Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Joel Osteen Turns the Other Cheek on Internet Hoax

Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen is trying to assure everyone that he is still a Christian and not leaving his church. Osteen was the victim of an elaborate online hoax that used counterfeit websites to announce he had lost his faith. He tells HLN

Transcript for Joel Osteen Still Believes in God. george, to an outrageous online host against joel osteen that made it look as if he was abandoning his christian faith. The prankster set up a bogus site to spread their story. "Gma weekend" co-anchor.

Earlier this week, a late April Fool's hoax made its debut, alleging that popular U.S. pastor Joel Osteen had renounced Christianity. Osteen is the pastor of a mega-church in Houston, Texas, and has a worldwide broadcast

April Fool's Day was one week ago — but an elaborate hoax targeting Pastor Joel Osteen gained wide attention Monday, after those behind the hoax used Twitter, YouTube, and other social media to spread spurious claims that the pastor had renounced his

The fraudulent quote went on to make Osteen sound like an anti-Obama activist and pro-environment champion, saying, “What we have to focus on now that I've left the faith are the immediate issues at hand that affect us in the real world. The

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