Juanita Bynum beaten by husband

[warrior]

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Bynum, husband battle in parking lot
Famous minister met spouse to reconcile, but the two fought until an Atlanta hotel bellman separated them.

By Saeed Ahmed
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 08/23/07

Juanita Bynum, a preacher whose fiery and frank sermons about women's empowerment have won her a national following, was attacked by her husband in the parking lot of an Atlanta hotel early Wednesday morning, police said.

Bynum, whose ministry is based in Waycross, and her estranged husband, Thomas W. Weeks III, had met at the Renaissance Concourse Hotel near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to try to reconcile, Atlanta police said.

But while in the parking lot about 5 a.m., the two got into a physical fight that ended when a hotel bellman pulled Bynum's husband off her, said Officer Ronald Campbell.

"She was bruised up and battered," Campbell said. "She had purple bruising around her neck and upper torso."

The husband, who is also a preacher, left the scene. No charges have been filed against him, according to police.

A popular Pentecostal evangelist, Bynum lives in Hempstead, N.Y., but her administrative offices are in Waycross in southeast Georgia. Once a homemaker, a hairdresser and a flight attendant, Bynum's big break came when Bishop T.D. Jakes invited her to speak at one of his conferences several years ago. Her ministry took off a couple of years later after she gave her unrehearsed "No More Sheets" sermon on breaking free of sexual promiscuity at a singles event.

Since then, she has parlayed her tough-love evangelism into a one-woman industry, writing several best-selling books, recording inspirational CDs and preaching to millions through televised sermons.

Her 2002 wedding to Weeks, who started the Global Destiny churches nationwide, was televised and, according to media reports, featured a 7.76-carat diamond ring.

—- Staff researcher Nisa Asokan contributed to this article.

[berkeley]

That is so sad. She didn't see that one coming.

It is sad...

There is NO excuse for beating any woman, even one that is as loud and obnoxious as her.

[rgcraig]

I heard on our black gospel station this morning that as sad as this is that it could be turned for good. They were saying that it could give women that are in abusive situations courage to speak up and get help.

Who knows - it's sad and when they are the spotlight like this it just proves that people are people.

[Esther]

No excuse for abuse!

I give little credence to an article written by one named "Saeed Ahmed" reporting on a Christian ministers, especially if "she" is a Pentecostal minister.

LOL...

I am not saying it is not true, it is just that we naieve christians are going to have to learn these Muslims and their tactics, sooner or later, unless we learn but too late.

[warrior]

Brother Strange, what are you talking about?

Originally Posted by warrior

Brother Strange, what are you talking about?

Did you notice the Muslim name?

Have you heard about the rabid hatred that Muslims have toward all that is Christian and Jewish?

Do you suppose a Muslim reporter would feel honor bound to give a non biased report on a WOMAN evangelist who is a CHRISTIAN and especially one who is a PENTECOSTAL?

[warrior]

Brother Strange, the facts are the same in other sources. I don't think he embellished at all.

[rgcraig]

It apparently is in the news because they were talking about it on the radio this morning.