HOUSTON, TX - Joel Osteen is being criticized after he slapped a woman who tried to quote a Bible verse to him.

While Osteen was shaking hands with people after the service, the woman grabbed his hand and pulled out her Bible, attempting to quote a passage out of Titus 3 to get his take on it.

Osteen claimed he feared for his life when the woman aggressively pulled the Bible out and defended himself, slapping her across the face. Luckily, his slap was "like a limp fish," and she was alright.

"She was lucky security didn't take her down, to be honest," he said later as he iced his bruised hand. "When I'm shaking hands, kissing babies, speaking words of victory over people, sometimes people can get a little excited. They pull out a Bible or what have you, not realizing the threat to my th

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