This week in English class, Mrs. Whitley had put everyone in groups of two and we had to discuss about two characters in the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales . My partner was Unique and I starting working on the Priest character. As I was reading I've noticed that the Priest is flawed tremendously. **Note from Ms. Whitley: There are several "priest" characters. Shambria seems to be referring to the Friar.
The Priest would give his money to only pretty females and he would beg for money. I connected this to the show Preachers of L.A.
One minister I would like to connect to the Priest is Deitrick Haddon. Some of you may not know who he is. He is a minister who is recently married. He's a gospel music artist and obviously he is a minister. One thing you may not know is that he had a child out of wedlock with his newly wife Dominique.
I thought it was funny how he preaches the God's Word and he's out "shacking" up with Dominique before they were married. How can he preach the word but he's not living by God's Word himself. Deitrick was hiding ,his then girlfriend, Dominique from people and he had to lie about his second child. Dominique was pregnant with their second child during their wedding. I am not talking 2 months pregnant, more like 4/5 months pregnant.
I understand that he's human but he's a public figure and people looks up to him just like how people looks up to the Priest in the Canterbury Tales.
Here's a mini clip of Deitrick and Dominique. Enjoy !
http://www.hulu.com/watch/544601
Tell me what you think :)
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I absoulutely love this title Shambria.
ReplyDeleteCorruption in the church much? He needs to practice what he preaches about in his services. Yes, he's human and makes mistakes, but how can you be a church leader and have a child out of wedlock? He says he's for one thing but totally contradicts what he preaches. That's absurd and I'm sure he believes that he is still following God's law.
ReplyDeleteBeing that I am a great fan of Preachers of La, it is my duty to defend and tell the truth. Deitrick Hadden did have a child out of wedlock, but one thing you should have focused on was how he handled it. Deitrick was no longer preaching for years, and he did not start ministering in song until he felt forgiven and it was his time to. Dominique was pregnant during the big wedding, but remember they got married months before in her mother's backyard. The difference between the Friar and Deitrick is that one realizes ones flaws and decided to punish himself for it. In my opinion, Chaucer describes the Friar's issues as if he enjoys what he does and does plan to change anytime soon.
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