When Rev. D.E. Paulk started preaching gay inclusion, people started to leave the church his father and uncle spent their lives building. Now, Paulk is prophesying the future of his ministry as a “community of seekers.”
Paulk signed on as senior pastor at Chapel Hill Harvester Church in south Decatur, Atlanta, in 2006. The 4,000 member non-denominational church welcomed all races and cultures, serving as a model for megachurches in the U.S.
But the Paulk family would soon find itself embroiled in a scandal, in fact, scandal after scandal after scandal. The congregation remained loyal when Bishop Earl Paulk was accused of adultery. The congregation was faithful when he was accused of abusing his religious authority to force women into sexual relationships. The congregation even stood by the family when paternity tests revealed his nephew, D.E., was really his son.
But when Paulk started preaching gay inclusion, people started to leave the church. Now, the once powerful church is fighting off foreclosure. The building is up for sale and young Paulk is taking his gay inclusion message to the masses through a new book called “I Don’t Know…The Way of Knowing.”
Paulk is sharing his beliefs, which include Buddhism, Hinduism, Daoism and other principles from other religions, through his writings. In an interview with gay magazine goal in an interview gay magazine Southern Voice , Paulk’s said his goal with the book is to get people to admit that they don’t know as much as they think they know.
We know in part and we prophesy in part. But one thing is certain: homosexuality is an abomination to the Lord. Another thing is just as certain: you can’t serve foreign gods and serve Jehovah with your whole heart. The Paulk family’s downfall demonstrates the destructive forces of sin in the wake of successful attacks against a ministry that, at one time, had so much influence in our nation.
