God's grace

[arcticpenguin]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=4&u=/ap/20031129/ap_on_re_us/minister_s_mess

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Baptist minister whose fall from grace began with a fire his wife set at a home he had secretly bought with his mistress will walk out of prison on Sunday and head directly to the pulpit.

The Rev. Henry J. Lyons expects to be rededicated by other ministers at a ceremony Sunday and then preach a sermon at the First Baptist Institutional Church in Lakeland, about 55 miles northeast of St. Petersburg, his attorney, Larry Hardaway, said.

Lyons will have completed his prison sentence on grand theft and racketeering charges, but will remain on probation for the next three years on federal charges of including bank fraud and tax evasion. He also owes $2.5 million in restitution.
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Highsmith, who said he was speaking only for himself and not on behalf of the deacons, said there are some within the congregation who have forgiven Lyons and wouldn't object to his return.

"I look at this like Jim Bakker, (Jerry) Falwell. All these preachers who fell from man's grace, but they didn't fall from God's grace," he said. "All these preachers are doing well. Henry Lyons is the same."

 

[Iamme]

Arctic---I 'spose the religious sect would say that we are all human, including ministers. Surely nobody could use this bad apple example to mean there is no such thing as God. Interesting story though. Speaking about the Bakers; I wonder if those two that run TBN are on the up and up. That Jan chick, who is in her sixties who has this huge pink casted hairpie, sits there and sobs when she tells stories to the audience and tv viewers. Ya. Uh-huh. And she, like Tammy has gobs of mascara on. Benny Hinn and them are like three peas in a pod.