Friday, March 18, 2011

Bible Church Pastor

The pastor of the "Bible Church" in my village was recently caught in a scandal. This particular pastor is notorious for his brimstone and hellfire sermons, delivered at high volumes while occasionally hitting copper roofing and nearby objects to ensure the attention of the congregation is focused on him at all times. Once I had the extreme pleasure of watching this pastor draw a diagram on a chalkboard showing God and the congregation, and putting his name in the middle as the necessary go-between for all worshippers wishing to communicate with God.

Bible Church does not allow its followers to drink alcohol or kava, although it is rumored that before religion transformed this particular pastor, he was the leading drunkard of his community. The church is based upon the premiss that God has blessed some of the congregation with prophetic powers- and visions and dreams are shared by four or five of the Bible Church prophets every Sunday. Often the dreams detail fish eating other fish or scenes from the garden, which are then translated by the pastor to explain God's message for the congregation.

Anyhow, the pastor was recently caught stealing church money, over $2,500 over the past year, which is quite a bit here. He was forced to submit a letter of resignation and will supposedly have to find a job in Port Vile to repay what money he has misused. Personally I am not very surprised. Just goes to show you that those who speak the loudest are not always speaking from the heart.

0 comments: