DaleRussell's Blog

Oh, and Earl, you can eat that blog with salt on it! hee! hee!

DE's view is from a very distorted lens, his mind immersed in Earl Paulk's way of thinking. DE never had a public job, so when the church collapses, how is he going to earn a living? His whole life has been financed by the church. This whole thing is as twisted as a daytime soap. Part of it is entertaining, but then it's so sick. Does DE expect people to think that his mother having an affair and an out-of-wedlock child justifies lying under oath? Court is serious business and depositions should be truthful no matter who it hurts. In some cases, the life of the defendant hangs in the balance. Do we want a real criminal to go free because someone lied in their deposition? Or do we want an innocent person given prison time? That is why a perjury charge should be taken seriously. DE claimed in the interview that he and his family had a right to privacy over this issue. Earl Paulk shattered that when he chose to lie in the deposition. Now he is rightfully subject to criminal prosecution. This time he cannot blame his accusers. He made a choice, a bad one, and now it is time to face the music.

Donnie Earl said in his interview that it's not like Mother Teresa is the one accusing us. Well, it is not like these brave women are accusing Mother Teresa of anything either!! What was he trying to prove by saying something like that? That he is as common as they come? Yeah, I think that is how it made him look. Wasn't there some sort of scandal involving Donnie Earl and the girl that he eventually married? Didn't they have to pay off her family or something when she was a teenager? Yeah, I heard something about that.
Oh, and Donnie Earl, what was it that you used to do in the Sunday School trailers behind the gym? You are no Mother Teresa either!! :)

It is not Donnie Earl's fault that he was born into this mess, but "there's a time when you have to say WHAT AN IDIOT!" (Isn't that what he said about those women?) Yeah, well, Donnie Earl, you look like an idiot defending these perverts! Break away and throw them to the wolves. Oh, wait, you are one of those wolves!

And his mom's reproductive system was screwed up by birth control so they turned to the Bishop for help?? Ewwwwwww! As supposed "people of God" don't you think that they would just accept it as God's will not to have a second child instead of 'swingin' with your brother-in-law? Yuk! That is so sick. I can't believe that they tried to explain that one away like that!

This would make a great soap opera! "As the Cathedral Turns" or "The Swingin' Bishop" or "My Brother's Wife" or "Who my Babydaddy?" or just put it on the Jerry Springer Show. That is about the caliber of character that we are dealing with

What is keeping people going to this church? I would be embarrassed to death if someone asked me where I went (this is the bible belt, people ask that a lot) and I had to tell them I went to the hillbilly, wife-swapping church in S. Dekalb. I heard when Donnie Earl made this amazing announcement about his father/uncle, the congregation stood to its feet and clapped and cheered and praised God and then lined up to hug on Donnie Earl and his mother. Are these people just insane? Is it not too much to ask that your pastor not be screwing his brother's wife? I've heard current members say they look at the Lord and not at man, don't kick someone when they're down, we need to forgive, and I think all that's fine, but the Bible says if a brother is found in adultery to kick him out of the church and not to even eat a meal with him unless he repents. The Paulks have never repented and are even now trying to make this current scandal look better by trotting out Donnie Earl to defend them. I would just be horrified to find out my pastor had done a thing like this and I don't understand why the congregation at Chapel Hill doesn't seem to care. Are they just that numbed by all the other scandals at the church over the years that it doesn't matter to them anymore??? I can't wait until the current Chapel Hill members show up here and try to defend Donnie Earl and his twisted family. There's not one thing they can say to make this mess look any better but I'm willing to bet they will show up and try.

CONT'D
.....ever heard. What ? was Earl Paulks sperm going to HEAL Clariece Paulk's problem? WHAT? I think this is another cover up of a lie , and that is that Don Paulk had slow swimmers.................Hardy Har Har - put that in your pipe.

