I gotta give it to her, that’s some sound advice; some women allow themselves to get dragged through hell and high water all in the name of ‘love’, when it’s obvious that he’s dogging them, cheating on them, beating on them and far from knowing the true definition of the word. YOU CAN LOVE SOMEONE WHO’S TROUBLED FROM A DISTANCE, AND ALWAYS LOVE YOURSELF MORE THAN THE PERSON YOU’RE WITH…IT KEEPS THE PRIORITIES STRAIGHT!!! HOLLA!!!

Aint that degrading herself if she goes on Divorce court.

C’mon?! Divorce Court? I’m not feeling that at all….You are THEE esteemed Juanita Bynum?! Disappointed.

nice bow tie

I AM SO SORRY BUT I DO NOT BUY HER ACCOUNTS OF ABUSE. I AM NOT SAYING THAT WOMEN DO NOT GET BEAT BY THEIR SPOUSE, BUT I DO NOT BELIVE HE BEAT HER. NOW SHE IS GOING ON DIVORCE COURT AND IT SHOWS ME THAT SHE IS REALLY TRYING TO MILK THIS ABUSED WIFE THING SMH

They got paid to do it best believe

Divorce Court?! Ow No.

I’m not a particularly big fan or follower of Juanita Bynum, but when you’ve endured a personal/spiritual battle like this, as a Christian, you ARE supposed to share by testifying, are you not? There is some woman who doesn’t have cable or Essence magazine going through this same abuse right at this very second and thinking there’s no way out, but she could see Juanita on this show and get the courage to ask for help and turn her life around. If one doesn’t testify on how to get out of a storm, some people may remain stuck in one. That’s the way I see it.

She’s always on television giving advice, so why is this any different? She isn’t a court participant, she simply speaks with the judge concerning issues of abuse, which she has experienced first hand. What’s the difference between this and TBN? They are a money making enterprise also.

@cat eyes…she IS disgusting and I agree with what you said.

You are or you say youre a woman of God you yourself must uphold his will committing suicide is not his will not only would you have tranished your family name but the most inportant thing is if she did it she used GOD”S NAME IN VAIN you have to believe that he can bring you through all things and make you the head. She is really making me wonder what did she except Gods calling for to make a name for herself or to uphold God’s will I really dont know and another thing as a woman of God you do not exploit yourself or anybody else in the eye of the public and tv so thats why I wonder on her because she always seems to be in the public eye all the time. i was raised in a penticostal church my family came out of COIC the same church that she comes from. So she should know that I woman of God must hold virtue and be timid but bold in preaching his word. She just does not show that to me.

Divorce Court? how low can you go?

Haven’t you aired enough of your dirty laundry…GOODNESS!

A woman of God thinking of committing suicide. BULL!!!

I thought the Nation of Islam had that look on lock.

Shay Shay, what up homegirl?

DIVORCE COURT! Is this for real? Is she serious? I mean isn’t that a little excessive for this? To me this should be (as all divorce should) handled in a private manner. I don’t agree with DV at all and I too am a survivor of DV but why is she parading her situation all over the place. Where is the high level of spirituality that is in her life. This whole situation makes a mockery of the situation. If she is unhappy then fine but why splash it on some bootleg show like Divorce Court? Why not go to Oprah or speak to women in DV shelters. This all seems like such an act of Buffoonery!

See, this is what ppl need to understand: MAJORITY OF THE TELEVANGELISTS YOU WATCH AND SEND YOUR MONEY TO ARE ONLY IN IT FOR THE DOE!!! This mess ain’t no different than hip-hop artists making crappy music and lying about their street cred to get popular and take your money. THE MEDIA IS A GAME. It’s all a game and it’s used to pimp us out of our $.

There are some real ppl trying to get a positive message out there, but not many. Especially not these 2.

This couple sold their damn wedding tape on tape/dvd! Come one. That should have sounded the alarm. Some Black folk will follow damn near anybody.

If you want to get involved in church go to the one down the street from your crib.

This is another reason to turn people off of religion. People of “the cloth”taking what should be a personal issue to the public forum for the sole purpose of getting “attention” is pretty sad and pathetic. You don’t need to be on Divorce Court, take this coonin’ and bufoonin’ to where it belongs; HOT GHETTO MESS.

Hello everyone,

I feel that it a good thing to let people know about an abusive relationship, but is she doing doing for money or to help other ytoung ladies out only the lord knows.

Divorce Court???…another embarassment.

SORRY FOR THE TYP-O’S

I guess the most important thing that she’s sharing is that if it can happen to her, it can happen to anyone. Domestic abusive happens to all kinds of people.

I used to volunteer at a battered women’s shelter and I was SHOCKED that many of the battered women in there were married to COPS.

