Creflo
Dollar is a prominent pastor in Atlanta.
This past weekend, after he caught his fifteen year old daughter
sneaking out of the house, she called the police and he was charged with choking
and hitting her. He denies these allegations.
I
want to share with you my heart for my parents. I want them to be successful. I want them to drive nice cars. I want them to live in a house that makes
them feel as if they could open their doors and invite anyone in. I want them to be paid a good wage for their hard
work. I want their children to “rise up
and call them blessed.” I want them to
be given the benefit of the doubt. I
want this for my parents. I want this
for all pastors. I want this for Creflo
Dollar.
First
of all, in the spirit of full disclosure, I want you to be clear I was not in
Atlanta Saturday night so I really have no idea what happened. This being said, I still want to give my
opinion. When I read the report about
the altercation between Pastor Dollar and his fifteen year old daughter, my
first thought was it sounded kind of like a customer complaint letter that went a
little like this:
Dear Airline,
On a
recent flight, I was very disappointed in the customer service. Not only was the stewardess not much to look
at, I didn’t receive any of the amenities I was expecting. There were no: pillows, blankets, meals,
peanuts, soda, water, coffee, magazines, newspapers, or playing cards. I realize air travel has changed in the last
twenty years or so but it wasn’t so much what the stewardess didn’t do, but the
way she treated me that causes me to write this letter. As I was deplaning, the stewardess ripped my
purse out of my hands, threw it three rows and screamed in my face. I was so surprised at her strange behavior, I
of course froze. Using some sort of
wrestling move, she swept my feet out from under me and pushed me out the
door. This time she yelled something
like, “Get away from my plane!”
Sincerely,
I will
never fly you again unless you are the cheapest on Orbitz.
Can
you believe this passenger was treated this way? That flight attendant is in the wrong profession
for sure. Unless…What if during takeoff
the plane catches on fire, the Captain orders an evacuation and the flight
attendant saves hundreds of lives? The
funny thing about this letter is although all the facts are accurate, the
complete story is not told. What would
you do to protect your minor child?
Would you do anything to keep them safe?
I don’t
know what happened at the Dollar house, but sometimes we as people like to see
the successful fall and fail. I am
praying for the entire Dollar family and I am leaving the judging to the
Judge.