So, if Clairice couldn't conceive children, because her system was messed up, then how could she conceive with Earl?? Was Don on the pill? Did Earl have rainbow sperm? What was the difference in the two men's sperm that she had to have sex with Earl to get pregnant? If she was the one with the problem, and invitro was not prevelant at the time, then Donnie Earl's statement to explain this away is rather comical!! Poor id-D.E.-ot! I guess they didn't offer regular sex eduaction classes at the Harvester Academy. They must have only explained sex to him as "immaculate conception." This is one time that I am thankful for a public education! Poor stupid jerk was brought up by their lies all the way around! Hey Donnie Earl, if your "daddy" couldnt get your mom pregnant, then who is your sister's babydaddy? You don't make a bit of sense! You should not grant anymore interviews. You're too stupid for the real world! You might want to check into Dekalb County Schools to fix the damage that your parents' school did to your limited education. You are going to need some sort of a "worldly" education to fall back on when you have to get out in the real world and get a real job. Stupid jerk!

What a pitiful excuse for people "called of God" - this is worse than any soap opera I have ever seen.

Well, you can tell we're in a sweeps period. This is indeed a sad state of affairs, and Fox 5 is going to milk it for all the ratings it can. Let's see how many days during the sweeps they drag this story through the airwaves. 2 days and counting so far. Anyone remember when television news was under the NEWS department and not the entertainment department? It's all about ratings.

Funny, I was once a member there. I was a youth leader in the church. Once I was accused of "sexual misconduct" with the young women. i was innocent and was made to feel like crap. Sure I was 15 and did not know any better and I just went along with it. Please, this story is just the tip of the iceberg. I knew about this thing years ago. The bad thing is, there sre some good members of the family.(his daughters) and this is putting a strain on them, I'm sure.

People are lucky Dale Russell does not dig any more than this. You have no idea...

berrin,

Tonight was the last part of the series. Thanks for counting.
I guess, from your comments, sexual abuse claims aimed at a prominent church leader aren't news.
I beg to differ.

Does that make the little girls who were raped whores and prostitutes too?

What about Donnie Earl's mother, the one who snuck around behind her husband's back to have sex with Earl Paulk, is she a whore too? What does this make her exactly?

I too would love to know what Donnie Earl meant by saying he wants to create some new sins. What sort of church are they running over there??????

I honestly don't understand how ANYONE could support these people. Just watching Donnie Earl and listening to him talk, I got the picture of an arrogant family who believe the rules don't apply to them, they can do whatever they want, use whoever they want, and then blame the women and say the women pursued them. Isn't that was Don Paulk said years ago when he was caught in an affair? It was the woman's fault?

Wow. I will watch this again at 10 tonight so I can be sure I'm actually hearing Donnie Earl right. If I am, he's no minister, and his family doesn't run a church. There's something very very evil going on over there. I hope Pat Head pursues the perjury case all the way and these horrendous people do jail time.

Thank you Dale Russell!!! Please do follow-up stories on this. My husband & I were members for 13 yrs & a staff members for about 10 years. We also lived in the "church neighborhood" that backed up to the church property. When many of us left the church, Earl told people we were racist, deceived & taken over by evil spirits. When I started hearing the stories various girls were telling, I knew they were true. I knew, because the same things had been said to me. They tried to pull me into their activities. Fortunately, I had a reputation for "giving in to the mind of reason", which was a bad thing according to them. They told me that when I became spiritually mature, I would be able to trust them more.

It should be against the law for a minister to have sex with a member of their congregation.

After I left the church I saw some of Earl's women coming and going from his house during the night. And I saw Earl coming and going from the homes of women in my neightborhood during the night.

I would like to see someone investigate Earl's & Don's finances. I have reason to believe they were taking money and not reporting it. I also believe they were guilty of doing the same thing Jim Baker (PTL) went to jail for. They would ask people to give money for specific things (pipe organ, building fund, etc.) but use it for other things.

I would also like to see a certain blonde twin come forward and tell what happened when she reached out to the Paulks for help in dealing with an incestuous father who was a prominent church leader.

I would also like for sev

13 yr member, you make some good points. I was a long term member also. From the tent, etc...I do think Dale did a great job also, but I hope his daughter never comes out with anything. She has suffered enough. And even though he may be a sexual deviant, it's still her dad.

