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<p>World-renowned Pastor Joel Osteen of the Lakewood Church in Houston, TX has received a lot of backlash from thousands upon thousands of social media rioters. So many of those social media attackers were a major representation of the church. Following the devastation of Hurricane Harvey last week, Pastor Osteen stood up this past Sunday morning right before his weekly Sermon to defend his decision to not open his 16,000-seat church.</p>
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