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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Megan Sheets and Shweta Sharma

Tulsa pastor apologises for rubbing spit on parishioner’s face during sermon: ‘Too extreme and disgusting’

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An Oklahoma pastor who smeared his saliva on the face of a parishioner during a sermon has apologised and admitted the stunt was “too extreme and disgusting”.

Michael Todd, who leads the Transformation Church in Tulsa, came under fire when viral video captured his alarmingly literal explanation of an analogy during a sermon titled: “Receiving vision from God might get nasty.”

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