Preacher Joel Osteen, a televangelist from the Lakewood Church in Houston, weighed in on Fox News Sunday on several political issues of the day. On the issue of immigration, Osteen said he doesn’t know what the answer is, but that he is on the side of “mercy,” particularly when it comes to young people who grew up in this country — a reference to DREAMers. On gay rights, Osteen said he was against gay marriage but did believe in rights such as hospital visitations.
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