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Two California Pastors Arrested for Preaching Outside DMV, Face Trespassing Charges

We do not know if you recall the story, but Pastor Brett Anthony Coronado and Mark Allen Mackey were both arrested for preaching the gospel outside of a DMV in California.Things are so modern these days, many businesses and government locations just do not want any messengers for Christ preaching outdoors.  No doubt, this is why things are so troubled in our American society.   

According to ChristianPost.com, Attorney Robert Tyler with Advocates for Faith & Freedom, the group defending the two pastors in their criminal lawsuit, told CBS that his clients are constitutionally protected to express their faith on public property, that property being the parking lot of the DMV.

In the meantime, we will keep these two pastor in our prayers, because missionaries and pastors should have the right to witnesses to lost souls in public, it's called 'freedom of religion.'

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Calif. Pastors Arrested for Preaching Outside DMV, Face Trespassing Charges in Court

 By Katherine Weber , Christian Post Reporter

Two church leaders in Hemet, Calif. are currently facing court hearings for reading bible verses in front of a closed DMV in February 2011.

The pastors are being accused by Riverside County District Attorney Paul Zellerbach of trespassing for failing to obtain a permit before gathering on state-owned property. The charges came after the two church leaders filed a...Read full article, here.



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Former Pastor Arrested for Stealing from Church

Allegedly, Joshua Swain who is the former pastor of The View Church is accused of stealing over $100,000.   This has been one of the biggest problems with some pastors, it seems if they are not satisfied with their salary, they feel they have the right to steal from their church.  However, no pastor should ever feel he or she has the right to take from their church, because they do not own the sanctuary.

According to wsiltv.com, Swain is also accused of using another man's personal information, according to the charges, "for the purpose of obtaining money and credit from Chase Bank" in excess of $10,000.

In the meantime, we pray Swain repents for theft and willing pays back every cent he stol from The View Church.

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Former Pastor Arrested for Stealing from Church

By WSIL Manager

WSIL -- A Union County man has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from a Carbondale church.

Joshua D. Swain, 32, of Cobden, is charged with theft over...Read full article, here.



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