People often turn to their church pastor for marital advice and counseling…but where do you go if the pastor is in the midst of a messy divorce?
When we look at the lives of church leaders we are reminded that they are imperfect people just like us. Clearly the church is not exempt from Divorce. Just when we thought it couldn’t get an uglier than what’s happening with Evangelist Juanita Bynum and husband Bishop Thomas W. Weeks III…news breaks of a pastor’s wife wanting a church counted as a divorce asset!
What is the world coming to?
According to the estranged Pastor’s wife she put up money to start the church and deserves a share in the church… her attorney says that the church is no different than any other business.
This is mind boggling but at the same time not surprising. Churches across the country are operating as businesses and are often started as investments (or cash cows).
Its really unfortunate that churches are used in such a manner… it’s really nothing new though it was happening 2000 years ago too.
Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold doves, and said unto them, “It is written, `My house shall be called the house of prayer,’ but ye have made it a den of thieves.” —Matthew 21:12-13
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5 Responses to “Pastor’s Wife Says Church Is a Divorce Asset”
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You bet I think the church should be counted as an asset, especially if $50,000 of their personal money went in to starting the church. Fair is fair!! She helped build the church too!
These prosperity pimps have become nothing but modern day MONEYCHANGERS and they are accountable to no one. They preach a FALSE gospel of greed and money. They take money from the weakest and most vulnerable of our society who don’t bother to read their bible and have itching ears that they want tickled.
YOU CAN’T BUY GOD!! YOU CAN’T BUY A MIRACLE! YOU DON’T HAVE TO SEND GOD MONEY FOR HIM TO HEAL YOUR SICK LOVED ONE OR SAVE YOU!
Tithing is OLD TESTAMENT….no where in the New Testament are we taught to tithe. We are taught my Paul to “give as we purpose in our heart, and give cheerfully.”
It is a stinking shame that the government has had to get involved because Christians refuse to “test the spirits” and are being fleeced in their delusion, making rich and greedy pastors continue in their greed.
Shameful!! WAKE UP CHURCH!! Who do you worship? God or your pastor?
amen
If it is registered with the state as a non-profit I think the documents would clearly state who owns the assets.
I wonder how they treated the money on their tax return. They probably called it “contribution” and took a tax deduction, so now she is opening up a can of worms. Sometimes people can really shoot themselves in the foot in a divorce.
Interesting, you don't tend to get churches like this in the UK as most are either Church or England or Catholic and therefore not small business more like branches of a major player. I can't see why see shouldn't get a share of the money but wonder why she should ask for it.