Political and Social Views
Osteen said that he is opposed to same-sex marriage in an interview with Fox News. In an interview with CNN, he further said that he believes "that scripture shows that it is a sin".
In an interview on Fox News in 2008 during the U.S. Presidential primary race, when discussing whether he thought that Mormons were Christians, Osteen indicated that he believed that they were. He further noted that he had not studied the religion.
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