perry stone, voice of evangeliism-sex harassment alligationS
WOMEN JOIN IN COMPLAINTS AGAINST PERRY STONE'S PERV TOUCHING ACCOUNTS, WITH IVESTIGATIONS FOLLOWING. ALLIGATIONS AGAINST PERRY STONE BY 12 WOMEN VICTIM WITNESSES INCLUDED: GROPING, UNWANTED KISSING, SHOWING WOMEN HE WAS AROUSED WHILE FULLY CLOTHED AND RUBBING HIMSELF, AND INQUIRING ABOUT THEIR BREASTS.
Cleveland, Tennesse is home base for Voice of Evangelism (VOE), and related ministry groups. Perry Stone leads the multimillion dollar ministry that has achieved global appeal. In July, 2020, allegations of misconduct were made public. At which time, VOE board members gave statement that the conduct in question was "civil in nature and not criminal."
As reported by the Times Free Press investigation:
"In November 2021, speaking from the stage of Mega Center International, Stone laid claim that the allegations against him as presented by the women were misrepresented.
"People have taken me hugging and kissing them on the cheek wrong. I quit that. I'm Italian. My whole family holds hands, rubs backs. I didn't know you can look at somebody and say, 'Hey, how you doing?' and they can take it wrong," Stone told his audience, according to the newspaper.
"The Voice of Evangelism board said in a December 2021 statement it conducted an "appropriate and intensive" internal investigation of the allegations, the Times Free Press reported. The board said it created a restoration plan in the spring of 2020, which included professional counseling, medical care, removal from social media and absence from ministry for between six and 12 months, with some exceptions, the newspaper reported.
BRANDLEY COUNTY GRAND JURY DETERMINED NO CHARGES AGAINST PERRY STONE FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WOULD BE FILED AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, THE CASE FILE WOULD REMAIN OPEN IN LUE OF POSSIBLE NEW EVIDENCE (LOCAL NEWS STATION "WDEF" FIRST REPORTED).
WWW.CHRISTIANPOST.COM REPORT:
"Stephen Crump, the 10th Judicial District Attorney General, said the allegations still concerned him, and the case file would remain open.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation delivered a report on the allegations to Crump, who requested the inquiry. Despite the grand jury's decision, Crump said he was not necessarily done with the case.
"I was concerned with the nature of the allegations and the evidence that was produced," Crump said, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. He added that it's not uncommon to leave cases open because of the potential that new information may emerge."
DUE TO THE SEX MISCONDUCT-HARASSSMENT ALLIGATIONS ~ ON APRIL 8. 2020, A RECORDED CONVERSATION WAS MADE WITH LEAKED AUDIO THAT INCLUDED EVANGELIST, PERRY STONE'S ADMISSION THAT HE WOULD TAKE PILLS AND KILL HIMSELF AND SHUT THE MINSITRY DOWN! PLEASE NOTE: ANY SUICIDE VOICED ALERT SHOULD ALWAYS BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, WITH PRAYER, LOVE, HELP, AND SUPPORT GOING FORWARD. SUICIDE IS PREVENTABLE AND SUCH THOUGHTS AREN'T ALWAYS PERMANENT: WWW.RAINN.ORG- OUTREACH HELP IS ALWAYS NEAR 24/7. IF IN NEED CALL: 800-656-HOPE (4673).
PERRY STONE STATED ON AUDIO THAT I HAVE PERSONALLY HEARD AND NOW REVIEW (RETRIEVED 12-2-2023, FROM WWW.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM:
"I'm going to go commit suicide up in the mountains and end this thing," Stone said, speaking directly to one of the ministry leaders. "Listen to me, before God, I'm going to go take pills in the mountains ... because I can't put up with this. I am a very sincere person but I have almost no friends, man. And I have almost no friends because of shit like this."
"I can't shake a woman's hand, 'Oh, he's coming on to me,'" Stone said. "Pat them on the back, 'Oh, he's coming on to me.'"
"I will take my life before I let the ministry go down. I swear to God I'll take my life," Stone told the other ministry leaders on April 8, 2020, one of whom was said to be in possession of the letters containing the allegations. "No, no, no, no. This is going to get bigger. If he's got letters, it means they're talking. The ministry is ruined. I'm going to shut [Omega Center International] down and sell the building. I need to. I need to shut OCI down and sell the building and forget everything I'm doing. And if Pam Stone knows this, Pam Stone will leave me. Oh, she'll find out. She'll find out. And by accusations I'll be destroyed, so what do I have to live for?"
GOD'S SAVING GRACE, MERCY, AND LOVE IS WHAT ALL ELECT BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS BELIEVE AND LIVE FOR (JOHN 3:16-17). FOR GOD ALONE IS OUR BLESSED HOPE AND ETERNAL FUTURE! (JEREMIAH 29:11). BY AND THROUGH HIM, OUR HOPE EXTENDS BEYOND THE GRAVE! (ROMANS 8:38-39).
Perry further confirmed he was lonely, and his wife, Pam Stone, was not showing him affection. Thus, citing in my personal opinion, possible cause and effect with Biblical application, as Pam's body belongs to her husband, and her husband's body likewise to her (1 Corinthains 7:4).
AND GOD SAID: "THOU SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GOD'S BEFORE ME" (EXODUS 20:3-5).
Sexual harassment is a very serious sinful abuse problem that can serve to harm the inflicted victim's soul (mind, will, emotions). Also serious, is Stone's troubling pronouncement of intentional suicide if these misconduct revelations became public common knowledge. As an evangelist for Jesus Christ, it seems Perry Stone has placed his self, and the promoted ministry he started, above God. His revenge toutings (I will kill myself) lacked simple faith in our Holy Father's declaration: "Behold, I make all things new"- (Revelation 21:5). His initial reactions to the allegations has shown forth a cognitive perspective that is other worldly, certainly not Godly. Nor God fearing (Proverbs 9:10).
Attribution theory states that our initial reactions to any stimulus are limited to the sense of whether it will have positive or negative consequences for us (Weiner, 2008). "Our perceptions of internal versus external cause determine in part the type of emotion that we experience. For example, if we experience frustration the emotion of shame may emerge if we decide that it is due to our own behavior. However, we may experience anger if we decide that the frustration is due to the actions of someone else" (Essentials of Human Behavior - Elizabeth D. Hutchison and Contributing Authors, Sage, 2013, pg. 123).
In this world we will have trouble, but praise be to God, for He has over come this world (John 16:33). As we cast our burdens and anxieties on Him, comfort and care is ever near (1 Peter 5:7; Psalms 55:22; Matthew 11:28).