How Did This Not Show Up On My Radar??

Rev. Jeff Witcher (below)
Lord, Please provide literal rain for your people in GA. The heat is driving pastors cuckoo for cocoa puffs and thus results in the whooping on their wives, and are becoming public disgraces-this is NOT YOUR WILL!! I'm praying for the latter rain-sooner, than later in Jesus name-amen!

Alpharetta pastor resigns after assault charges dropped source

The pastor of one of Alpharetta's largest and oldest churches resigned Sunday, nearly a month after his arrest involving a domestic dispute.

The Rev. Jeff Witcher stepped down as senior pastor of First Alpharetta Baptist Church during a meeting with church members Sunday. Witcher's resignation follows a Nov. 12 altercation with his wife, which resulted in him being arrested and charged with simple assault and obstruction of a 911 call.

"I am so deeply sorry," Witcher said in a letter posted on the church's Web site. "I accept full responsibility for my actions." Read Witcher's letter

A disconnected 911 call brought police to the Witcher home around 1 a.m. on Nov. 12. Shelley Witcher told police her husband pulled her hair, told her to leave the house, and held a shotgun at the bedside, though he never pointed it at her.

The charges were dropped on Nov. 20, pending Witcher's participation in court-ordered counseling as part of an intervention program. If Witcher successfully completes the program, the arrest will be wiped from his record within four six months.

First Alpharetta spokesman Jonathan Wilson said Witcher and his family have the church's full support.

"We as a church have forgiven Pastor Witcher, and now pray that God will be able to restore him and continue to work in and through him," Wilson said.

Witcher will retain his salary for an undisclosed time, and a search committee has been formed to name his successor, Wilson said. Until then, three church ministers and guest speakers will fill the pulpit.

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I'm not willing to call Jeff a shyster/pervert just yet. Loose cannon, perhaps, but not a shyster or pervert.

Let me say this...i have NO IDEA what set him off, but he should've jumped in the car and went for a ride, a coupla rides, or several rides around the block,, to his mama's house, his boys' house...anywhere, until he was back to himself again. Pulling a woman's hair (will get you hurt), add an attempted eviction to the equation, along with a shotgun and it could've proved fatal for J.W. as well, ok??-at least that's true in my neck of the woods!

Having said that, I must give this some man credit- why you ask??

• He didn't turn into a fugitive *clearing throat* as another well known GA "pastor"
• He accepted responsibility and has accepted counseling
• He confessed his sins
• Again he accepted responsibility and blamed NO ONE for his actions-not once did he blame his wife.
• Most importantly, the man STEPPED DOWN as pastor of First Baptist Church-Alpharetta.
• I'm sorry, I gots to give the man some credit...he may have acted a behind last month, but I'm glad he thought of the church and not himself while in the midst of this situation.

I pray that forgiveness and healing goes forth in the Witchers' household in Jesus' name, and that this too shall pass.

Juanie B Comes Outta Hiding...

Bring In The New Year with Juanie B on the cover of Essence Magazine
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Well, well look who's come out of hiding!
Juanie B herself.
You know it's time to make the rounds since Part I of her story will be in Essence Magazine this week, and Part II (because we never tire of Juanie B) will be in the January 2008 issue of Essence Magazine, and guess who has the cover?? Your royal profitess, that's who!

I don't want to ruin the article but did you know:

• After the marital drama went down, Juanie"lost her $2.5 million home with the prayer room that gave her a quiet place to soothe her spirit... she cried for two days? Wow. She was traumatized!
• Her estate in a Duluth, GA country club was headed for foreclosure. Profitess couldn't see that coming?!
  
• And, always out to make a buck Juanie B is having Valentine's Day conference on Domestic Violence...i'm sure she's going to take the women to yet "another level" --I mean it's their "destiny" isn't it. Tell me, how many levels in Christ are there, when there's only ONE ANOINTING?? I'm just asking.

If I read the article, it'll be because I was chillin' at Hair Styles By Thomas, or the Dr's office cuz I'm not giving one slug, drachma, lyre, dollar, euro, peso, pound, loony, escudo, franc, shilling, or deutsch mark to Essence Magazine, because I know they've negotiated a financial deal with Profitess Bind'em.
She's not making money off of me. She won't be buying Jimmy Choo shoes with a solid gold heel, engraved initials with a diamond-encrusted insole courtesy of me.



