Evangelical Bodyguard kills his wife and children

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The bodyguard of high-profile televangelist Joyce Meyer has gone on trial accused of strangling his wife and two young sons so he could marry his mistress.

Prosecutors claim Christopher Coleman, 34, feared he would lose his $100,000-a-year job if he split from his wife.

But his lover, Tara Lintz, revealed to a court in Illinois he had promised he would serve divorce papers on May 5, 2009 - the same day his family were found murdered in their beds.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1383199/Christopher-Coleman-trial-strangling-wife-sons-marry-mistress.html#ixzz1LNpRB1EU


I think this story in the Mail reflects the wrong 'spirit' that is in these "positive affirmation" churches - it is a spirit of 'self' and seems to be far remote from the spirit of humility and serving that is in the Catholic Church in the main and their priests. In the Catholic Church we worship Jesus and honour Mary and the Saints and our focus is on holiness ad humility whereas in some of these Evangelical churches they worship self and their own advancement and are focused on keeping themselves happy and where their next spiritual fix is coming from. By the fruits of the tree you shall know them it says in the Bible. Everyday of the year in the Catholic Church we preach the Gospel and have readings from the Bible and prayers which all build up an inner spiritual life; there is not much of the gospel preached in these chuches except 'health, wealth and prosperity' like any new age philosophy and there is nothing preached on redemptive suffering. Know the Truth and the Truth will set you free.

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  1. Anonymous5:44 pm, May 15, 2011

    I think the problem is that many evangelicals feel pressured to live with a facade of fake-pefection...people arent accepted in thier broken and imperfect states so they compartmentalize their rea imperfect life and thier outward happy clappy Chirstian life...this mans evil is an extreme example of living a dis-integrated life.

    I recently read a Protestant womens blog and they had a long post about how church people are so judgemental about out-of-wedlonk births that women get abortions just to avoid being stigmatized at church. I was aghast at the details of how awful people act towards sinners...last time I checked, we were all sinners...our local Parrish is so filled with broken people trying to get by, (while we dont condone or encourage premarital sex) we welcome babies and rejoice that they chose life.

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