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Judi Lynn

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5. What a shock it is to learn Rev. Bowen is a conservative!
Mon Dec 2, 2019, 09:53 PM
Dec 2019




Acton Bowen: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

A prominent Alabama youth pastor who founded his own ministry and who has ties to several high-profile figures in the evangelical community has been accused of molesting a teen boy, police say. Few details about the case and the victim have been released to protect the boy’s privacy, but he is between the ages of 13 to 16, and is a family acquaintance of the suspect, according to police.

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After his arrest, Bowen took down his website for Acton Bowen Outreach, leaving a message stating, “This site has been temporarily removed.” Previously, the “about Acton” section of the website stated:

Speaker, Best-selling author, visionary. Many words are used to describe him, but Acton Bowen’s only passion has been to connect people with the one, true God. Once recognized as one of the nation’s leading student pastors, God has clearly blessed Acton with the ability to reach today’s high tech, attention-lacking culture.

For 12 years Acton served in the local church, led a city-wide student Bible study in Gadsden, AL, and was also was the host of x|roads TV, a worldwide broadcast viewed weekly by millions of teens and adults in every city in America and over 170 countries around the world on network television. Acton is now co-host of Top3 on the JuceTV Network and a regular contributor on Fox News in NYC where he serves as a correspondent on Faith and Religion.

More:
https://heavy.com/news/2018/04/acton-bowen-alabama-arrested/

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Okay, who is surprised? Nobody? Nobody? Aristus Dec 2019 #1
I;m a wee bit surprised soldierant Dec 2019 #14
Love the Dan Savage quote. LuvNewcastle Dec 2019 #2
You can bet that he is not the only one in that church that has a thing for young kids. Hotler Dec 2019 #3
Will he give all his congregants their money back.... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2019 #4
What a shock it is to learn Rev. Bowen is a conservative! Judi Lynn Dec 2019 #5
Which is worse - the Trump $$ Xmas Sweater or the Santaland Diaries costume? hatrack Dec 2019 #16
"...My heart is in reaching the next generation," keithbvadu2 Dec 2019 #18
... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #19
Wow ck4829 Dec 2019 #22
Add the Boy Scout leaders to the list BigmanPigman Dec 2019 #6
Not to worry; I understand Jesus is very forgiving... brooklynite Dec 2019 #7
So this is acceptable warmfeet Dec 2019 #8
Apparently ck4829 Dec 2019 #24
I agree. ... spin Dec 2019 #26
Disgusting Pisces Dec 2019 #9
Yes it is ck4829 Dec 2019 #23
He got away with over 28 counts of rape Farmer-Rick Dec 2019 #10
I hope those who have written checks, sacrificed good meals or other necessities lambchopp59 Dec 2019 #11
A televangelist. What a surpri... No, it's not. keithbvadu2 Dec 2019 #12
The full sentence is: spike jones Dec 2019 #13
Just a typical day in Jesusland RussBLib Dec 2019 #15
Prey TV -- it's just a curse on the human race . . . Journeyman Dec 2019 #17
What will his sentence likely be? (And is he likely to survive it?) I hear that... NurseJackie Dec 2019 #20
from your lips to God's ears. Maybe the prisoners are the real demigoddess Dec 2019 #21
K&R ck4829 Dec 2019 #25
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