A documentary series featuring "prophetesses" who spit on church members and bump their chests to attract God's deliverance has just been cancelled by Lifetime channel, not because of its eye-raising content but because it allegedly failed to bring in sufficient viewership.
"Preach" premiered on June 5 after the network proudly proclaimed that it was a show where "prayers are about to be answered." But according to Christian News, the show was cancelled partly because of the petition created by Tachina Carter of San Francisco, claiming that the docu-series bring shame to the Body of Christ.
"The imagery on this show is a travesty to the Christian community," she wrote. "The women a.k.a. prophetesses are making a mockery of the church and promoting foolish behaviour that is not necessarily a true representation of the real power of God."
"By airing this show it will cause more harm than good to the Christian community who already has a difficult time in sharing 'the Good News' of Jesus Christ to the masses," Carter added.
As of now, the petition lacks just 176 more signatures to reach its desired 15,000 mark.
One of the show's "priestesses," Belinda Scott, fumed over Carter's petition and even called her a "frog" on her Facebook page. "I watch hateful people who say they love the Lord, type like that FROG typing at that machine," she wrote. "Now, do I hear from God? Yes. Did He call me to be a prophetess? Yes. Have I and do I hear God's voice concerning events, people and issues? Yes! Did I see these attacks against us coming? Yes!"
Aside from Scott, other women featured in the series include Taketa Williams who is deemed as the " Beyoncé of the preaching world," Linda Roark the "blue-eyed soul sister," and Kelly Crews who seeks a relationship but "has trouble finding a man who can handle her gift."
