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Tina of Mary Mary’s Husband Blamed Devil For His Cheating-Do Christians Blame the Devil To Avoid responsibility?
BY STAFF IN CHRISTIAN NEWS · JUNE 2, 2013 · NO COMMENTS
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By Staff Blogger[COLOR=#999999 !important]Teddy Campbell, who is married to one of the sisters of the gospel duo Mary Mary, reportedly had an affair. Campbell cheated on his wife, Tina Campbell. While he has not spoken out publicly and given an explanation for his alleged action, it has been said that he blamed the devil.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#999999 !important]Campbell took to his Facebook page stating that the devil was trying to take hold of both of them. He said the devil was after his s*xual immorality and was also after his wife’s emotions, making her angry, unforgiving, prideful, and full of rage. He also shared that he and his wife fought against the devil after bringing these sins to light.[/COLOR][COLOR=#999999 !important]The Campbells have asked their fans to follow them and support them in a month of fasting and prayer in order to fight back at the devil. They believe that at the end of the month their marriage will be saved and they will have overpowered Satan and his attacks on them.[/COLOR][COLOR=#999999 !important]Blaming the devil is not an uncommon practice among self-identified Black Christians. An assistant professor of sociology from Vanderbilt University, Richard Pitt, has studied church conflicts and says that the devil comes up quite frequently in conflict conversations.[/COLOR][COLOR=#999999 !important]Pitt believes that Satan is used as a scapegoat very often, in the church, so that the members who are committing the sin have a chance to see what that sin is without being directly accused of anything. They are still responsible for their actions, but are able to save face this way because the devil is blamed for their wrongdoings and not them.[/COLOR][COLOR=#999999 !important]Esther Akolatse, assistant professor of the Practice of Pastoral Theology and World Christianity at Duke Divinity School, believes that blaming the devil goes against Christianity and that people should still be held responsible for their own actions without blaming the devil. She says that you can still pray for those who have done the wrong thing, but still hold them accountable in the en[/COLOR][/COLOR]
BY STAFF IN CHRISTIAN NEWS · JUNE 2, 2013 · NO COMMENTS
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By Staff Blogger[COLOR=#999999 !important]Teddy Campbell, who is married to one of the sisters of the gospel duo Mary Mary, reportedly had an affair. Campbell cheated on his wife, Tina Campbell. While he has not spoken out publicly and given an explanation for his alleged action, it has been said that he blamed the devil.[/COLOR][COLOR=#999999 !important]Campbell took to his Facebook page stating that the devil was trying to take hold of both of them. He said the devil was after his s*xual immorality and was also after his wife’s emotions, making her angry, unforgiving, prideful, and full of rage. He also shared that he and his wife fought against the devil after bringing these sins to light.[/COLOR][COLOR=#999999 !important]The Campbells have asked their fans to follow them and support them in a month of fasting and prayer in order to fight back at the devil. They believe that at the end of the month their marriage will be saved and they will have overpowered Satan and his attacks on them.[/COLOR][COLOR=#999999 !important]Blaming the devil is not an uncommon practice among self-identified Black Christians. An assistant professor of sociology from Vanderbilt University, Richard Pitt, has studied church conflicts and says that the devil comes up quite frequently in conflict conversations.[/COLOR][COLOR=#999999 !important]Pitt believes that Satan is used as a scapegoat very often, in the church, so that the members who are committing the sin have a chance to see what that sin is without being directly accused of anything. They are still responsible for their actions, but are able to save face this way because the devil is blamed for their wrongdoings and not them.[/COLOR][COLOR=#999999 !important]Esther Akolatse, assistant professor of the Practice of Pastoral Theology and World Christianity at Duke Divinity School, believes that blaming the devil goes against Christianity and that people should still be held responsible for their own actions without blaming the devil. She says that you can still pray for those who have done the wrong thing, but still hold them accountable in the en[/COLOR][/COLOR]