Post by Logan on Jun 22, 2016 22:41:22 GMT -6
Even with Pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church - the largest protestant congregation in the country - testifying against them, four men from a small church were found not guilty of creating a disturbance last year when they repeatedly tried to shout Osteen down during a Sunday service.
"God is on our side," said one of the men, 27-year-old Kevin Fessler, after the verdict. "We praise God."
Fessler along with Mark DeRouville, 26; Matthew Martinez, 28; and Randall Valdez, 29 were acquitted by a jury after a two day trial on charges of criminal trespass and creating a disturbance.
Two other men, Jacob Gardner, 27, and Richard Trudeau, 32, have yet to be tried in the case.
All of the men have admitted they stood up, one by one, and shouted that Osteen is a "false prophet" and that members of Lakewood would be damned if they followed him.
Read more: www.mysanantonio.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Joel-Osteen-headed-to-court-8318493.php
"God is on our side," said one of the men, 27-year-old Kevin Fessler, after the verdict. "We praise God."
Fessler along with Mark DeRouville, 26; Matthew Martinez, 28; and Randall Valdez, 29 were acquitted by a jury after a two day trial on charges of criminal trespass and creating a disturbance.
Two other men, Jacob Gardner, 27, and Richard Trudeau, 32, have yet to be tried in the case.
All of the men have admitted they stood up, one by one, and shouted that Osteen is a "false prophet" and that members of Lakewood would be damned if they followed him.
Read more: www.mysanantonio.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Joel-Osteen-headed-to-court-8318493.php