Tia Levings, Writer

Tia Levings, Writer

Cultivated Abuse: Dallas Pastors Have a Problem

If I were an apple grower, I'd declare a state of emergency in the Dallas orchard

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Tia Levings
Jun 28, 2024
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Rick Pidcock wrote, “What’s happening to megachurch pastors in Dallas?” because three dirty-birds in as many weeks resigned from their pastorships, admitting to “falling short,” their word for pedophilia, theft, abuse, etc.

Falling short is a big-ish deal in an environment where size matters most. These three churches alone report a …

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