It's going to be interesting to hear what she says, and then to hear of Weaks' reaction or non reaction.

Stay tuned for another episode of "Hot Mess in the Body of Christ"...at a church near you.

KeKe DoesPlay-Play

KEKE WYATT'S 'GHETTO ROSE' BLOOMS: Singer discusses 'the incident' (not!) and new disc that's 'coming soon.'
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*After a very successful 2000 collabo with R&B star Avant on the track "My First Love," singer Keke Wyatt, then just 16 years old, was on the rise in the music industry.

Fresh from that hit, she released her 2001 debut album “Soul Sister,” which churned out the single and was certified Gold.

Wyatt was on the fast track of stardom, but the brakes compressed after a Christmas Day incident that she’s almost become more known for than her soulful voice.

The “incident,” as she refers to it, was a domestic dispute Wyatt had with her husband Rahmat Morton where she stabbed him five times with a steak knife on December 25, 2001. Morton did not press charges; the police charges were eventually dropped, and Wyatt served no time for the episode.

With not much further detail, Wyatt explained that today her husband is still “in her life” – which seems appropriate since she penned the Pussycat Dolls hit “Stickwitu.”

Nevertheless, with that behind her, Wyatt started to take a break from recording and then channeled her vigorous passion and energy into her music, creating her latest album offering, “Ghetto Rose,” which as far as we can tell, has gone from being on TVT Record’s October release schedule to “Coming Soon” according her MySpace Page.

“After I took the time off to get Keke straight, I had a deal with Cash Money [Records] and I was with them for about two years,” she said explaining her studio hiatus, “but that didn’t work out well for the simple fact of [Hurricane Katrina]. It put a damper on everything and everybody over there and I felt I didn’t have time to wait.”

Clearly a woman of action, Wyatt shopped her wares at the afore mentioned TVT Records and scored a deal with the indie label. That was over a year ago, but Wyatt explained that in addition to prepping music for the disc, she had to prepare herself.
“After the ‘Christmas incident’ I had to get myself together emotionally and spiritually,” she said. “I had to make sure I was OK before I could come back out and get back in this grind. It’s rough and people have their comments and their way of thinking, so you just want to make sure you’re prepared for that.”

Which leads to Wyatt’s latest fight: seems the songstress has taken issue with an Essence.com reporter/interview over an August interview, claiming she was misquoted in the story in regard to her take on race, skin color and the N-word. [Listen to Wyatt’s side of the story on the EUR(pod)cast http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur37064.cfm]

“They always will take a story and turn it all around and make it completely different than what it was. I know that, so I had to take some time off,” she said and resolved not to open herself up in interviews anymore.

Fortunately, the singer did talk to EUR’s Lee Bailey to share her side, refocus and talk more about the new album. She said that the Christmas incident and the Essence.com qualms are not what are really important right now.


“At the end of the day, all I really want is for people to buy my album. That’s what I want,” she said. “It doesn’t matter what color I am. It doesn’t matter how I look. None of that matters. At the end of the day, if you love good music, if you enjoy R&B – that’s what I sing and that’s what I do best.


“Ghetto Rose” - the title track from the new project - is available digitally at iTunes. It's also created a modicum of interest, and received quite good reviews. Wyatt describes the sophomore album as focusing on relationship issues, and includes her take on things that she’s experienced as well as what some around her have dealt with.


“It has a lot to do with things I’ve seen my best friends go through. I just want to be able to help girls that might be in the same situation that I was in. I want to help them get out of whatever they might be going through. This album really hits home on a lot of situations in relationships. I have make up, breakup – you name it, it’s in there. It’s real life. It’s real R&B.”


Wyatt’s real life appears to have enough material for a number of discs as she’s admitted to being bumped around in life, the music industry, and the media. But the singer said that she will continue to fight her battles to make sure her fans get what they want.


“I love music and I have so many fans out there that bought ‘Soul Sister’, that love my music and love me for who I am – as far as they know, and love me for my music and my voice, so I fight for them,” she said. “I’m a fan of other artists and I want music from them, though I know they go through hard times. I have over 500,000 people out there that love Keke Wyatt, so that’s why I fight so hard. I go through the crap that I go through for my fans. It’s worth it.”


