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SARose

(764 posts) Tue Jul 30, 2024, 04:09 PM Jul 30

Thousands of DFW churchgoers affected by string of resignations, scandals

Author: Matt Houston (WFAA)
Published: 6:54 PM CDT July 29, 2024
Updated: 6:54 PM CDT July 29, 2024

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — At least five North Texas churches are looking for new pastors after a string of sudden resignations, firings, and arrests.

The shakeups, which all occurred in a 42-day span, have stunned thousands of churchgoers and elders. In at least three cases, church leaders addressed the changes in heavy sermons.

Some messages featured tearful apologies or pleas for patience and grace.

"I think we're just publicly seeing the tip of the iceberg," blogger Amy Smith told WFAA. "What that tells you is that it's systemic."

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Thousands of DFW churchgoers affected by string of resignations, scandals (Original Post) SARose Jul 30 OP

Excellent. Jirel Jul 30 #1

I'm stunned to read this. Ok not really stunned chicoescuela Jul 30 #2

But none of them seem to have been drag queens. Ocelot II Jul 30 #3

I had no idea so many DFW churches were led by drag queens spooky3 Jul 30 #4

These are just the ones they caught in one section of the country. Gore1FL Jul 30 #5

The Freedom From Religion Foundation reports "black collar" incidents spooky3 Jul 30 #6

So these people were "born again" and spoke with God on a regular basis and He guided them. Girard442 Jul 30 #7

Maybe they were guided by god. LiberalFighter Jul 30 #14

Maybe not in those churches. Girard442 Jul 30 #16

If you're stunned, you just haven't been paying attention . . . Journeyman Jul 30 #8

Church as a business SARose Jul 30 #9

Sunday morning local TV church viewing was a hoot to watch MagickMuffin Jul 30 #11

Where do they got the prayer dancers, struttin' their stuff? 3Hotdogs Jul 30 #12

Lmao SARose Jul 30 #17

Me? Bad? 3Hotdogs Jul 30 #18

They're just modeling their new God, Trump. CanonRay Jul 30 #10

My description of some of the pastors I have met ---- skeevy. 3Hotdogs Jul 30 #13

When an organization is obsessed with sex... hvn_nbr_2 Jul 30 #15

Jirel

(2,236 posts)

1. Excellent.

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 04:11 PM

Jul 30

Let the scum go down hard.

chicoescuela

(1,447 posts)

2. I'm stunned to read this. Ok not really stunned

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 04:12 PM

Jul 30

Groomers

Ocelot II

(119,697 posts)

3. But none of them seem to have been drag queens.

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 04:12 PM

Jul 30

spooky3

(35,776 posts)

4. I had no idea so many DFW churches were led by drag queens

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 04:13 PM

Jul 30

Gore1FL

(21,686 posts)

5. These are just the ones they caught in one section of the country.

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 04:13 PM

Jul 30

I bet there are a lot of issues with 'moral failure' and 'sin’ abounding nationwide in this industry.

spooky3

(35,776 posts)

6. The Freedom From Religion Foundation reports "black collar" incidents

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 04:20 PM

Jul 30

In the newsletter. There is never a shortage of them, sadly. They also track embezzlement, etc.

Girard442

(6,367 posts)

7. So these people were "born again" and spoke with God on a regular basis and He guided them.

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 04:29 PM

Jul 30

Yeah. Sure.

LiberalFighter

(53,312 posts)

14. Maybe they were guided by god.

Reply to Girard442 (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 06:27 PM

Jul 30

If so should followers continue in that religion?

Girard442

(6,367 posts)

16. Maybe not in those churches.

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #14)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 06:39 PM

Jul 30

If your minister has been involved in criminal sexual behavior for a long time, chance are that several people in the church knew about it and kept their mouths shut.

Journeyman

(15,127 posts)

8. If you're stunned, you just haven't been paying attention . . .

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 04:39 PM

Jul 30

because such "transgressions" have been happening regularly throughout my life (and well before, as well -- you just have to be open to reading accurate history).

SARose

(764 posts)

9. Church as a business

Reply to SARose (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 04:59 PM

Jul 30

I have been to several non denominational or evangelical churches in the last 10 years or so.

I discovered I don’t need

1) Praise dancers - teens and women strutting their stuff during “worship”

2) Christian rock music - WTF?

3) Assignment to one of the Twelve Tribes of Israel - double WTF

4) Church as a family - who’s your daddy?

5) Hymn lyrics projected on a screen.

Nope.

My dear mother-in-law loved Joel Osteen. I still remember the first time I walked into his “church.”

All I could think about was the vulture and longhorn that appeared onstage during a ZZ Top concert.🤣

MagickMuffin

(16,941 posts)

11. Sunday morning local TV church viewing was a hoot to watch

Reply to SARose (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 30, 2024, 05:57 PM

Jul 30

And yes there was one church where the female congregation were dancing and prancing around in a circle, were kinda exhibiting signs of erotic ecstasy. We watched in an amusement of what we were watching.

We have some relatives involved in such behavior.

Thanks for the original OP!