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‘Fight Church’ Pastor Paul Burress Accused of Sexual Abuse, Allegedly Confessed to Swinging, Wife-Swapping Lifestyle
BY LEONARDO BLAIR , CP REPORTER
May 20, 2014
Popular “Fight Church” pastor Paul Burress and his Victory Church in Rochester, New York, are now at the center of a report alleging a sordid pattern of sexual abuse and a past life of swinging and wife-swapping.
Burress and Victory Church have been receiving a lot of coverage in the press lately for being the focus of “Fight Church,” a controversial documentary that examines the use of mixed martial arts in the Christian community.
In response to criticism that mixed martial arts had nothing to do with Christianity, Burress defended it in a CNN op-ed last month.
“Like many competitive sports, mixed martial arts can be considered violent, but it’s not hateful or destructive. It teaches us how to contain and control our most violent impulses through strength, discipline and perseverance — none of which are at odds with Christianity,” wrote Burress.
According to a report posted on a blog called the Bloody Elbow, however, Burress, who is senior pastor at Victory Church, has not been exercising a lot of control over his sexual urges.
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