Many of us have an image that domestic violence only happens to a “certain kind of woman”, but it happens to all kinds of women, even televangelists.

the divorce court episode must be a sick joke…but there is no denying the he beat her ass in public for the world to see. why are we, as black folks, denying that TRUTH.

Juanita may be shady as all get out, but the arrest record and witness prove that the beating did take place.

i don’t care what anyone says, there is no justification for beating on someone you love – PERIOD!

Weeks pleaded guilty in March to assaulting Bynum on Aug. 21 in a hotel parking lot outside of Atlanta; police said Bynum told investigators he choked her, pushed her down and kicked and stomped her.

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For the love of God, how can you ever love, trust or forgive a person who would do this to you?

What would you tell your daughter if she were married to this man?

Speaking of weddings. Did anyone ever see that diabolical mess they call a wedding? It was just SOOOOOOOO over the top and sooo unnecssary. It was just ridiculous! My mother made me watch it because for some reason she was fascinated. I couldn’t even sit through all of it. It was HOURS long.

I really do not understand after all the crap that she has been through, why would she open herself up to airing out her dirty laundry on tv, and in a show like “Divorce Court” of all shows!

She needs to go on somewhere and heal her wounds. BUT NOT on Divorce Court.

@Southern Belle, I heard about that but I never saw it, they were saying it was extravagant and she had two rings on both hands and a 30 foot wedding trail with like 20 bridesmaids…SMDH

THEY GOIN ON TV?

WHA THE FEEEZY PASTOR N POLITICIANS BE WILD

http://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/THAGRINDAHOLIC

PEEP THA NEW TRACK

“MENTAL RELAXATION”

SHE IS ALL ABOUT THE DOE, SHE SAYS IT ABOUT HELPING OTHER WOMAN BUT I BEG TO DIFFER. SHE IS HAVING A LECTURE WITH CREFLO DOLLAR WIFE, THEY ARE CHARGING $65 TO ATTEND AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. IF YOU WERE ABOUT GETTING THE MESSAGE OUR WHY NOT DO IT FOR FREE. THAT SLOW BOAT TO HELL IS GOING TO BE FULL

@lauren and Msshalle69…it was something. but you are right, when i saw that, i knew she wasn’t right. I liked her up until that wedding!

I agree with the lack of wisdom. God honors marriage and hates divorce. Although sometimes divorce is necessary, it should not be put on display like that. She may think she is doing a good thing by educating the public but, like the bible says, what seems good to a man isn’t always good and this is a good example of that!

The other day I saw that she was coming to Houston to speak at The Fountain of Praise Women’s Conference. HECK NO!!!

She has nothing to say to me. I feel for the stupid women who attend that church and is going to the conference. Pardon me for calling you stupid, but anyone hungry for publicity and drama can not speak to me about being a better person. She needs to be listening not speaking. NEXT! Come on over to Windsor Village, we’ll teach you how to give a WOMEN’S CONFERENCE and have REAL WOMEN speaking the word of GOD.

As far as the article in the AJC is concerned, she will offer commentary on domestic abuse, but NOT talk about her OWN MARRIAGE!! She is not going on Divorce Court to discuss HER marriage, but offer support and counseling to other victims.

I think this is another way for her to draw attention to herself. This situation has definitely been taken too far. Everything time they say they have nothing more to say about the situation they end up doing ANOTHER interview. THEY BOTH NEED TO KEEP IT MOVING!!!

u know i swear….i SOOOO think that she is exploiting this situation for personal gain. i read the two part special Essence did with her and some of the things that she said, jus didn’t make sense. i’m sorry but in my opinion, she is just trying to continue to get publicity so that she can make her next career move. i think that juanita as well as bishop weeks are both SHADY characters. NOTE 2 JUANITA: STOP claiming to be the new face of domestic violence and handle your issues privately. u just aren’t believable to me…you or your soon to be ex husband.

Jesus, please take the wheel because this woman is driving everybody crazy. Rev. Bynum, find a quiet place to pray and find God for real so you can be a better witness.

I think this is just another trick of the devil. Someone hasn’t prayed or fasted to ask God what’s the right way to handle the situation. To go on national TV is not the answer when she stated that she would not talk bad about her mate. I think if they decided to split then they should have done that in private. (Don’t let your good be evil spoken of) All we can do is pray for the couple and ask God to deliver them. Pray, Pray, Pray.

Juanita just needs to let it rest, Bishop Weeks has gone on about his life. If she truly has forgiven him she wouldn’t be doing this. He’s not doing interviews about what happened, even though I believe his side.

She misses the attention, the money and fame, she needs to repent and turn back to God. Because it was God who revealed this mess in her life.

-SoulWriter

Is that your baby in the gravatar? They are BEAUTIFUL!!

THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE BODY OF CHRIST THIS LAST AND EVIL DAY. IF YOUR CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE A MAN OR WOMAN OF GOD, PRAY!!! YOU KNOW THAT WE CAN NOT FIGHT THE ENEMY IN DIVISION. WE NEED TO BE UNIFIED AS A MIGHTY ARMY OF THE LORD. THIS IS NOT THE WILL OF GOD, FOR ANY OF US THAT CALL HIM LORD. ESPECIALLY IF WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LEADERS IN THE CHURCH JUANITA!!!!!

ONE OF LIFES HARDEST LESSONS IS LEARNING WHAT THE TRUE DEFINITION OF LOVE IS. AN EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICALLY ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP SOME TIMES COMES WITH SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT MATE. IT IS A PROCESS THAT TAKES AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. SEEKING PEACE AND SOLACE IN JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY WAY TO LEARN, GROW, AND MATURE INDIVIDUALLY. LOVE DOES NOT HURT, ABUSE,OR TORMENT. THIS IS CALLED OBSESSION OR LUST. SO MANY PEOPLE CONFUSE THE TWO. LOVE IS NOT LOWERING ONES SELF WORTH, INTEGRITY, OR STANDARDS. I TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH SPEAKING TO THE MEDIA ABOUT SUCH A SENSITIVE SUBJECT. THIS LEARNING PROCESS SHOULD BE KEPT PRIVATE AND ON A SPRITUAL LEVEL WITH HER LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. SHE IS NOT READY TO BE A SPOKESPERSON FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, BECAUSE OF HER REPITITIOUS MISTAKES, AND POOR CHOICES IN A MATE. WHEN A WOMAN OR A MAN LEARNS THE TRUE DEFINTION OF LOVE AND CAN UPHOLD TO IT THE RIGHT MATE WILL COME TO YOU ONLY THROUGH JESUS.

I heard he beat the Mahilia Jackson out of this woman….

DAMN

That aint the Christian way! In the bible it says do not take your brother and sister to a worldly judge before the world, for this brings shame upon you! Man Juanita What is up with you! Get it together Sister. I will pray for you though!

Why are they making this breakup soooo public. I’m starting to think that they are both looking for the lime light.

What a stupid idea…

I can’t wait to see it!!! It’s going to be on this week…. yayyyyy…. I will get to see this — I hope.

@ GINA

NO TRUER WORDS HAVE BEEN SPOKEN

Say what you want but I think this marriage is ending b/c Bishop Weeks won’t go back with her. If he wanted this marriage she would be back with him in a heartbeat. And yes shady sh** goes on in churches all the time and not just in the rap world like a lot of people seem to think. The problem is the ones in the church need to be watched the most b/c their shady sh** be on the sneak whereas rap sh** is more out in the open for the public to see.

Check this heffa on youtube she is no women of God, she had the nerve to ask folks for like $200,000. to build a temple for people to go and speak directly to God. Where was her God when she was getting stomped out by her gay ass husband? This is how religion gets a bad name when you bring in all the fakes its hard to believe who is truly serving God.

@ Female Minister

AMEN!

@ MY SON

THAT NAME HAS ME CRYING RIGHT NOW LOL

Divorce Court??

THANK YOU MOJO. MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST BROUGHT ME OUT OF THIS EMOTIONAL TURMOIL. NO COUNSELORS, BISHOPS, MINISTERS, FRIENDS, OR ASSOCIATES, OR COUNSELORS, ONLY JESUS. HE IS MY COMFORT. HE GAVE ME THE INSIGHT AND THE WISDOM. IT TOOK ALMOST A LIFE TIME BUT HE REACHED ME. THESE ARE HUMANS WITH CHARACTER FLAWS. DEMONS ARE ATTACKING THEM THE SAME AS YOU AND I. NO HUMAN BEING IS PERFECT. I AM STILL LEARNING AND GROWING ONLY THROUGH JESUS. HE IS SHOWING ME WHAT LOVE IS. HE IS MY GUIDE. NO IMMORTAL HUMAN BEING. I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO WHAT THE ENEMY BROUGHT TO ME, WHICH WAS A FAUX PAU, FACSIMILIE, OR FAKE. NOT GENUINE, TRUE LOVE. IT ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE.

THAT GRACE POSTING ABOVE WAS NOT THE NORMAL GRACE BLOGGER.

Better set those DVRs.

@ GINA

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR INSIGHT I HOPE OTHER WOMEN ARE READING THIS (AND JUANITA)AND GAIN COURAGE FROM YOUR EXPERIENCE. GOD BLESS

This is a mess. Divorce Court u got 2 be kidding me.

Yall don’t know why she felt the need to go on Divorce Court. Maybe this is a way for her to minister to some non church going women who are going through a simular situation. If God lead her to do it then it’s not for us to judge if it’s appropriate or not. If she’s not the woman of God she proclaims to be, she’ll have her judgement day.

