Maryland Pastor Dr. Shine To Serve 27 Months for Hiding Millions in Bankruptcy Court

(Photo: Google.com)  Maryland Pastor Dr. Shine To Serve 27 Months for Hiding Millions in Bankruptcy Court A Maryland minister known as Robert "Dr. Shine" Freeman was sentenced to more than two years (27 months) in prison Monday for obstructing bankruptcy court proceedings. Robert "Dr. Shine" Freeman, 56, founded several ministries: Save the Seed Ministry, Save the Seed International Church and Seed Faith International Church. He was found trying to hide millions of dollars in assets...

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Pastor C.L. Jackson Allegedly Eluded Judgement By Fraudulent Transfer of Property to Wife

 Pastor C.L. Jackson Allegedly Eluded Judgement By Fraudulent Transfer of Property to Wife A prominent black pastor fraudulently transferred his church-owned home to his wife to duck a $75,000 judgment, an accounting firm claims in court. MacFarlane and Associates sued Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, its pastor C.L. Jackson and his wife, Bettie Jackson, in Harris County Court. His church refused to pay for accounting services provided by plaintiff MacFarlane and Associates,...

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Pastor Kong Hee's Church Leaders Now Charged in Misusing Church Funds Scandal

(Photo: stereo typo error) Pastor Kong Hee's Church Leaders Now Charged in Misusing Church Funds Scandal The Christian Post reports:Kong Hee, pastor and founder of Singapore's City Harvest Church, attended court Wednesday for his second hearing in a trial in which he is being accused of misusing $18 million of church funds. Kong has also issued a statement, vowing to rigorously defend his integrity. "I do maintain my integrity, and will rigorously defend that integrity against these charges,"...

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Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Sued for Another Church Sex Scandal

Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia Sued for Another Church Sex Scandal A Pennsylvania man, now 29, sued the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia on last Wednesday for alleged sexual abuse by a priest. This marks the 10th civil suit filed against the church since a 2011 grand jury report detailed sexual abuse by clergy in the area. The suit names the Rev. John R. Liggio, the archdiocese and the Order of St. Augustine. It alleges a priest at suburban Malvern Preparatory School sexually abused...

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Former Church Puppeteer Arrested For Child Porn, 15 Years Around Children

  Former Church Puppeteer Arrested For Child Porn, 15 Years Around Children Many members of a local church community were shocked by the child pornography charges filed against Ronald Brown from Largo, Florida. Brown was a puppeteer who volunteered there for years in the children's ministry. Gulf Coast Pastor Randy Morris told the news station he was "obviously very shocked and sick to my stomach over the allegations. And disappointed." He said Brown volunteered for at least 15 years,...

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P.R.O.F.I.T. Pastor White Fleecing CME Flock for Bishop Kenneth Carter?

Photo: Google.com P.R.O.F.I.T. Pastor White Fleecing CME Flock for Bishop Kenneth Carter? This is exactly what one Youtube blogger said when they attended a CME church event. Read what they had to say and watch Part 1 of 7 with Pastor Paula White doing what she does best: So now the CME Church is in bed with this hustlin' harlot?!?! She is known for prostituting the gospel for greedy gain. She claims to be a prophet, but don't be confused about the spelling of her title! It's P.R.O.F.I.T. This...

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Bishop Carl Mimms III Sues Cell Phone Company For Giving Wife His Phone Records

Bishop Carl Mimms III Sues Cell Phone Company For Giving Wife His Phone Records First we would like to remind our dear precious brothers and sisters in the Lord, God does not like secrets between married couples within the body of Christ. You may hide your dirt from your spouse, but when God gets a hold of the situation, you will not be able to hide it from Him nor the person you vowed to be faithful to when you first exchanged wedding vows. God wants us to learn from this and every other...

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Former Members of Jericho City of Praise Sue Board of Trustees

Former Members of Jericho City of Praise Sue Board of Trustees Thanks to our friends over at The Church Lady Blogs, we were finally able to see what Jericho City of Praise actually looks like inside, after the majority of the church members chose not to remain there.  This is a very sad snapshot of a very few people having church in a huge building at Jericho City of Praise.  We know the late Apostle Betty Peebles would have never thought this would be the end of her vision,...

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Paula White's Gospel: Is She Milking The Cow Through the CME Church?

(Photo: eewmagazine.com)  Paula White's Gospel: Is She Milking The Cow Through the CME Church? And the answer to that question is ... drum roll... absolutely not! Our friends at Church Lady Blogs have an exclusive for us. We thank them for their diligent work at getting the truth out about the black church and this is just one more that we all need to know about.It looks like Paula White is doing what she does best: preaching the gospel of prosperity but this time, its through the...

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The Pope's Butler Paolo Gabriele Released From Jail, On House Arrest Til Trial

(Photo: USA Today) The Pope's Butler Paolo Gabriele Released From Jail, On House Arrest Til TrialPope Benedict XVI's butler was released from a Vatican cell and placed under house arrest on Saturday as he awaits a ruling on whether he should stand trial for leaking confidential papers. Paolo Gabriele "will reside at home with his family in the Vatican", he said. Gabriele's lawyer meanwhile said his client believed his was "an act of love" for the pope and a bid to make the Catholic Church "more...

