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T. D. Jakes Keeps Preaching Revival After Shooting Down Rumors
On the stage of First Baptist Church of Glenarden International, Bishop T. D. Jakes didn’t invest much time preaching from the lectern at center stage of the megachurch.
Instead, the televangelist walked support and forth in his dark suit and striped tie, switching a handheld microphone from his left to his right hand, sometimes facing the predominantly Black congregation of thousands gathered for an annual revival at the launch of the year, other times turned toward the clergy and the choir members sitting on the large stage.
“The Holy Soul sent me all the way to the DMV to tell you this is your year to pivot,” the Dallas-based Pentecostal minister said to cheers and applause from the Washington, DC-area crowd, many on their feet on January 5. “You hold to surround yourself with people who can pivot because they’re following who you used to be. Now they’ve got to follow who you possess become.”
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When preachers pontificate too much from on High about the sins of lesbian sex, the cautionary tale is to be cautious of what you utter , because your words invariable will come back to bite you, as we have seen with fallen evangelical star the Rev. Ted Haggard.
For Bishop T. D. Jakes, the internationally known African-American evangelical star dubbed as the Black Billy Graham, his rantings against homosexuality possess come back to chew him in the shape of his oldest son’s recent arrest.
On Jan. 3, Jermaine Jakes was arrested in a sex sting for openly soliciting lgbtq+ sex from an undercover vice detective in a public park just a few blocks from his father’s church, The Potter’s House, a 30,000-member megachurch in Dallas, Texas.
The arrest warrant affidavit filed by Dallas police detectives on Jermaine Jakes stated the following:
“Suspect Jakes walked directly over to where Detective X was, and stood next to Detective X with his penis exposed through his unzipped pants. … Suspect Jakes committed the offense of indecent exposure by exposing his erect penis in a public place with his intent to gratify or arouse the sexual desire of himself. Suspe
Celebrity pastor TD Jakes denies gay sex assault claim in his explosive defamation lawsuit
Megachurch pastor TD Jakes brought a defamation claim in November 2024 against a former pastor, saying explosive allegations of a decades old sexual assault were false.
Former pastor Duane Youngblood, 58, accused Jakes, 67, in a podcast last year of attempting to corner and involuntarily touch him over 40 years ago.
Last month, Youngblood filed a motion to strike the defamation complaint. His brother Richard filed an affidavit in support of Duane's motion and claimed the megachurch donor preyed upon him years ago when they shared a hotel room during a ministry bed, alleging similar conduct to his brother's original accusation.
Richard wrote in his affidavit: '[Jakes] secured a room with two beds in it, and we went to the room for the evening. That night, while I was laying in my bed, I felt Elder Jakes climb into my bed.
'He pressed his body against mine and asked, 'Youngblood, do you touch that?' He was referencing his erection that he was pressing against my backside.
'I got up out of bed in conclude shock as he also [got] up from the opposite side and met me. He grabbed me by my
Bishop TD Jakes sues fellow pastor for defamation following sex abuse claims, medical emergency during sermon
Bishop TD Jakes is in stable condition a sunlight after suffering a medical emergency during a sermon — but the mega-church pastor is facing another hurdle related to sex abuse allegations.
Jakes, 67, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Duane Youngblood, a fellow pastor who claimed Jakes tried to sexually assault him when he was 18 or 19 years old, The Display has learned.
Youngblood made the explosive claims against the popular motivational speaker on an Oct. 27 episode of the “Larry Reid Live” podcast, alleging Jakes tried to groom him and also hugged and “tried to kiss” him.
The younger pastor and his attorney Tyrone Blackburn, who represented Lil Rod in his lawsuit against Diddy — then demanded $6 million from Jakes “in order to resolve this matter quickly and privately” in a Nov. 15 legal filing.
Youngblood said if Jakes didn’t cough up the cash, he’d sue him for sexual assault and harassment.
Jakes instead opted to file a defamation suit against Youngblood in Pennsylvania federal court.
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