Video Of Preacher Checking His Phone While Speaking In Tongues Has Gone Viral

Pastor stone not only looks like the most stereotypical money-machine pastor, but he also acts like the most stereotypical money-machine pastor. His website boasts an eye-watering amount of products, including literally hundreds of DVDs and CDs which claim to teach you such things as faith, spirituality and the usual achieving enlightenment stuff.

A video that was recorded during one of pastor Stone's Thursday night sermons shows the preacher sat at a table while praying over his congregation.

Although, as the preacher begins speaking in tongues, he does something less than professional.

Stone quickly looks through his phone before placing it down on the table once again. However, shortly after he picks it up yet again, and lets out a monotonous low groan for no less than 40 seconds while he reads his messages.

Stone emits no tangible sounds aside from the same low groan for nearly a minute before placing his phone down again and somewhat lamely adding, "Hallelujah".

The video has since been viewed over 2.4 million times and has received over 65, 000 likes.

Other churches even jumped on board with slamming the preacher. The Universal Life Church Ministries shared the video in its entirety and wrote this sardonic accompaniment:

"Have you ever been busy speaking in tongues when you get interrupted by a really juicy text? [...]

"Who knew you could go on autopilot while channeling the Holy Spirit? Looks like even faith leaders aren't immune to the 21st-century malady of 'phone addiction.'

"On the other hand, maybe he was getting messages from the big guy upstairs? Do we think God upgraded to the new iPhone? Actually, God probably uses a Galaxy."

Other responses to the video included:

"When you're watching the Dominos Pizza Tracker".

"He's phoning it in".

And, "This is disrespectful. He's clearly speaking in tongue about the Candy Crush Saga of Jesus Christ."

In the video titled, "Why I was looking at my phone..." Stone angrily fires back at the people who have mocked him and claims that he was checking his phone for a message from a friend's wife who has cancer.

Stone's story is yet to be validated and the internet is divided between people apologizing to him, and those accusing him of lying to cover himself. If it is true then that is obviously terrible for the woman and her family, and hopefully, she is doing well.

However, what the video doesn't explain is why Stone feels it okay to check the message while claiming to be channeling the word of God, instead of simply explaining to his flock the situation and praying for the woman during the service.

For pretty much all of Stone's devoted followers, the act of him checking his phone has been completely justified, and cancer is obviously not something that someone should be slammed over. However, Stone has done a lot of other questionable things which should not be forgotten.

Back in July 2019, for instance, Stone claimed that as punishment for advocating for women's rights such as the right to abortions, America would suffer a tsunami:

"I am here to announce to you that unless there is true repentance, unless the corporations in America quit supporting pro-abortion mills, unless the American people and their politicians begin to understand that life is sacred from the beginning, we will experience a judgment of water in the United States of America."

Stone also claimed only last year that "world leaders, particularly in Europe, have not only abandoned their Christian background but actively pray to Satan" according to the Christian Post.

Stone is a practiced fear-monger, who uses a hateful rhetoric which suggests that those who do not agree with him are not only wrong but fundamentally immoral as a means to mass control and monetary gain. This is not something novel, Stone is simply a practiced proponent of this unpleasant form of Christian rhetoric.

Tsunamis are not caused by abortions — and the fact that something so ridiculous needs to be explained to people such as Stone is just upsetting. The current climate is rife with people throwing around ridiculous claims as facts, and not being held to account for the impact that they have on the world. It is natural for us to think that truth will prevail in the world; however, as the days go by, that seems like a more and more unlikely ideal.

h/t: Daily Mail