Sunday, November 25, 2007

Hypocrisy on Parade: The Brothers Paulk

Another Sex Scandal for the Brothers Paulk

Bishop Earl Paulk founded the Chapel Hill Harvester Church outside Atlanta in 1972. In the decades since, at least nine members of his flock have confessed to extramarital affairs with the religious leader or his sibling, Reverend Don Paulk. Several Sundays ago, the brothers stood at the pulpit and added a new name to the list.

The 80-year-old bishop admitted to fathering a child with his brother's wife. That offspring, D.E. Paulk, is now head pastor of the church. The disclosure so bowled over the Associated Press that the news agency called it "a sex scandal of biblical dimensions."

The buzz is certainly of Old Testament proportions. Over the past week, we've been flooded with queries for "earl paulk," "archbishop earl paulk," and "bishop paulk." Interest surged for the bishop's brother and the newly revealed son. Demand flashed upwards for the church itself.

But the search that reaps the most attention is perhaps the most damning of all: "bishop earl paulk scandal." The query soared on Monday and doubled its numbers yesterday. In the age of the Internet, Bishop Paulk and his brother may find it all the harder to go about their usual ways.

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