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October 04, 2011

Christian Post: Joel Osteen on CNN: I Could Vote for a Muslim or Jewish President

by Herbert Pinnock
The Christian Post

Joel Osteen offers a strong statement of support for the Israeli people in an interview with CNN's Pierce Morgan Tuesday night, in which the Lakewood Church pastor also discusses whether he would vote for a Jewish or Muslim presidential candidate.

In a preview clip of the Osteen's interview with Morgan, the megachurch pastor is also asked to comment on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, to which he says, "It's a difficult situation. We stand with the Israeli people. Our hearts go out to the Palestinian people as well."

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