Frank Douglas, Jr. bishop of the Church of God in Christ’s Western Missouri jurisdiction has appointed and installed a registered sex offender as president of AIM (Auxillaries in Ministry) which, among other things, has oversight of youth and children.I can't wait until their church insurance agent hears that. From my experience in the business I can tell you that the church would have a choice: Get that guy out of church leadership and keep him the heck away from kids, or get a new insurance company... if you can. And they'd have about 10 minutes to make that decision before they'd lose their sexual misconduct coverage and possibly several other liability coverages.
According to a leading Kansas City newspaper, In 2001, Leland Ted Jones former deputy at Wyandotte County (MO) jail was sentenced to 41 months in prison plus three years’ probation after pleading no contest to two-year-old charges of attempted aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated sexual battery. His original charges were rape and aggravated criminal sodomy of a female prisoner [source].
The appointment came almost immediately after Jones’ roughly seven year prison and probation period finished.
I'm all for rehabilitating people and giving them a second chance, but with sex offenders the recidivism rate is so high you just can't put them with kids...ever.
And speaking of church insurance:
Two gospel singers are facing multiple charges after authorities say they played uplifting music for several Georgia churches, then stole some $100,000 worth of speakers, microphones and other musical equipment.All those years I traveled and sang in different churches and it never occurred to me to steal the church's stuff.
Sheriff Thomas H. Smith said Tuesday that 28-year-old Deshawn Rico Thomasand 28-year-old Rico Pionegro Blackshear have each been charged with nine counts of theft by taking and nine counts of burglary.
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They can get RICO charges against them, too (them two).
Rick, have you ever heard of Calvin Newton -- the "Bad Boy of Gospel Music" from the 50's and 60's??
He had a marvelous tenor voice -- and also got in trouble for breaking and robbing cars during his trips to sing in churches. He used to pull a U-haul trailer behind his car to store the booty in. He needed the money for his meth habit. He was caught after one gospel concert, and wound up in the State Pen.
After serving his time, he apparently went straight for a while -- but then got caught counterfeiting, and was sent to the State Pen. That seemed to have the desired effect, since he managed to come to his senses and has a good testimony since then.
Perhaps the greatest irony was that his group "Sons of Song" brought the song "Wasted Years" to prominence in the 1950's -- before his string of wasted years begin.
I'm familiar with Calvin Newton, but didn't realize he'd been stealing from churches (I never really heard his whole story). Interesting.
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