A controversial Memphis pastor who has drawn millions of views with his messages online by punctuating them with profane words, says he really doesn’t “give a da*n” what traditional Christians think of his practice.
“I find no reason to try to justify that. I’m a fisher of men. I go to people on their level. And you have to get past the cussing to get the message. The cussing has drawn the attention of millions around the country. Apparently, it’s drawn yours because you’re calling me,” Pastor Thaddeus Matthews, who leads the Naked Truth Liberation and Empowerment Ministries in Memphis, Tennessee, told The Christian Post Thursday.
While some might consider his use of expletives in his messages swearing, Matthews doesn’t believe the way he uses expletives in his messages falls into that category.
“There is a difference in ‘cussing’ and ‘cursing’ as people say. The words that we use today like motherf****r, sh*t, damn, were not words that were used in biblical times.
“So I don’t have an issue with the cussing. And the people that listen to me don’t have an issue with the cussing, and I’m not trying to justify it to the traditional churchgoer,” the preacher…
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