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Monsignor Lynn, 1st Catholic Official Convicted in Cover Up of Sexual Abuse of Children

Monsignor William Lynn convicted of cover up of sexual child abuse Monsignor Lynn, 1st Catholic Official Convicted in Cover Up of Sexual Abuse of Children Good News: Monsignor William J. Lynn is the first U.S. Catholic official who has been convicted for covering up the sexual abuse of children. He was sentenced to 3-6 years in prison on Tuesday, July 24. Lynn, 61, has been in a jail since his June 22 conviction on endangering the welfare of a child. Monsignor Lynn escaped what prosecutors...

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Pastor Randy White: Church Visitor Questions His Integrity While Asking for 3 Offerings

Pastor Randy White: Church Visitor Questions His Integrity While Asking for 3 Offerings  This letter is in connection and in addition to the article posted by our sister site AT2W titled: Has Pastor Randy White Been Caught Playing the Prosperity Gospel Game of Lies? Below, is a letter AT2W received from someone who visited Without Walls International and you can read what they experienced this Sunday on July 8th:My husband and I attended this church this morning July 8th, 2012. We had...

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West Virgina Bishop Investigated for Sexual Abuse to Young Teen in 1970's

West Virgina Bishop Investigated for Sexual Abuse to Young Teen in 1970's Reuters reports: Authorities have re-opened a 2007 fondling complaint against a priest who taught at a suburban Philadelphia high school and is now the Roman Catholic bishop of West Virginia. The complaint stems from Bishop Michael Bransfield's days at Lansdale Catholic High School in the 1970s. The Philadelphia Archdiocese said it did not find the complaint credible at the time, and passed it on to Montgomery County...

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Pastor Bridget Barnes Steib of Ministry of Love Arrested for Arson on Her Own Home!

Pastor Bridget Barnes Steib of Ministry of Love Arrested for Arson on Her Own Home! Pastor Bridgett Barnes has been arrested for trying to burn down her own house.  Now, she is known in Baton Rouge as the pastor of Ministry of Love Church.   She is well-known in the community and also seen on You Tube, speaking on subjects like 'Holiness', 'Testing the Heart' and 'Spirit, Flesh and Holiness.'  This pastor and her sister, Lucille Brown were both accused of arson.  ...

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Pastor Toris Young Sentenced to 10 Years For Stealing $1 Million in Hurricane Katrina Loans

Pastor Toris Young Sentenced to 10 Years For Stealing $1 Million in Hurricane Katrina Loans A former New Orleans pastor was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $1 million in disaster loan payments meant to rebuild his church after Hurricane Katrina. Toris Young, 41, apologized for his "mistakes" and "bad choices" before U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier handed down a sentence that was roughly twice that recommended under federal sentencing guidelines. "Today I...

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California Pastor Arrested: Bishop Convicted of 22 Counts of Child Molestation on 5 Boys [VIDEO]

California Pastor Arrested: Bishop Convicted of Child Molestation on 5 Boys [VIDEO] This pastor needed to be put away. The acts on children IN THE CHURCH is disastrous, blasphemous and unconscionable. When will these kind of 'not called by God' pastors not be a leader of a church to commit the crimes against the most vulnerable in our society? Also, when will parents stop trusting anyone with their child- even in the church. Read how this pedophile befriended the boys' parents to get what he...

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COGIC Chronicles: St. James Holiness COGIC Church Harbored 5 Pedophiles in Ministry?

 (photo: cogicabusewatch) COGIC Chronicles: St. James Holiness COGIC Church Harbored 5 Pedophiles in Ministry?Today, Report COGIC Abuse confirmed that the St James Holiness COGIC in Toledo, OH, now has the dubious distinction of having had 5 sexual offenders in its ministry ranks. St. James Church is also known as “The Armory” [website here]. The church is a part of the Ohio North Jurisdiction where Bishop Edward Cook presides. (We've said it before: who would let a man that looks like...

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Vatican's Scandal Leaks Exposes The Pope's Secrets, Say Report

Vatican's Scandal Leaks Exposes The Pope's Secrets, Say Report For centuries, the Vatican has been ruled by a code of secrecy and honor like the Mafia, until the recent six months have turned it upside down. There were some highly confidential letters written to the pope and his close associates. These letters were originally written in code and later put into a book, Sua Santità by Gianluigi Nuzzi that offered translation for its readers. The bestseller leaked a string of scandals...

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L.A. Pastor Gordon Solomon Arrested For Sexual Relations with 14 Year Old Girl [VIDEO]

(Photo: ccclosangeles) L.A. Pastor Gordon Solomon Arrested For Sexual Relations with 14 Year Old Girl [VIDEO] A Los Angeles pastor was arrested on Friday for allegedly engaging in a two-year sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl. Gordon Solomon, pastor at Christ's Community Church of LA in Inglewood, California is being accused of having a sexual relationship with the young girl when she was 12 years old. According to the LA Times, the last sermon given by Pastor Solomon included for...