I was close to the family also.Enough to where we called him "Uncle Earl" as members of youth group.

The sexual stuff is just the tip. There was plenty of "racial" things that went on that I noticed when I was on staff and as youth leader in Alpha.(youth band)

I watched Donnie Earl grow up, he once distanced himself and tried to start out on his own. I wish he tried to make his own name and not go down because of the "Sins of his fathers"...

Dale
I thank you for bringing this out and I too
would like to see more reporting on this
this is right here in our backyard
I was a member there for almost 7 years
and I would love to see where all the money
went
there is so much that needs to be told
my hat is off to you for sitting down with donnie earl
I know he likes to be called "de"
but I don't mind them anymore!! LOL
I was there the day that don paulk rebuked us because donnie earl was not "being shown proper respect"
GOOD GRIEF!!
we were told we were to address him as "pastor de"
and oh boy you should have heard old donnie earl rant if someone did not lick his shoes
he liked to strut around and he has visions
of being on mtv
I was sickened with his twisted coments
about the women that have spoken out
but can anyone with good sense not see the real deal by listening to this jerk!
and I shudder to think of the "new sins" he wants to create!!
oh how many times did I hear earl paulk say "some people do not diserve the truth"
well here it is folks
uncle earl, you are going to tell the truth now
thus saith the COBB CO DA!!

Two things

1) Go read the search warrant to learn why DE is attacking Mona. There you will see that she accuses Earl of coercing her into having sex "with him, another minister, and members of his (Earl Paulk's) family to include Don Paulk and Donnie Earl Paulk."

http://media.myfoxatlanta.com/PDF/Paulk-search-warrant.
PDF

2) Past church members will recall how Earl always got a lot of mileage from presenting himself as a civil rights defender back in the 50s-60s, including repeatedly claiming to have signed the Atlanta Ministers Manifesto. Well guess what? The recent 50th anniversary of that event has generated some publicity resulting in that document being posted online at multiple sites. Guess who doesn't appear on the list of signers?

http://rccatl.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=34

Sureblameme, I'm sure you and I knew each other since my husband & I were also youth leaders in Alpha (prior to & during the tent days) & also refered to Earl as "Uncle Earl". I'm ashamed to admit, we vacationed on occasion with Duane & Sonny. We were good friends with one of Earl's daughters and have continued to stay in touch since we left. I know you are right about this being the tip because she & her husband told us the same thing. However, I don't really know anything about the racial things you are refering to.

You are right that she has suffered enough but I sure would like for him to be exposed by an immediate family member. I think she would have more credibility than the other women in the church. I would also like to see her benefit in some way from what she has had to endure. I want her kids to see what happens to people like their grandfather, uncles & cousins.

I thank God every day I got out of there before these perverts got to my children. Thankfully, my children bearly remember going to church there.

Thanks for your comments and I hope you and your family are doing well.

This is so unreal. I attended this church a few years back and really thought about joining. The one thing that held me back was the family seemed to be so obsessed with making D. E. Paulk the next pastor. Since I believe the ministry is a calling and not an inheritance, I didn't feel comfortable here. And praise God I didn't, because this is the biggest mess.
I feel really sorry for those that continue to think they are worshipping in this environment. This is not religion and it's not church. How much more do we need to know before everyone realizes this is not a place of worship, but a business that this family uses to make money.
The doors to this place need to be locked and the key needs to be thrown away. Those still attending are funding the "sick" lifestyle of those calling themselves children of God. I'd like to know who ordained this guy a bishop and when do they intend to start the process of removing his Godly designation, which is obviously being misused.

We all need to pray that this family is able to repent and stop thinking they are above the law and most importantly, above God!

...and 13yrmember, I hope you and your family are doing well also. I am sure we know each other!

