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Bishop Earl Paulk: Christian Sexual Predator?
by Delores Williams For years Catholic Priests have been being beat up for behavior done over twenty years ago, but it seems that while everyone was draining the parish bank accounts, another group was sweeping a huge scandal under the rug. Jim Baker and his tryst, Ted Haggard and his male prostitute story pale in comparison. What might you ask is that huge? How about the minister who had his brother's wife and a few of his parishioners? You might say, "Men sleep around," but does the wife of the brother give birth to the son and present it to her husband as his? Juicy! You know, it just occurred to me that you really can't make this stuff up. So I shall give you all the details, and make my case why a sexual predator got away with it. Who: Bishop Earl Paulk Church: Chapel Hill Harvester Church, Allegations: Sexual Misconduct How: he coerced at least 9 female church members into affairs that lasted up to 14 years. His own granddaughter, Peni White, also contends that he molested her. Some charged it as molestation, rape, but unlike the Catholic Church, for some reason he was not charged. They pursued him in Civil Court and all was revealed, such as payments made to silence the women. More Allegations: Paulk may have fathered several children outside his marriage. Further, he molested at least two children. Bombshell: D.E. Paulk, who was thought to be the son of Don Paulk is actually the son of earl. This man now pastors the church that both his Father and Uncle founded, but not before he left the church because of the scandal. It was only under court order for the cases filed against the Paulk brothers that the parentage came out. He blames the father he still calls "uncle" and the women who were lied to for the revelation coming out. He in fact calls Mona Brewer a "sexually aggressive women addicted to power." How would he know what his real father told her? He has not be honest, and lacks integrity. D.E. Paulk is of the contention that the overt sexual sin that his father engaged in was no one's business. He is overlooking the fact that for over 37 years this (if you include his mom's affair that led to his birth) that this man has repeatedly been unfaithful to his wife. She is the real victim in this. The best excuse that D.E. Paulk gave was that something was wrong with his mom's chemistry, so they turned to Earl Paulk. Maybe the thing is that D.E. Paulk is in so much denial that the plain truth is not there. He seems to be condoning really bad behavior, and that might lead one to wonder if he is going to be just like his father and uncle. He went on to say that the women who brought these cases were showing themselves to be "whores and prostitutes." He has apologized for the last remark. Result: For lying under oath about never having slept with another woman, but Brewer, outside of his marriage, it was turned over and became a criminal case. Bishop Earl Paulk was given ten years probation, and a fine. No jail time was considered because of his age (80) and his forever failing health. The civil suit is still pending. To show how seriously the Church takes the sexual sin, Paulk still preaches on Sunday. Bishop Paulk built an interracial mega church and a TV ministry in Decatur that attracted national attention and more than 10,000 members. He also started an association of independent charismatic churches that had member churches across the nation. He was a darling to TBN until the sex scandals. The church now has around 1,000 members and the cameras are gone. When the charges came out, the three daughters of the Earl Paulk left the church. His career has been plagued with rumors and charges of sexual indiscretions for decades, but the women were paid off or fled in fear of retaliation. Delores Williams is a freelance writer in Los Angeles. This ariticle is availble for free reprint, but please send us a link or copy to [email protected] Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |