Mother denied right to attend church because son was born out of wedlock
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DETROIT (WJBK) -- Charity Grace lives on the east side of the city with her 2-year-old son, Joshua. The two recently started to attend Perfecting Church under the leadership of Pastor Marvin Winans.
On Sunday, a special blessing is planned at the church on East Nevada Street. They are having a dedication service for children two years old and under. Grace was looking forward to having her only child receive this blessing.
"I want to instill values and morals in my son based upon the word of ? ," said Grace.
She called the church on Tuesday to make arrangements. "I told them I was not married and that's where everything just broke loose."
Grace says she spoke with a woman who told her Pastor Winans' policy is that he is not to bless children of unwed mothers in front of his congregation.
"I've never felt so degraded and disrespected in my life," said Grace.
Rev. W.J. Rideout III of All ? 's People Church speaks out about injustice outside the church and all over the world. So, we asked if he thought this was an injustice inside the church.
"Every pastor has set up the pattern of his church, the way he feels or deems fit. But as it relates to the scripture, I feel like it's wrong," said Rideout. "I feel like we're judging, but we're not judging with righteous judgement."
We asked to speak with Pastor Winans about the allegations. He declined an interview.
"What they could do for me is let my son get dedicated, during a week day with one of the elders of my choice," said Grace.
"I'm not speaking against the pastor, but sometimes we make poor decisions," said Rideout.
"I absolutely would not set foot back in the church right now because I feel like they look down upon me and my kind, meaning single moms and unwed mothers. The church should be the last place you should go to be judged and denied," said Grace.
http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/23715251/single-mom-son-born-out-of-wedlock-snubbed-by-winans-church?autoStart=true
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I see nothing wrong here.
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She needs to stay home and save those tithes for her kid's college fund.
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...CHURCH IS FOR SINNERS JUST LIKE A HOSPITAL IS FOR THE SICK... I HATE WHEN CHRISTIANS PUT THERE ON AGENDA IN WITH THE WORD OF ? ... JESUS SAID SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN NOT! AND HE ALSO SAID, HE WHO WITHOUT CAST THE 1ST STONE...
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"I've never felt so degraded and disrespected in my life," said Grace
U shoulda felt that way when u became a single mother -
For a nice donation to the church building fund; she can have her baby blessed.
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Marvin Winans is just another Megachurch hustler.
In any event that's what she gets for believing in invisible sky daddies. -
He will bless it, just not in front of the congregation.
He'll use that opportunity to try and smash too. -
Wayment, is this the same Marvin Winans that cheated on his ex-wife & has an outside kid?
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The Winans? Interesting.
That's messed up. That wasn't right to do. But people often use the word of ? to what benefits them. If he was a real man of ? , he wouldn't have turned her away. -
Bye Felicia wrote: »Wayment, is this the same Marvin Winans that cheated on his ex-wife & has an outside kid?
Edit: Well, I don't know about the man's personal life, but if you're talking about the gospel singer, yes.
Yup.
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Bye Felicia wrote: »Wayment, is this the same Marvin Winans that cheated on his ex-wife & has an outside kid?
Edit: Well, I don't know about the man's personal life, but if you're talking about the gospel singer, yes.
Yup.
Same person.
Gospel singers go from the podium to the pulpit to fatten their bankroll expand their ministry
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? got robbed recently and the kids took a $15,000 gold Rolex off him and $200 in cash.
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religious zealots ? on people, u don't say?
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Disgraceful
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As much as I don't agree with children out of wedlock, not very Christ-like not letting her in.
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Bye Felicia wrote: »Wayment, is this the same Marvin Winans that cheated on his ex-wife & has an outside kid?
Hold up.....how the ? is he in any position to judge her when he cheated on his wife and had a kid out-of-wedlock?
Unbelievable. -
I bet he got one of those big Ass building fund thermometers.
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Yeah, yeah. That's wrong, mean, and yada yada...
... his sister, though.
Back when Sheryl, Rachel, and Big ? were blessing us with black beauty on BET. Cece was my ? . -
? need to start her own church -
"Our single mothers of sin, church of the bastard child" -
Did not expect to see Marvin Winans's name involved in any of this.
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And the Lord said, "get the ? up outta here"
Amen. -
Nobody has a problem wit WJ Rideout III tho wanted to laugh couldn't tho it it was a chitlin thread it would have been a underlined for hilarity.
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She needs to come back to the ways of Ma'at, get rid of these abrahmic female hating religions.
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She straight. Look up that ? name now. All you see is this wedlock ? .
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Ehh, his church, his rules
Ain't no other church in like a 2 block radius?
? she gotta go ? with his church for?
