurch pastor says that believing homosexuality is a sin doesn't mean he's a "hater" or a "basher."
APRIL 30, 2012
Anti-LGBT Pastor Stars in New Show on Oprah's Network
The decision to feature Texas minister John Gray is at odds with Winfrey's record as an LGBT ally.
APRIL 24, 2017
WATCH: Joel Osteen Didn't Choose to Be Straight
The conservative pastor of a Houston megachurch told a CNN panel that he did not choose his sexual orientation, but that same-sex attraction is sinful.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Kanye West's New Pastor Pal Joel Osteen Is No Friend to LGBTQ People
The megachurch pastor doesn't like talking about LGBTQ issues, but when pressed, he says being gay is a sin, and his church doesn't host same-sex marriages.
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
Are Evangelicals 'Evolving' on LGBT Issues?
Some commentators think high-profile megachurch minister Joel Osteen's recent statements offer hope.
NOVEMBER 4, 2013
Sex and salvation
Best-selling author E. Lynn Harris takes on boy bands, antigay politics, and African-American megachurches in his new novel
MAY 8, 2006
Joel Osteen's Church Opens to Harvey Evacuees; He Says It Was Never Closed
The megachurch pastor, who has a not-great record on LGBT issues, was criticized for not taking in evacuees earlier.
AUGUST 29, 2017
