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From the pulpit to the dock: When men of God become the devil's advocate

In the ordinary life of a Christian, a pastor is one of the most revered people and a spiritual leader to turn to in times of distress. However, a worrying trend is emerging where the men of the cloth are becoming wolves in sheep's skin, devouring their congregants and stealing and defrauding others in the name of God.

Their deeds are a fulfillment of Jesus' teaching about the clergy who preach water but drink wine as they have left the spirit of God in the pulpit and turned to the spirit of lust, which has often landed them in court.

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