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<span class=archivestory style="padding-right:5px;">Joel Osteen is in damage control mode. As we previously reported, the famed Texas pastor has been facing backlash on social media following claims that he's kept his massive Lakewood Church closed to the flood victims caused by Hurricane Harvey. Uh oh. Related: Elisabeth Moss Defends Scientology! Osteen was first hit with criticism over the weekend when the [...]</span><div class="archivestory" style="width:100%;text-align:right;"><A HREF="/news.php?nid=95311877-3675" REL="nofollow" TARGET="_blank" onClick='re(95311877,3675);'>👓 View ull article</A><br></div></td></tr>
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Houston-based Christian pastor Joel Osteen continued to defend how his Church responded to the devastating toll that Hurricane Harvey took on residents, but admitted on Wednesday: “We would probably do some things differently, obviously.” Osteen went on ABC’s “Good Morning America to respond...</span>
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