Nigerians, before you start commenting on what you do not know, please get the facts, this is the so called man of God who told off members from his (friend) Long's church who joined his church (His Friend Eddie Long was a Pastor with a Megachurch and he had sex with two men when they were litttle boys and had to settle the case out of court - (by paying them money) - Dollar basically told the members of Long's church to go back to Long church and that they were not welcome in his church. The writer only wrote part of the story, below is the police transcript from 911 call (Call from the girl to police, in USA, all 911 calls are recorded).
Partial transcript of the 911 call:
911 Operator: What's going on there?
Caller: I just got in an altercation with my father. He punched me and frightened me and choked me. Um, it's not the first time it's happened. I feel threatened by being in this house. Um, I don't know, I don't know what can be done but I'm scared, I'm shaking. I don't know what to do.
911 Operator: Do you have any injuries? Do you need an ambulance?
Caller: No, ma'am.
911 Operator: What were you arguing about?
Caller: He asked me, um. He asked me… It was a previous argument about me going to a party on Saturday. And he brought up grades and I started crying. So, I walked out of the room to the kitchen, to my sisters. I was by myself, it was just me and my sisters in the kitchen. And he followed behind me and asked me why I was crying? And I said I do not want to talk to you. And he went off. That's when he went off. He came and put his arm around my neck and choked me and bent me over the table. And I pushed him off of me and he threw me on the ground and punched me in my face.
Police say 911 calls from children complaining of abuse are common.
"Any time we respond we treat them exactly the same way. We investigate the facts in the case and we have to react accordingly," said Rowan.
FOX 5's Doug Evans reports Dollar posted a $5,000 bond on Friday morning. He can live with his daughter, but the judge said he is not to threaten her, harm her or even argue with her.
Reverend Dollar is the leader of the World Changers Ministries, a mega church headquartered in College Park that generates tens of millions of dollars each year. The church has nearly 30,000 members, which includes sports and entertainment celebrities such as heavyweight boxing champ Evander Holyfield.
Dollar issued a statement on Friday saying, "As a father I love my children and I always have their best interest at heart at all times, and I would never use my hand to ever cause bodily harm to my children. The facts in this case will be handled privately to further protect my children. My family thanks you for your prayers and continued support."
Below is what Dollar also said about his friend,
"Long's friend Creflo Dollar (a pastor himself) recently had some words for those parishioners who haven't stuck by the scandal-plagued Long.
Dollar lectured, "When you have a wreck, you expect God to forgive you and everybody else. Don't let the preacher have a wreck now. Then you become self-righteous and judgmental, and you gon' leave him for his wreck when you done had more wrecks."
Dollar further added that Long was still "anointed to do what he was called to do" and ostracized fleeing New Life parishioners, saying, "I just can't believe that people would leave their preacher 'cause he had a wreck, instead of praying for him." He also claimed that Long "had insurance, and Jesus paid the premium." Jesus' checkbook probably begs to differ.
This kind of oversimplification helps create the climate for more Eddie Long-like scandals to happen again and again.
If Long's former followers are being "self-righteous" and "judgmental," they're only taking cues from the self-anointed bishop himself. It's not surprising that Dollar thinks the scandal involving his friend -- who was accused of using his power, wealth and influence to bed men introduced to him as boys -- is just a "wreck" and employed some twisted form of theology to excuse it. Both men espouse this kind of "prosperity preaching" that's essentially nothing more than Christianity for the capitalist. Never mind that it's completely antithetical to the life Jesus led on Earth."
Posted: at 10-06-2012 02:25 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming |
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