This is the good man John
Members of a small Baptist congregation in Texas say their pastor denied them communion after they refused to give him their tax refunds, MyFoxHouston.com reports.
Parishioners at the Houston Unity Baptist Church claim the pastor, John Goodman, asked members of his congregation to hand over their tax refunds to the church.
“He said for all those who are getting a tax refund, ‘How many are you are going to give it to the church?’” said one church member, who spoke to the station on condition of anonymity.
via Pastor Accused of Denying Communion to Churchgoers Who Didn’t Give Tax Refunds – FoxNews.com.
Ugh… but I swear, I nearly had this happen to me with an inheritance from a dead relative.
Joel Landon Watts is a Masters of Theological Studies student with a focus in Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark. His interests include exploring the role of mimesis in human civilization, specifically in the study of religion and media, as well as science fiction and the way in which it has allowed mythology to be explored in light of scientific ideals of the past century. Currently, he is a TA for Old Testament at United Theological Seminary under Dr. Vivian Johnson, Associate Professor of Old Testament. His first book, Rhetorical Strategies of the Evangelist: Mimetic Criticism of the Gospel of Mark, is expected to be published by Wipf and Stock early next year. He is currently co-editing a book on moving from Fear to Faith (Energion, 2013).
Ya linked to a Fox station. I feel a great disturbance in the force. lol. Seriously, the pastor is an idiot.
I hate to say it, but the pastor is normally an employee of the church. If he gets out of line, fire him and tell anyone who asks about the firing, why.
There was a financial situation at my church a while back that came well nigh unto my putting this into practice. Bad stewardship. It makes you realize how important those financial meetings are.
@Chuck: Unless he started the church himself….
Hmm..the real question is..did anyone actually LISTEN to him?
and they still go to that church and listen to that preacher????????? sheeple…