Roberts Liardon, 2001
Pastor and pentecostal historian Roberts Liardon is the founder of Embassy Christian Center and Spirit Life Bible College in Irvine, California stepped out as pastor of his congregation after admitting to a moral failure involving a short term homosexual relationship with his church youth minister, John Carette. Liardon took a three month leave of absence from Roberts Liardon Ministries to seek counseling and undergo a process of restoration. The scandal devastated many of Liardon's followers, students and missionaries who left the church, bible college and ministry.
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