Thank you Dale for the coverage that you did. I guess Berrin is still going to the church and NOT FOLLOWING MAN!!!LOL! I know that you know more than the fair story that you reported. Why, because those of us that have been there for years who follow God and not just what our Pastor tells us to believe, understand that this situation is far worse than what they are saying....THESE WOMEN ARE NOT MAKING THESE STORIES UP! If we removed Bishops title, he would just be a registered sex offender!And people, if you really think you know the truth, your far from it....You should be glad that Dale kept his reporting and duty to the public unbiased, because there is sooooo much more that they are not telling you!

Even Putting all of the lawsuit nonsense aside, the word that D.E is preaching is so contradicting. I am not speaking from a foreign view. I loved that family and church. I grew up there, participated in ministry and my life was surrounded by the church. They did alot for me. What I do understand is exactly what D.E said...I DONT FOLLOW MAN! I FOLLOW GOD! I challenge the parishioners that stay there to seek first God's kingdom (NOT EARL, D.E etc) and see where it takes you. I cannot continue to stay there because you are what your surroundings are, and what is fed into your spirit.

Be wise...Love Pastor D.E and Bishop etc. Trust me, I do...I pray for them, and would never treat them bad, but I cannot allow myself to be boggled down in that confusion, lack of repentence and continuous lies i.e DNA ALTERATIONS!LOL! I hope that D.E does change the things he's even done t

slcoklint,

In person, with D.E., I thought his grin was more of a tongue in cheek kind of grin.

But, we all have our own interpretation of body language, facial expressions etc....

Slocklint,

I spelled your name right this time. I agree. We have several areas we are looking into right now.
The old Watergate lesson: "follow the money"
always holds true for an investigative reporter.
But, it is so hard in a cash business with no insiders to show you the way.
Still, I'm open to anyone's suggestions.

This is interesting. I'm getting emails by the dozens and responding and reading your comments here and trying to respond.
I'm beginning to think this church once had 50,000 parishoners - and they all still live in Atlanta!!!

I forgot. Thanks for watching and voicing your opinions.

If you see any hint of corruption, taxpayer waste, fraud or political abuse.....

you got my number

Slocklint,

Great idea. OK, guys and gals. if you left the church why?

And, if you stayed, why?

If I was still attending that church I would get out before God's wrath comes down on that whole clan!

Dale,
You wouldn't believe how many people once worshipped within those walls! I left right before they opened the big Cathedral. I worshipped in the "air plane hangar", before that it was the tent and before that it was the original building that had the back wall knocked out. It was amazing how many people were drawn to hear this man preach. We all thought we were a part of something special. That is, until we got out in the real world and realized that what happened at Chapel Hill stayed at Chapel Hill. I left for college and never saw the church the same way when I would come home for visits.

I try to look at things in a positive light: I met a lifelong friend because of attending that church. She and I have grown up together since we were both little girls. We had our children at the same time and have never missed each other's birthdays. I thank God that he gave me a friend like her. Even if I had to meet her in such a crazy place. I guess that is the reason why he sent my mom and dad there when I was a little girl. Lucky for me, I had a good head on my shoulders and never put myself in a bad situation. I was never close to anyone in the Paulk family. They were sort of on pedestals. Of course, Donnie Earl was younger than me and I thought of him as a little fat pest. I can see how someone that was close to them could have been duped. Look at how many people have been brainwashed to do things that they wouldn't normally do. Those Hale-Bopp freaks all killed themselves, the Manson family murdered for old Charlie Manson. It makes sense to those that are immersed in

Dale,

Around 1990, they claimed to about 14,000 members. I personally never saw more than approx. 6,000 at a service at one time. In the neighborhood of 2,000 left in '92.

I hope you do follow the money trail.
Ask Earl what he did with the canvas bags containing the tithes & offerings every Sunday. If he is truthful, he would admit he put them in the trunk of his car and took them home on the pretense of organizing the envelopes & cash into batches. The bags would be brought back to the church on Monday morning to be officially counted and deposited in the bank. God & Earl only know what amount of money didn't make it back on Monday morning.

Dale in response to the "50,000 parishioners"...the goal for building the "Cathedral" was to house 15,000 people in one service. I don't think that goal was ever achieved.

Of course that happens when the man becomes more important than God!

