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Reply to "Church Bans Children to Keep Pedophile Pastor"

Hi Vic,

 

Thank you for those links.  I did read both and found this in the second link:

 

Since joining Christ Tabernacle on North Davis Street, the congregation has had to adapt to changes. Under the terms of Gilyard's release, court documents show he is not allowed to have "unsupervised contact with children under 18 years old."  The church agreed to ban children from Sunday service.

 

Sunday, a woman tried to bring a 2-year-old boy she babysits to services, but was turned away.

 

"They said for the next two weeks, no children are allowed," Wanda Evans said. "This is the second Sunday, no children, so next week's Sunday, kids will be able to be allowed."

 

I am not sure why they did this for two weeks?  Possibly to allow him to explain to the congregation what he did and why he pleaded guilty.  I can't say.  

 

However, that could have been done in a separate "adults only" church meeting at some time other than during the normal Sunday morning worship time, which is a time for ALL people, of all ages, to come together and worship the Lord.

 

I will send this to a close Friend who has been a Southern Baptist pastor/evangelist for about 60 years and get his thoughts on it.

 

God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,

 

Bill


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