Comments on: Curtain Call: Blake to reveal clergy sexual abuse plan in Memphis

By: Lafe

Lafe — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:03:29 +0000

Fifteen years for a policy plan for sexual harassment. That is a joke.
I am a lawyer who does civil rights work and believe me, if COGIC
came to me for such a policy, I could draw one up for them within
30 days….for a fee of course (smile) that would route out these
predators and pedophiles and put the fear of God back into the pulpit!
Fifteen years! Bishop Blake needs to quit playing games and get serious. He is appealing to his base of men and not God, to do the right thing. He as such is off course and is not using godly
wisdom.
Fifteen years equals the fear of man and not of God. Blake is
trying to hope this outrage blows over and he can get on to other important things like new robes for the bishops or should the local COGIC pastors take up three offerings during a service or hold them to just two…you know, major issues that affect the membership!
Judgment will begin at the house of God and it appears that COGIC
is first in line. None too soon!
Don’t worry, Methodists, Lutherans, Baptists, Pentecostals, etc..
your turn is coming. God is no respecter of this denominationalism/tribalism foolishness.
It detracts from His truths and His glory and honor and it holds the true church up to ridicule.

By: Pastor Burnett

Pastor Burnett — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:47:24 +0000

Elder Foster,

Thank God for you. We’ll see how this goes and I’ll be listening to you and Thaddeus this evening. I’ve complete my thoughts in my article and hope that helps bring additional light to the issues at hand. Anyone wanting to read click my name on this comment it should go to the page. If not go here:

http://bethelburnett.blogspot.com/2009/11/cogic-issues-102nd-annual-holy.html

The battle is not your’s, it’s the Lords!

1 Samuel 17:47 ~ And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for THE BATTLE [is] the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands

By: truthofgod

truthofgod — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:44:40 +0000

I know this is a bit off topic, but brother Foster, have you seen the debate on homosexuality between Dr. Michael Brown and Harry Knox(the same fellow who debated Pastor Gino Jennings)? I think its worth a watch. Attached is part 1 of the debate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCTTq8DMQ8E

By: Lady D

Lady D — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:59:32 +0000

15 years????? Are they serious??? 15 years is an insult to anyone with common sense. If it takes 15 years to come up with some rules, regulations and guidelines to combat perverts; COGIC should consider closing its doors!!! This is embrassing for a group of people that claim to hear from God!
Frankly Pastor,you and your regular blog readers would do a better job as co-bishops of COGIC. How hard can it be? Especially if we have 15 years to make major decisions and live large in the process? Sign me up-Lady D, Co-Bishop~

By: Min. Antwoine Williams

Min. Antwoine Williams — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:54:37 +0000

Well, congrats Pastor Foster, perhaps it was your leading in this subject..(sexual abuse) that got the attention of the COGIC leaders….and I hope that a plan is presented by COGIC…it breaks my heart to know that little children are being abused by the hands of men and lets be honest..women in the pulpit. I have ministered to quite a few men and women who had been molested by a male or female person in their church, its not just a COGIC issue..but frankly an issue across all lines…

Interesting stuff…

By: gcmwatch

gcmwatch — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:48:48 +0000

Rev. Robinson thank you and may God give you his courage, joy and compassion to always stand for righteousness.

By: REVAROBINSON

REVAROBINSON — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:17:01 +0000

Greetings Beloved

Elder Foster God Bless YOU and YOUR Family

To all we all must forgive if we don’t forgive we are no different from those that are committing these sins or any other, God has clled us to be Holy, To abide in Christ Jesus, As a 4th Generation COGIC I will stand behind COGIC. There are many many False Prophets This I Do Know so don’t be surprize when more come to light. We as Men Of God MUST Take A STAND and if God has truly called you, you will take that stand Bishop C H Mason was studying 1Thess 2 and the Holy Ghost was teaching him the anointing, when the Holy Ghost spoke and said if you build this church there is not a building that will hold the souls I will draw, Now how the Church was to be run Bishop share it with us, But Satan came in and with that false prophets,evil spirits. I do know this that I will stand watch and pray as I abide in Christ Jesus. Keep up the Good Work Foster.And Let the Lord Continue to us you to remove the SINNERSBEHINDTHEPULPIT BACK TO THE PEWS IN THIS GREAT CHURCH COGIC THERE ARE SOUL THAT NEED TO BE SAVED,BORN AGAIN, JESUS CHRIST IS REAL I THINK WHEN MY MOTHER WOULD SAY IT’S GOING TO BE A SAD SAD DAY WHEN THAT DAY COME WHEN THOSE THAT ARE DOING THINGS THAT WE SEE TODAY SINNERS BEHIND THE PULPIT, WOMEN PASTOR IF WE ARE DOING ANYTHING THAT IS AGAINST THE NEW TESTAMENT = BLOOD OF CHRIST WE OR THAT SOUL IS HEADED STRAIGHT TO HELL AND I MEAN HELL IF WE KNOW OF ANY ONE WE MUST TELL THEM TO REPENT JESUS CHRIST PAID IT ALL. NOW WE THAT ARE SAVED WASH IN THE BLOOD WE MUST MUST DEFEND THE GOSPEL BE YE HOLY 24 HOURS A DAY BE YE HOLY ELDER FOSTER STAND LOOK NOT TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD ONLY CONTINUE AS FOR ME BORN IN A FAMILY WITH COGIC BISHOPS,PASTOR,MISSIONARYS THAT ARE ALL HOLY,LIVE HOLY AND DO THE THINGS THEY TEACH I WILL CONTINUE. KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS GOD BLESS YOU IN JESUS CHRIST NAME.

By: vrr

vrr — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:38:17 +0000

I agree with about everything that has been said concerning COGIC so called clergy abuse plans. You mean to tell me it has taken 15 years to come up with a plan, I find that hard to believe. They’re only coming up with a plan because they’ve got all these legal issues going on. God is pulling the covers back from off COGIC because in some areas of their denomination they operates no differently than a cult. I agree COGIC needs to clean house starting with the general board first and than down. There are members on the general board who have been involved in sexual misconduct but yet they are on the board. If the heads is corrupt than it trickle down to other areas of the denomination. Then these dummies invite Jamal Bryant to preach at their holy convocation, are you kidding me! He’s the biggest womanizer on the east coast.

15 years, 15 years!!! Excuse my language but this smells a bunch of you know what. I agree with one of the commenter that Blake Blake needs to be deposition. Some say Blake got thrown into this mess after Patterson died but Blake knew enough as a general board member to make strong recommendation and influences o this issue then. Hopefully the jury will send a strong message against COGIC in that clergy abuse civil suit going on in Asheville, NC this week. If I was COGIC I would just settle all these lawsuit out of court and then make sweeping changes within the holy denomination while they still have a denomination to come back to.

By: JP

JP — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:13:39 +0000

Pastor Foster, Thanks for this information. God Bless

By: gcmwatch

gcmwatch — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:36:21 +0000

Yeah Job its true. As a whole there used to be 100% against women pastors. Now, They appear to be trending against women pastors **on paper** but there are a growing number of them. There seems to be some bishops who are accepting of women pastors while others are dead set against it. Typical denominational political wrangling. It was allegedly discussed during the last “constitutional convention” in 2001 but tabled. I had been thinking maybe if women were in the top power tiers would there be this problem with sexual abuse? The good ole boys club has too many secrets amongst themselves.

Im not that sure about Mason’s woman pastor beliefs.