Monday, January 14, 2008

Archbishop Ernie in Hot Water Again


America's latest hot pants Holy Roller, Archbishop Ernie Paulk of Atlanta's Cathedral of the Holy Spirit at Chapel Hill Harvester Church is facing a perjury charge for allegedly lying about his philandering.

According to the Associated Press, Ernie is accused of lying for saying that he only had sex outside of marriage with one woman. Seems there was more than one.

"Former church employee Mona Brewer is suing Paulk, his brother and the church on allegations that Paulk manipulated her into an affair from 1989 to 2003 by telling her it was her only path to salvation. In a 2006 deposition stemming from the lawsuit, the archbishop said under oath that the only woman he had ever had sex with outside of his marriage was Brewer.

But the results of a court-ordered paternity test revealed in October that Paulk is the biological father of his brother's son, D.E. Paulk, who is now head pastor at the church. As part of Brewer's lawsuit, eight women have given sworn depositions that they were coerced into sexual relationships with Earl Paulk.

A judge ordered the paternity test at the request of the Cobb County district attorney's office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. District Attorney Pat Head declined to comment when reached at his home Monday night.


Paulk and his brother, Don, have been hit with lawsuits from former members alleging they were coerced into sexual affairs, but this is the first time criminal charges have been filed against the archbishop."

Don, of course, is the legal father of D.E. or Donnie Earl Paulk, the current head pastor. He's just not his son's biological father, an honour claimed by his brother. Keeping this straight is giving me a headache. Your uncle is your dad so does that make your dad your uncle? Now there's eight more women? Earl, when did you find time for preaching?

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