When they fall they sure do it well ....

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That said here is a little introduction from Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Karn Evil 9 First Impression: "Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Were so glad you could attend. Come inside! come inside!... There behind a glass is a real blade of grass. Move along! move along!... Come inside, the shows about to start. Guaranteed to blow your head apart. Rest assured you'll get your moneys worth. The greatest show in heaven, hell or earth. You've got to see the show, its a dynamo. You've got to see the show, its ..." The Oh How The Mighty "pastors" Have Fallen Show. And yes I intentionally left a small "p" on "pastors".

We will start off with ... Todd Bentley ... You remember him. He's the tattooed Canadian evangelist, whose extreme faith healing methods included hitting and knocking down ailing supplicants (kind of like Emeril with his food... BAM), He is perhaps best known for his participation in the Christian-rock driven Lakeland Revival movement, which attracted tens of thousands of worshipers. The charismatic preacher served on the board of directors of the Fresh Fire Ministry group (and apparently "on top off female members of his staff as well") and traveled around the world to spread his message (and their legs).

In August 2008, however, Bentley announced that he would be separating from his wife Shonnah, a revelation that shocked many of his ardent followers. Shortly afterward, Fresh Fire Ministries announced that Bentley would be stepping down from his leadership position and would obtain counseling (maybe with Ted Haggard's therapist - wonder if Ted ever tried a threesome) after it was discovered that Bentley was having a relationship with a staff member (or was it his "member" was having a relationship with a staff person. Or the staff person was having a relationship with Bentley's "staff". (This is to easy ... it's like shooting loaves and fishes in a barrel)

In future posts we will explore other luminaries such as Ted Haggard, TD Jakes (and his now famous son who entertained two undercover police officers with his own "member"), Paula White and so many, many more ... including,but not limited to, folks from my own community in which case the names will be changed to protect the guity ... as Jakie Gleason so poignantly said ... and awayyy we go .....