Alabama church sues pastor who slept with parishioners after contracting HIV

Alabama church sues fired pastor who won't leave

Alabama church sues pastor who slept with parishioners after contracting HIV
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The board of an Alabama church, Shiloh Missionary Baptist, has filed a lawsuit against its pastor, Juan McFarland, who is refusing to step down despite having confessed to using drugs and having sex with church members after contracting AIDS. Board members, who have already voted to oust McFarland, are accusing McFarland of changing the locks at the Montgomery church and putting its bank accounts in his name. McFarland has given no public comment on the case. Read more at the New York Daily News.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at TheWeek.com. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 launch of the U.S. print edition. Harold has worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, Fox News, and ABC News. For several years, he wrote a daily round-up of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and two sons.