In response to doobyscoo's comments on DE...EVERYONE thought he was a spoiled brat...he ALWAYS got his way. So why change now? He's just bigger and more bratty, AND has power...keep an keen eye on him. As the old adage goes, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!"

The money thing is something I would like to see investigated. We (the congregation) was duped into double tithing on a regular basis. Not just once, but all the time. Especially when EP & CP wanted to go on a "missionary" trip to ORU or PTL!

We had "Days Unto The Lord," where people would give up their watches, diamond rings, precious things that will never be replaced. Items that can't be tracked by the IRS.

I remember one in particular when we were in the circus tent...We had a particularly large altar call and people flooded the front placing valuables at EP's feet. Then shock of all schocks! Someone "broke into" the safe in the office and stole the jewelry!

FYI, I know that EP and DP took cash from the church. The ushers were instructed that when there was a cash offering they were to place the cash in one offering bag and put it under DP's chair! I know someone who personally saw it happen and questioned them why they were doing it. The response: "We ALWAYS put the cash in here for Don to pick up."

I'm not sure that this person wil

want to be interviewed. But there are a lot of men who ushered who left the church years ago that knew that cash rule.

I cringe to hear the results of anymore DNA tests...it would devastate many families and children's lives. To know that man's blood ran in my child...eeeewwwwwww

Sorry, was on the phone.

Slocklint, glad you are sharing the story.

I have done a lot of child abuse stories, dating back to the very first Catholic priest accused of molestation.

Only two things stop abuse in any church: law suits and the media.

It is difficult to mastermind abusive relationships under the glare of that white, hot spotlight.

That is true for any church and any minsiter, priest, or bishop.


Dooby, a lifelong friend. That is worth a little - alleged insanity isn't it

If all those women are whores and prostitutes then so is Clarice. How dare she sit up there and look down her nose at others, all along she screwed her way to being what she calls herself "the mother of worship and arts." Oh she's a mother alright....but not of that....

So your name is Donnie Earl, so I will refer to you as such. What the fu** is DE? That's not your name. The smartest decision you ever made was when you left that hell hole. But I guess the constant guilt trip was too much for even a person such as yourself to handle. So now you are their escapegoat. Did they tell you to get on television and make those ridiculous statements. You sound just like tour father/uncle....The apple really doesn't fall far....

P.S. be careful not to put anymore false prophets in the pulpit. Like, what was that mess of a sermon that DR Hunter preached. He misquoted the bible so many times and he is supposed to be the one who interpreted the word for new christians. And you had the ordasity to support what he said....Where is he anyway?......Hmmmmmmmmmm. GONE!!!! (Swan Sermon) what a shame....

Tell Clarice that she really should not have sent out that letter, attempting to explain the reason she screwed her husband's brother....infertility my BLEEP and Don knew about this....twisted, twisted, TWISTED!!!

Thanks Dale, This was long overdue.....I wish you could go deeper with this stuff.....

Shaggy,

I think that is taking tithing to the extreme.

It's supposed to be 10% of what you have, not what you could have !!!!

People who don't go to church or aren't involved in their church won't understand this comment.

The people who went to CHHC lived to serve God, we put our lives on hold to build that church, to build a better world...whether it took money, things, time, sweat or tears. We gave it willingly and unknowingly building EP's wealth and personal power.

It nearly destroyed my faith in God when all this happened. I stayed out of church for many years, and when I did finally go back to church I ran like heck(a more harsh word comes to mind) from being pinned into being in any type of leadership again.

Yes, I was a youth leader in Alpha...I was a leader within the church in other areas also. It turned me against anything to do with "spiritual leadership." I cringe when I hear it to this day. I attribute "spiritual leadership" with "I control you!"

Duane was sent away when all this came out...he was originally sent to NY and now he has a "flourishing" ministry in Miami...maybe the hurricanes will do him in! LOL!!!

He's another story that needs investigating! He abused his power as much as EP & DP!! Sexually abused, I should say!

That is one screwed up family!! It's a business for them, not a ministry!

