The Rev. Henry J. Lyons is mounting a bid to lead the National Baptist Convention USA again, a decade after he was convicted for swindling more than $5.2 million from the organization's corporate partners and then served nearly five years in state prison.
His campaign theme: "Restore the love, and repair the breach.''
During the group's meeting last month in Nashville, Tenn., the Tampa pastor emerged as one of two candidates for convention president. The group, claiming more than 7.5 million members, will hold the election at its September convention in Memphis, Tenn.
Source: The Rev. Henry Lyons wants to lead National Baptist Convention USA again - St. Petersburg Times
As president of the National convention he stole $5.2 million dollars. And the want him back why?
I love this quote:
"There's nobody living who has not made a mistake in (his) life; the good thing about God is that he is a forgiving God," Stewart said.
Right… but that does not mean you have to give them man the keys to the vault. He’s demonstrated his inability to handle responsibility. No sane person would let somebody like Lyons back in the game. But we are not talking sane here. This is religion at its worst, with abuse of power, money, lies, and deceit. It looks like Act II of this sordid self-inflicted tragedy is about to start. We best take our seats.
You can learn more about the infamous Lyons here.
