Megachurch minister Osteen's diva wife in court over air rage incident

Pams House blend  Aug 08 08

Is anyone surprised that Texas Talibangelist Joel Osteen's pious spouse might be less a madonna and more like Leona Helmsley? (NYT); Treated like a rock star by her followers, Victoria Osteen, 47, is co-pastor of Lakewood Church, one of the nation's largest and fastest-growing megachurches. With a halo of perfectly coiffed blond hair, she preaches about love and acceptance alongside her husband, Joel, to more than 40,000 congregants every Sunday.

But she was portrayed in court on Thursday as imperious, combative and possibly racist in a dispute with a Continental Airlines flight attendant, Sharon Brown. Full story...

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