Victoria Osteen caused Flight Attendant Anxiety and Hemrrhoids

[Catherine Vincent]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5927129.html

Osteens go to court over airline incident
Flight attendant alleges pastor's wife assaulted her in 2005
By BRIAN ROGERS Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Aug. 6, 2008, 12:25PM

Pretrial motions and jury selection awaited Joel and Victoria Osteen this morning as they arrived in court to face a flight attendant who alleges that the wife of the evangelical superstar assaulted her on a plane in Houston in 2005.

Although he is not a party in the case, Joel Osteen stayed at his wife's side as they walked through the downtown Harris County civil courthouse and sat in court as attorneys spoke to prospective jurors. Opening statements are expected this afternoon after jurors have been chosen to hear Sharon Brown's lawsuit.

Brown says she lost her religious faith and suffered a hemorrhoidal flare-up after being thrown against a restroom door and elbowed in the chest during a confrontation with Victoria Osteen, co-pastor of Lakewood Church, on a Continental Airlines plane on Dec. 19, 2005.

Osteen's attorney, Rusty Hardin, and a church spokesman adamantly deny the allegations.

"It's absolutely insane," said Hardin.

Lawyers for both women have said airplane passengers and Continental employees will testify that it was the other woman who was out of control.

Pretrial motions centered on limiting what the jury will hear. Among other actions, state District Judge Patricia Hancock ruled that jurors will hear testimony about Brown's psychological condition and medical history.

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[Midlodemocrat]

1. As we discussed in the lounge,

who know a blow to the breast would cause hemorrhoids? That being said, I hope that flight attendant takes that POS to the cleaners.

[Peregrine Took]

2. Possibly the overall situation (stress) created an irritable bowel situation

which could cause them.