Joel Osteen has evidently turned down an offer to attend a picnic on Saturday for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families, according to the Houston Chronicle.

"In brief Houston's Rev. Joel Osteen has apparently declined an invitation to attend a picnic for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender families," the reporter writes.

I guess this one just wasn't meant to be. While I had hoped that Osteen would send out a message that "gay Christians" are ok by attending the function being organized by Tammy Faye Messner's son, Rev. Jay Bakker.

Staying true to God's word... I forgive Pastor Osteen.