Today’s sermon? A classic greatest-hits edition: railing against the immorality plaguing Americans and the rest of the heathen masses. Adultery topped the list, naturally, because nothing says "I'm morally superior" like thumping the Bible extra hard while quoting scripture at people who didn't ask. He lectures, he preens, he radiates that special glow of self-anointed righteousness. We should all be so grateful for this beacon of purity guiding us poor sinners toward the light.
Except… oops. One of his top ministers in Malawi—yes, one of the very men he hand-picked to represent his grand "continuing" vision—stands credibly accused of committing the very adultery Bob was busy condemning from his California throne. Suddenly, those laser-focused moral binoculars develop a severe case of selective blindness. Who could've seen that coming?
Remember Priscilla, the original wife of Radson Mulozowa (along with their children, who apparently had zero qualms about speaking out publicly)? When their shocking story of infidelity and betrayal hit the blogosphere, the response from on high was… crickets, excuses, and a whole lot of "nothing to see here." Priscilla's account paints a rather unflattering picture: her then-husband caught in adultery (gasp!—a massive doctrinal red flag in Armstrongism circles, where that's basically cardinal sin #1). Yet somehow, this same man gets fast-tracked into Bob's ministry, no pesky vetting required.
Priscilla herself was the first in the family to join Bob's group and even got ordained as a Deaconess. Meanwhile, hubby Radson, fresh off his SDA-preaching/adultery/fraud combo platter, slides right in as a respected leader. Evans Ochieng (Bob's go-to guy in the region) reportedly assured the good doctor that Radson was a "true Minister of God in good standing." And Bob, ever the discerning shepherd, apparently thought, "Great! Another notch on the growth belt—numbers up, prophecy cred intact, no need to ask follow-up questions."Pride? What pride? This is just humble leadership, folks—adding warm bodies to the roster without bothering to check if they come with baggage the size of a Malawi cargo plane. Why let trifling details like credible accusations of adultery, fraud, and doctrinal hypocrisy slow down the glorious expansion? It's not like Bob's whole brand is built on being the one true remnant who actually obeys God's laws while everyone else wallows in sin.
Radson's wife, Priscilla
Benjamin Radson speaks about his father:
Victor (Radosn's son) speaks:
Favour, daughter of Continuing Church of God pastor Radison Mulczowa talks briefly about her father's affair and what has happened financially to her mother and family.
So here we are: the man who can't stop lecturing the world about immorality has, once again, allowed (or willfully ignored) a walking contradiction in his inner circle. But fear not—Bob will keep posting, keep quoting, keep judging from his place of unassailable privilege. After all, cleaning one's own house is for lesser mortals. Real prophets have blogs to maintain and superiorities to flaunt.
Truly, an inspiration to us all. Keep those tall tales coming, "prophet." The irony is delicious, and we're all just here for the show.
1 comment:
Is this an example of "fake it until you make it real"? Should the qualifications for a Bishop be graded on a curve as we wait for people from an historically primitive area of the world to come up to standard? Or, should real standards be established and adhered to from inception? (As Armstrongism has always insisted!) Sheesh! Once upon a time, prospectives were required to quit smoking, restrict themselves to "only" 3 beers per night, and separate from their second wives or husbands prior to baptism!
With the notable exception of witchcraft, you'd a thunk GTA had mentored some of these African COG ministers!
BB
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