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TBN Donation Process: How The Money Flows In, Says LA Times

This graphic produced by information from the Form 990 nonprofit tax returns filed by TBN in 2002 shows TBN's structured pattern in order to receive donations. Though we can see many, many churches and ministries following the same marketing strategies, it's interesting to see it laid out in a graphic that shows the process. Let's remember that TBN has done even better in recent years- even in the midst of a recession where donations fell by $30 million. According to Brittany Koper,...

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West Coast Church Challenges Insurance Company on How to Treat Sex Offenders in the Congregation

West Coast Church Challenges Insurance Company on How to Treat Sex Offenders in the Congregation Medford churchgoer Dave Schmidt, 66, a convicted sex offender, says prayer helps him stay focused on God. But Set Free Christian Fellowship’s insurance company has threatened to pull its coverage if strict requirements on Schmidt’s attendance aren'’t met, requirements the church argues will only encourage sex offenders to go underground.  Pastor Chad McComas of Set Free Christian Fellowship...

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Former Pastors Anthony and Harriet Jinwright Appeal Rejected on Tax Fraud Case

Former Pastors Anthony and Harriet Jinwright Appeal Rejected on Tax Fraud Case The Charlotte Observer reports: A federal appeals court has upheld the tax fraud convictions of Anthony and Harriet Jinwright, the husband-wife team who once co-pastored Greater Salem Church in West Charlotte. The Jinwrights were convicted in May 2010 for failing to report nearly $2.5 million in taxable income between 2001 and 2007. Anthony Jinwright was sentenced to eight years and nine months in prison; Harriet...

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Sun Ho's Music Career Scrutinized Amidst Church Scandal with Pastor Kong Hee

China Wine video- Sun Ho  The popular Singapore pastor whose caught heat for conspiracy of funds from his church has other issues to deal with. Due to the overwhelming press on his scandal to fund his wife Sun Ho's secular music career, a focus has been shifted on who she is and her music. Pastor Kong Hee of City Harvest Church and his wife Ho Yeow Sun aka Sun Ho in the music world, has the public taking a closer look at what this pastor's wife does away from the church. Wikipedia...

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Pastor Charles Gilford and Wife Adriane Gilford Accused of Gambling Church Money

To hear of this couple, ex-pastor Charles Gilford and his wife, Adriane in jail for stealing over $400,000 from their church members really is very hurting to the body of Christ.  Why is it, when husbands and wives in the ministry are supposed to uphold righteousness, they get caught up in a scandal most of the time?    This Houston couple once led the congregation of Bethel Institutional Missionary Baptist Church...Read full article, here. Source: Sanctified Church R...

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Did TBN's Jan Crouch Have Love Child (Matt Crouch) With 1954 Mr. America?

In the video from our previous story about The Crouches and the recent TBN scandals, it revealed the granddaughter Brittany Koper stated her grandmother Jan Crouch admitted that Matthew Crouch is the product of an affair. Koper stated in the interview that Jan Crouch said her love child was produced with Mr. America of 1954, Richard Dubois (pictured above). Read more at AT2W...

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TBN Accused of Deliberately Covering Up The Rape of Their Granddaughter To Protect the Network

Reported by the OCRegister.com: A granddaughter of Trinity Broadcasting Network founders Jan and Paul Crouch filed a lawsuit Monday alleging that she was plied with alcohol and raped by a TBN employee when she was just 13 — and that her family covered up the incident, rather than report it to authorities, to protect TBN’s reputation. Carra Crouch, now 19, was distraught after the 2006 assault by a 30-year-old man, and told her grandmother what had happened. “Jan (Crouch) became...

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Bishop Randy White Returns As Sr. Pastor of Without Walls International Church

Thanks to one of our faithful readers for giving us the heads up on this one.Bishop Randy White has returned to Without Walls International Church. White will serve as the overseer for the Tampa, Fla., and Lakeland, Fla., campuses of the church he started with his ex-wife, Paula, in 1990.“I am so thrilled to be back at Without Walls International Church,” White wrote in an email newsletter to the congregation. “God has done a wonderful work in my life. He is the God of Restoration!!”White ...

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Bishop Noel Jones Scandal- Pastor Named as Father of X Factor 's Stacy Francis' 2nd Child?

When one of our readers forwarded us the information about Bishop Noel Jones, we thought we'd post it. We are posting it because Bishop Noel Jones has been in and out of the news and allegedly involving many women. The news report states it is true and confirmed through Stacy Francis own words. Read report below for details. X Factor finalist Stacy Francis has confirmed through news reports that mega-church leader Bishop Noel Jones from City of Refuge Church in Gardena, California is the...

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Oakland Area Jehovah’s Witness Group To Pay $20 Million To Sexually Abused Woman

Bay Area Jehovah’s Witness Group To Pay $20 Million To Sexually Abused WomanIn what both sides described as a momentous ruling, a jury in Oakland, Calif., has found that Jehovah’s Witnesses was partly responsible for the alleged sexual abuse of a girl by one of its members and must pay her more than $20 million. The Alameda County Superior Court jury on Thursday awarded $21 million in punitive damages to the plaintiff, who is now 26 years old. That was on top of the $7 million in compensatory damages it awarded her on Wednesday. The Watchtower...

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