From the files of wacky "evangelists" comes this article about Tony Alamo, a 74-year-old evangelist from California who has an international ministry compound in Arkansas (Why is it that every crazy spiritual figure has a compound?). Allegations of criminal activity have followed Alamo's ministry everywhere he's gone and the latest allegations are perhaps the worst. He even spent four years in prison for tax crimes int he 1990's. Now, the federal government is investigating whether or not children were abused at Alamo's Arkansas compound. In a page from the FLDS Mormons in Texas, Utah and Arizona, the allegations concern the young sexual activity and marriage of girls at the compound. Some girls are alleged to have been married as young as 12 to men more than twice or three times their age. The article I read made me shudder because people around the world consider Alamo to be a prophet of sorts who is to be trusted and followed.
But Alamo is more than a wolf in sheep's clothing. He is a dangerous man to both believers and unbelievers. His Gospel does not include the grace of God in Christ for the believer nor the forgiveness of God towards the sinner. He heavily leans on end times preaching and a "us-verses-them" motif towards the government, the Catholic Church, and towards other religions. He sees the devil everywhere in everything. It is men like Alamo that the apostles and saints of old warned the early church to leave on the street. Don't invite them in.
And certainly don't listen to them. If you want to read the disturbing article, click HERE.
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