Though concerned about how she’s handled by the media and viewed by the public, Wyatt is determined to share her talent with the new “Ghetto Rose” album, even though she’s realized that everything’s not always so rosy.


“I’m very happy about my album coming out. And I love touring, I love meeting people, I love singing to people. I’m looking forward to it so much,” she said. “I love my fans very much and I thank them for being supportive and patient with me through all this time.”


To get the latest on Keke Wyatt and to hear "Ghetto Rose," visit her site at www.kekewyattmusic.com.

UPDATE: After inquiring, we were contacted by TVT spkesperson Joe Wiggans who told us the CD's release date has been pushed back to the first of the year.

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I can't believe she could sing that powerful at the age of 16.
I still have her cd, and EVERY SONG on it is tight.
Good to see her back on the scene, and I pray that all is well with her and hubby!

Filed Under: DOESN'T SHE EVER GET TIRED OF HEARING HERSELF TALK?! Geesh! Also Filed Under: I'll Say Anything to Stay Relevant!

Because Juanita Bind'em is self-absorbed, greedy and shrewd- I mean she has stooped to the level of pimping her own domestic situation, she is a very rich woman. Her husband choked and stomped the daylights out of her and when the smoke cleared, in a moment of clarity, she had a new marketing angle. I have to admit- ole Juanita is an original. Greedy, but an orignal just the same. If mama's not too careful, Bind'em will have her up on the auction block next! *not bad-who's her surgeon?>>>

(side bar) *Words of advice to Mother Bind'em--NEVER be alone in the same room with your chile, baby Bind'em will slap a code on your back and sell you on her website!

Having said that, I've given up trying to figure out what makes this woman tick-that is besides the Spirit of error, haughty, willful disobedience and spirit of Jezebel. So my question is...how is that so many "christian" women have fallen prey to her forked tongue, talking out of the side of her neck? She prophe-lies all the time, and she hits the gullible and vulnerable in the gut by challenging them to send money for a blessing. (insert revelation here: GOD doesn't need your money to bless you! His Word says-YOU HAVE NOT-CUZ YOU ASK NOT-Or you've asked wrong-I now return to the original post...) And she's laughing all the way to the bank--WITH YOUR $$$$$ (see post, "pimpin' ain't ez, but it sho' is profitable). Coming to a plasma or youtube near you...once again the profitess shall speak. As if the "face of domestic violence" hasn't given enough interviews, the "face" (recently surgically altered) is giving MORE FACE TIME, by appearing Good Morning America. She's certainly making her rounds. No Chitlin' circuit for Bind'em!!

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SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM JUANITA BYNUM: Televangelist is scheduled to appear on Good Morning America but first asks followers to sow emergency seed.
(September 26, 2007) source: eurweb.com

Last weekend, a YouTube video emerged of televangelist Juanita Bynum asking her partners to sow an emergency seed -- any seed you can sow: $300, $500, $1,000 -- because she has been led by God to a new "threshing floor."
The new property, 30 acres of land with 12 acres of lakefront, will be used for the new Juanita Bynum Ministry. The property costs approximately $200,000. Bynum apparently has to "pick up everything and move it for her safety." Check out the threshing floor gift video on YouTube. It was originally posted on Bynum's site but has been removed. After being beaten by her husband, Bishop Thomas Weeks III, in August, Bynum christened herself the "new face of domestic violence." Since the incident, Bynum filed for divorce and made only a few select public appearances. She is scheduled to make her next appearance on ABC's Good Morning America this morning (September 26). Bynum also attended a fundraising gala earlier this month for Barak Obama at Oprah's California estate. Oprah invited the televangelist to the event. After initially saying he would contest the divorce, the Bishop Weeks says he will go along with his wife's wishes. He said the devil made him do it and he still hopes to reconcile with Bynum. He faces charges of aggravated assault and terroristic threats . As we previously reported, Bishop Weeks is also having an "everything must go" sale on his website.

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Juanita-You betta recognize that repentance and A SINCERE contrite heart is a beautiful thing. You used to know that. God bless you.

Ivent