Any of you guys who used to go wonder where Clariece and Norma got the money for those $500+ dresses? They shopped at Demon-Marcus!

Dale-it was absolutely worth it! Really, I was never insane. I was deemed "rebellious" in the church. I hated the two hour sermons and sitting on the hard folding chairs. I was a kid. I slept, passed notes, and made up names for people around me. Lucky for me, I didn't pay too much attention to the "blah, blah, blah" going on in the pulpit. It was rather annoying. Paulk always seemed so into himself, he bored me to death. I do remember him always saying that he would eat the bible with salt on it. That is about all that I heard.

My friend was the same way. I have to call her tomorrow and tell her to read your blog! I bet she was planning on calling me anyway!

Shout out to Demetrius! Hey girl! (that was the name I made up for her-not her real name)

It's been fun, but I'm going to bed.

God bless all of you former members. Hopefully, you have at least one good friend that you met at this church that you can call and talk about this to! Try to think of ONE good thing that came out of your being a member there and then maybe it was all worth it? Maybe not? Have you learned anything from it? Sometimes the best lessons we learn are from the mistakes we have made. Try not to dwell on the bad stuff, try to look at anything good that came from it. Those Paulks didn't break us, we are still here and able to talk about it. They didn't beat us. We are survivors!! :)

Dale,

That's to show how brainwashed the congregation really was! He asked for it and he got it!

20% tithe and it still goes on today!

I'm back in church, a small (150 members) Methodist Church. I sure appreciate knowing what goes on!

Dale, many of us still have copies of our letters from the church on the total donations we'd made. Ha, it was always lower than what we knew we'd given, but we didn't want to be so crass as to quibble over money given to God. We figured HE knew what we'd really given. Even so, the letters I have clearly show that I donated 20-30 percent of my meager income for the "cause of god."

Never were any of the cash givings that were second offerings (emotional appeals after the first offering had been taken) or special offerings of non-monetary items (like jewelry, heirlooms, vintage clothing items, etc.) ever reflected in our end-of-the-year total giving. How convenient for them!

Superblamme,

Don't worry. I keep asking Fox to give me spell check for the blogs. No dice.

I can't spell CAT without a dictionary.

Good night, to all, and I think dobyscoo (love the name) has a lesson to follow for the rest of my life.

You know whats funny? I was told not to hug anybody at church when I was a youth..by the Bishop and my Youth Pastor. Guess we were cutting into his action....

OK really I'm signing off....BUT....Things that make you go HMMMMmmmmm! Full Circle!! :o)

Hey Dale: Please continue this story, and if it is any way we can all band together and get this man's name off Flat Shoals Parkway. I cringe every time I have to ride on it, and read his name. I was also a former member of this church, and was there when Lynn Mays grand daughter accused Earl of sexually molesting her, and I, although I did not know her personally, knew it was true because she would be the only one out of all the dancers to have no pantolones on under her skirt, like the other dancers. She would alwas twirl around near him, and he would be sitting there licking his chops, and I would feel so uncomfortable, but I still did not leave the church because my life was there, my friends were there, socially I did everything there, weddings, christenings, dances: line dancing, Christmas socials, and I was involved. However, I feel you need to dig deeper. I believe that this church has an underground thing going on with children being molested. In 2001 my daughter's father touched her inappropiately, and she told me about it. She was 4 years old at the time. We, her father and I were both attending the church. I was so devastated, and I left. He stayed. Everyone that I told the story to, including the "pastors" under Earl Paulk did not believe me, and said that he could not have done this to his own child, although I was the person who "brought" him to the church, and they all knew me before they met him. Little did I know "all hell was going to break loose" shortly after I left with Earl, Mona, and all the other mess. Believe me it is true, God is not

