How does a person who conducts religious worship rationalize lying and stealing?
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A prominent Denver-area pastor accused of falsifying insurance documents to funnel money to church groups he controlled pleaded guilty Thursday to felony theft and was sentenced to serve probation and pay restitution.
In exchange for the guilty plea by the Rev. Acen Phillips, Arapahoe County prosecutors dropped 12 other counts against him, and AIG Life Insurance Co. dropped a federal lawsuit.
Phillips was sentenced to eight years’ probation and ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution. He was also sentenced to perform 100 hours of community service and told to attend a theft-offenders class and a victim empathy group. More
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