On one particular Saturday, Grandpa was offended by the way the “young minister” giggled and snorted about the myth of Santa Claus. To Grandpa’s way of thinking, such shenanigans were not becoming a minister of God.
My Grandpa
Why They Stay
They will abandon heretical doctrines, apologize to the members and ex-members, make overtures to the Christian community, but they cannot give up the power over the people. It’s not about doctrine; it’s about power and money.
The Leona McNair Affair
The relationship was now a traumatic one, but Leona still had no intention of deserting her family. Nor was she lingering on for (what Allan Browne would later claim in court) a “free ride.” She started attending college again in 1974 to reestablish her nursing credentials. And when those were obtained in 1975 she found work at a local hospital. But then, a few weeks later in June, Raymond McNair did something no WCG evangelist had ever done. He filed for divorce.