Church ministers have not been faring well in the media lately. In Rocky Mount, a "man of God" caught with marijuana, stated to Sheriff’s deputies that he purchases pot every couple of months. And, he added, "I'm a pastor".Should he not have lowered his head in shame?
Perhaps what he should have said was, “I'm an ordained preacher. And I'm so sorry". Then perhaps he could have thrown himself on the mercy of the court. Who knows WHAT he was thinking. Well, as much as you can think when "high".
Two of the most recently publicized church men include the Durham bishop, found guilty of murder. And the gentleman who plans to burn Bibles on Halloween.
The ‘guilty’ verdict placed on the Durham ‘bishop’ who murdered the young NC Central student did not seem surprising to most. He didn't murder her from a relationship gone awry (at least not in the usual sense). He murdered her because she was the apple of the man’s eye who he wanted for himself.
Did you follow that?
The more attention that is heaped on the local church, the better. So many sheep, so many possibilities for being led astray. Some by accident. Some accidentally on purpose.
Don’t you miss the old church? The one where the pastor had a real fulltime 'other' job, just like the deacons and other church officials? There seemed to have been little time for mischief.
Few of today's preachers seem to have been 'called' from the traditional sense. Today, most preachers seem to go to Preaching School. A school that stresses communication and tenor. When to whoop. When to shout. When to holler. When to cry.
The Halloween preacher, who proclaims that the only viable Bible is the King James Version, plans to burn all other types of bible-related bibles and books. That's his right. I just hope he gets a burn permit.
Because a burn permit could come in handy sooner than he might expect.
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