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Pastor Desiree Allen Will NOT Be Run Out The Pulpit For Being Pregnant & Unwed

Pastor Desiree Allen leads a church, she’s pregnant and…she’s not married. Taboo? Some would say. But, she’s not going to let “THE church” run her out of the pulpit. Find out why inside…

 

When it comes to unmarried pregnant women in the church, it’s almost like the congregation loses its collective mind. The judgment when it comes to “certain” -- and by certain we mean public, because we all know everybody everywhere is a sinner.  Some more than others....mmhmm.

 

So, imagine what the “holy rollers” thought when Pastor Desiree Allen, who leads the highly attended First Corinthian Baptist Church in NYC as the Pastor of Arts & Spiritual Formation, revealed she was pregnant…and unwed.

 

There’s a double standard when it comes to sex outside of marriage. Male pastors can get a woman pregnant -- even if he's married and has children outside his marriage -- and still preach in the pulpit on Sunday mornings as if everything is perfect. But when it comes to a woman, they are often looked down upon and shamed for having sex outside of marriage.

 

Despite what anyone says, Pastor Allen, who’s engaged, says she will not be shunned out of the pulpit. She’s embracing the gift she has been given whether you like it or not.

 

In a post on her personal website Not Cinderella, she says:

    “After the initial shock was joy. Yet, underneath something else was lingering. Anger? No. Disappointment? No. It was pure and utter dread. Not at being pregnant. Not at whether or not I would be a good mother. What had my stomach turning, other than nausea, was me being pregnant AND a pastor. Let’s face it. The church has not had a good track record of accepting unmarried women who got pregnant. If you’ve been in church for any period of time you’ve heard or witnessed the aftermath. Shunning, slut shaming, being sat down from your position, having to go up in front of the church and confess your sin, etc. etc. No one can be naïve enough to say this type of stuff doesn’t happen in church. An ugly truth is people in church leadership have sex outside of marriage, affairs, do drugs, drink, so on and so forth. Generally, these are not considered acceptable acts. BUT I have seen many churches turn a blind eye to this behavior, because it can be hidden. Don’t ask. Don’t tell. To be pregnant is a very visible indication of a private act and for some reason provides people with more of a need to respond.”

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