Known for his focus on uplifting Christian messages and ability to stay away from controversial social and political issues, Texas megapastor Joel Osteen has found himself in the headlines this week for telling CNN's Piers Morgan that homosexuality is a sin.
Osteen and his wife Victoria are among America's most influential religious figures. According to his web site at Lakewood Church, the 16,000-seat Houston church he pastors, Osteen's "weekly sermon is broadcast into every U.S. television market where it is viewed by seven million Americans each week and more than 20 million each month. His weekly broadcast is also seen in nearly 100 nations around the world." His book "Your Best Life Now" was a New York Times bestseller and his influence crosses religious and national boundaries. Osteen's inspirational-message approach to Christianity has its critics, and after his interview on CNN, he's likely...
