TMZ – Kanye West and Joel Osteen had quite the chat Sunday at the Lakewood Church in Houston — and one of the big takeaways was Ye going to bat for Joel and his reputation in the Christian community.

The rapper-producer noted that Joel was responsible for converting thousands upon thousands of people to the right path of Christianity, and for that alone … Ye said the guy should be more praised than criticized for everything he does in God’s name.


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They talked about a lot more too — Ye touched on his upbringing in the church, explaining that he found going to Sunday service as a kid was pretty boring … even though his parents were staunch believers, bringing the family to a megachurch in Chicago 3 times a week.

He also discussed his 2016 mental breakdown, and how after that … he felt he needed to move away from most of the people in his inner circle because they weren’t real Christians, and were simply yes men who were beholden to the almighty dollar. READ MORE