The Impact City Church in Ohio is apologizing after an associate pastor allegedly asked students to spit on him, slap him and cut him with a knife during an Easter lesson at an after-school program, according to NBC News.
The lesson took place on Monday and was supposed to be about the crucifixion of Jesus. The incident was caught on video.
According to NBC News, “In the video, the church’s part-time associate pastor Jaddeus Dempsey is seen standing at the front of a room as teenagers walk up to him and spit in his face. Several others then slap him across the face.
At one point, Dempsey pulls out a knife and hands it to a teenager to cut him with. The teenager hesitates before another student grabs the knife and drags it slowly across Dempsey’s back. It doesn’t appear as if the knife broke skin.”
The church says the lesson was supposed to show students what Jesus endured.
https://newsbreakinglive.com/2019/04/17/pastor-has-students-spit-on-him-slap-him-and-cut-him-with-a-knife/