that he could not have done this to his own child, although I was the person who "brought" him to the church, and they all knew me before they met him, and should have known that I would never lie about such a thing. Little did I know "all hell was going to break loose" shortly after I left with Earl, Mona, and all the other mess. Believe me all of it is true, these women are not lying, and God is hearing them, and seeing their tears. They may have been stupid in believing this men but they are telling the truth. It would be interesting to talk with all the "Pastors' children" who was under Earl Paulk. It would also be interesting to find out how Earl's eldest daughter died! God is not standing for this any more. The Truth-all of it-will come out, and DE, or Donnie Earl, or whatever he calls himself is a part of it. He tried to leave the church, probably when he first heard Earl was his father, I am sure he knew before this, to start his own church, but I guess it was not lucrative enough so he's back!1 They are all going to hell, and the congregation who continues to lift them up. That congregation need to read Jeremiah 21-31, and Titus 2-3 as to how a man of God should act, and what will happen to him/them if they don't! Dale check out an article on Earl Paulk in The Journal Constitution dated January 29, 2006.

You know - it is scary to think, but it is this sort of thing that helps to give those "no prayer in schools, etc" supporters a leg to stand on.

I understand how former members of the church, and more especially those who were involved in any kind of leadership role, would not want to be involved in those roles at their present or future churches. Talk about putting a bad taste in your mouth. How very sad that these people have been turned away from possibly ever volunteering to lead and help others in Christ.

As far as no prayer in schools, as long as there are tests in schools, there will be prayer in schools!

I attended CHHC beginning in 1988. I was a new Christian coming from a life of sex, drugs and rock and roll as a teenager. I had never been in church before and had nothing to compare it to, but I found a place where I learned for the first time that God desperately loved me, that I had purpose and that I could dedicate my life to Him completely and passionately. To that end I became involved in leadership in the singles ministry and sang in the choir. I was sold out for the vision that was held in this church for outreach to the nations, to the rest of the hurting world all around us.
It was through pastoral counseling (not with any of the Paulks), that I received healing from being abandoned by my first husband and I began to see what God's idea is for a Godly family. I met my second husband through the singles ministry. We have been married for 14 years. It was while we were dating that the news came out about the things that were going on at the church. I was close to people who were involved with several of the situations that were being exposed. We heard accounts of shocking revelations that were just so bad we didn't want to believe them, but there were too many to deny. My fiance and I were devastated. We had both invested (in more than one sense of the word - can you say "guilt offering"?), so much of our lives in this ministry. We knew, however, that we could not stay and support a "ministry" that followed such abominable practices. We left in the Mass Exit of 1992.
It was difficult to talk about with almost anyone at the church. I can remember o

Dear Dale,

Where is the GBI affidavit you spoke of at the end of the piece you did tonight? I can't seem to find it on the website.

Search warrant is at:

http://media.myfoxatlanta.com/PDF/Paulk-search-warrant.
PDF

songbird and others,

The search warrant has been taken down, temporarily. As soon as we fix a couple of problems, it will be back. I'm trying to get it done this weekend, if not, Monday definately. Keep checking. I'm working on it for you.

I was in that church for about 12 years. I feel so depressed when I read all of this and watch the news. As crazy as the whole mess is, I cannot tell you that Earl Paulk did not preach "the word" at least some of the time. Yes, some of the messages were skewered, yet I cannot tell you he is not "annointed." What bothers me is that when we do not allow the power of salvation and healing to impact our lives, and we live in this level of debauchery, we are actually denying Christ. I think I have heard, maybe it is speculation, that Earl himself was sexually abused as a child. He did not have to become a sexual predator; not every molested person becomes a sexual predator. However, given his supposed relationship with God, he could have allowed a profound emtoional healing to occur in his life. What a phenomenal testimony that would have been! It is possible for a person to be healed from the effects of childhood emotional and sexual abuse. It is a great crime when the church leaders do not allow the full work of Christ to impact every area of their lives. It is the body of Christ that suffers. It is a lesson for all of us to be quick to search our own hearts for debauchery because if it goes unchecked, it could be this bad. My prayer for all of us that have been touched by this mess is that each of us will make that difficult decision to let Christ do his full and complete work in our lives to bring us to that perfect maturity in Jesus name. Amen. I pray all the victims receive healing on every level and they come out on the other side better for the experience. In Jesus name