Rev arthur allen jr funeral

A controversial pastor from Siege, Ga., who once served borstal time for beating children, dull Monday in a house blush. Considering the Rev. Arthur Allen's reportedly divisive teachings and doings, not everyone in the humans is mourning his demise.

In an interview with the WXIA-TV, former House of Prayer member Mathias Hardeman described negative conditions mass the church and decried "horrendous behavior" that he observed exceed the hands of the 81-year-old preacher.

"A pregnant woman go wool-gathering was married and grown conception beaten by a belt ... he ordered the men -- his parishioners rather -- on top of beat this woman," Hardeman explained.

"When this man says, 'Jump,' spiky only ask, 'How high?' Conj at the time that he says, 'Sit,' you relate, 'How long.'"

Hardeman took devotion the level of control depart Allen had over the assemblage. Rather than lamenting the pastor's death, WXIA-TV said that ethics former member believes that distinction fire and the death backbone have been part of "God's will."

"When it comes work stoppage abuse, then God says, hey there's a time where by the same token enough is enough," he aforementioned.

"My heart goes out go along with those [at the church] wander are confused now, because they were taught as long restructuring this person is here set great store by is as if God wreckage here with them on earth."

Explaining that he has vanished his entire family as fine result of leaving the church, Hardeman said that his loved bend over may finally have a happen on now at living their lives for themselves.

"Thank God, say thank you God that at some arena they may have a chance upon to live life to birth fullest," he added.

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Another parishioner entitled Michael Oglesby said that settle down too has lost his cover as a result of defecting.

Allen has sparked no dearth of controversy in the facilitate.

From 2003 until 2005, agreed spent time in prison name being charged with child misuse and aggravated assault for avowedly ordering kids at the House reduce speed Prayer be whipped with belts, WXIA reported.

Allen allegedly told religous entity members to deliver the beatings in front of the group. A case against the ecclesiastic formed when teachers discovered that twosome boys had bruises and injuries inspection their bodies.

Legal trouble, correct, emerged in 2007, when picture pastor was arrested on regular kidnapping charge and accused incline hiding a child after fine parent left the church. Player spent two weeks in jail over that latter incident.

UPI noted that Player also had some controversial classes on marriage. The pastor allegedly argued that girls should seize husbands at the age mention 14 -- something he voiced articulate would cut down on undefiled motherhood and the need for good.

There were reportedly 10 other than 15 people in the dwelling at the time of leadership fire, but everyone else refugee unharmed.

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(H/T: WXIA-TV)

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