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Technorati4. Preacher with Fake Cancer Dodges Legal Charges For Now
Michael Guglielmucci, who inspired hundreds of thousands of young Christians with his terminal cancer "battle," confirmed this year that he is not suffering with a terminal illness and that his fictitious cancer story was conjured to hide his 16-year obsession with pornography.
"For over 16 years I have struggled with an addition to adult pornography as a result of this secret life of sin my body would often breakdown,” expressed the pastor of Planetshakers City Church in Melbourne in a released statement.
"I'd report the cause of my symptoms simply as illnesses and I've thrown my life into a ministry for many years trying to compensate for my sin,” he continued before affirming that his “cancer” was another misdiagnosis he used to hide the lie that he was living.
"I know in my heart that it is the truth alone that will set me free and this is the reason for my confession,” he added.
Since his shocking confession, Guglielmucci, whose parents established Edge Church International, an Assemblies of God church in Australia, has been seeking professional help.
His hit song, “Healer,” which was released earlier this year and was featured on Sydney church Hillsong's latest album, had been an anthem of faith for believers, many of whom were suffering their own illness and were praying for a miracle for Guglielmucci.
Hillsong informed media that it would be taking steps to modify the CD and DVD, which features clips of Guglielmucci with oxygen tubes in his nose, as well as him talking about getting his cancer diagnosis.
Guglielmucci's wife, the first to hear her husband's confession, meanwhile reported that she would undergo counseling to try to salvage her marriage.
5. Christian Music Artist's Confession Shocks Believers; Christian TV Host 'Comes Out'
The Christian blogosphere was set abuzz after CCM veteran Ray Boltz made public his struggle with and eventual acceptance of his homosexual desires. News of Boltz’s gay lifestyle was spread far and wide after the pro-gay Washington Blade published an exclusive feature on the Gospel singer, who only four years ago revealed to his family “the darkness and struggle” he was going through.
“I prayed hard and tried for 30-some years,” Boltz recalled, “and then at the end, I was just going, ‘I’m still gay. I know I am.’ And I just got to the place where I couldn’t take it anymore … when I was going through all this darkness, I thought, ‘Just end this.’”
During his nearly 20-year recording career, Boltz garnered a handful of RIAA Gold-certified albums, three Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association (GMA) and a string of 12 No. 1 hits on Christian radio. He is regarded as one of the better-known singer/songwriters in Contemporary Christian Music and is a household name among some Christian circles.
His public confession followed the “coming out” of another Christian celebrity, Azariah Southworth, host of Christian music television show "The Remix," and came only weeks before 29-year-old, Southern Baptist-bred singer Clay Aiken publicly acknowledge that he's gay following the birth of his son. Continue »
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