A Texas pastor has been accused by some of his parishioners of refusing to give them communion if they don’t donate their tax refunds to his church.
The pastor, John Goodman of the Houston Unity Baptist Church, denied linking the communion to the donations. However, he told the local
“I asked if there were any other members, which I know it is, that got income tax money,” he said. “I ask if they would like to contribute it to the new parking lot.”
However, he denied that he had refused communion unless members donated their tax refunds.