@ SIMPLY

I WAS ABOUT TO DISAGREE WITH YOU BUT I READ YOU LAST LINE AND YOU ARE ABSOLUTLY RIGHT

People don’t attend church for reasons of there own. It has nothing to do with the Mason Bethas and Juanita Bynums. If they believe in God they will find a good leader and church home to attend. Don’t blame the devil and his servents… blame yourselves for not seeking the truth.

AND LET ME ADD… if there wasn’t so many people at church JUDGING and looking down on everybody that haven’t totally given their life to the Lord then there would probably be more people in church. GET OFF THE COMPUTER JUDGING and GET YOUR OWN LIVES IN CHECK!

Vanity is a sin! In many religions vanity is considered a form of self-idolatry.

This is shameful.

Why is she going on TV to publicly divorce her husband??? This is a private matter and needs to be handled privately! I am very annoyed!

sigh..that dudes family is from the same island mine is from. please let us not be related (though I think we are)

that wedding was SILLY

showing off jewelery, all kinds of foolishness…and an extended praise break in the middle of a wedding? yeah, i couldnt sit through all of that.

Earlier someone stated women w/out means to hear Bynum speak could hear her testimony by having the case air on Divorce Court.

If Bynum is led by the Spirit to share her testimony, she would not be doing it in such a forum. The same women w/out means who tune into Divorce Court, could be reached with a word of encouragement by Bynum doing a Public Service Announcement (possibly aired during Divorce Court). She could not only testify, but she would gain credibility by doing a free PSA versus a paid T.V. appearance.

I agree with Simply as far as the name calling. However, it is one thing to write a book or doing a speaking engagement giving your testimony etc… it’s another thing to actually air your divorce on TV. I’m sorry, it’s just not right.

I have attended many weddings over my years on earth and I have noticed an interesting correlation between the size of the diamond and the more expensive the dress and ceremony, the quicker the divorce. I’m not sure why it is, but I do notice that couples who spend a lot of money on the diamond and the wedding ceremony tend to get divorced much sooner and more often than couples who don’t.

I have been married for 30 years and I can tell you that marriage is not about the wedding dress, ceremony, reception, rings, honeymoon or any of the trappings.

Anyone has any ideas about why this anecdotal evidences might be true?

who said she and her soon to be ex husband are even getting paid? and a PSA???? how effective are those 30 second skits???

yikes .. when i divorced i didn’t even want to discuss it – everything was settled between us quietly and even family didn’t know that it was official – everyone always assumed it was a separation turned long .. this is about the hardest period for any individual [at fault or not] so, i really can’t believe that this is to encourage anyone – not this way – not through this medium – i only wish that all of this tv attention pays off for them – as for their wedding, i thoroughly enjoyed watching it [like a nice movie] but never took it seriously, i see they didn’t either.

PSAs are just as effective as two-day reality T.V. drama when you’re head and heart are in the right place.

I’m not sure you are looking at this situation objectively because from your previous posts, it’s easy to see that you’re a Bynum supporter.

To reach the sinners you must go beyond the boundries of the church. I can’t say I agree or disagree but I don’t know how God has chosen to use her so I will go back to my original comment… IF SHE IS DOING THIS FOR THE WRONG REASONS… SHE WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TO GOD and NOT US!

they both need to go somewhere and sit the heck down

I agree…to reach those who are not saved, one must leave the comforts of the church. I have no problem with finding alternative methods of reaching folks with the Gospel. I do have issues when the actions and words spoken by Bynum are contradictory. I believe Bynum needs to remove herself from the spotlight and fast and pray. Meditating on The Word will allow her to rededicate her committment to God. I truly believe she is an annointed prophetess who’s currently not walking in her gift.

Cindy, I was thinking the same thing. I too have been through a divorce and it is very painful. When I married, I thought it would be forever. I didn’t want to divorce in private let along on TV. I can’t imagine anyone wanting to do something like this. Once she leave that court room her marriage is over. Well, I do hope that she can get over all this and move forward.

@ Old Timer

Congratulations on 30 years of marriage! I hope I make it as long.

“couples who spend a lot of money on the diamond and the wedding ceremony tend to get divorced much sooner and more often than couples who don’t.”

…should we assume you had an itty bitty engagement ring in the beginning? LOL

HEY OLD TIMER

YOU ARE SO RIGHT

She ain’t in no pain, she’s just trying to cash in, as she has through this whole thing.

And it’s his fault for putting himself in this position. Don’t touch your wife, fellas, except in self-defense.

Everyone’s complaining, but I bet the day it air everyone will be tuned in.

Let him without sin,etc, etc. Nice to see christians loving their neighbor. LOL!!!

DIVORCE COURT!! THATS LIKE GOING ON JERRY SPRINGER INSTEAD OF OPRAH. DAG. THATS SOME MESS FOR U. AND SINCE WHEN DO SPRIRTUAL LEADERS CAUSE SUCH A DISTRACTION TO THEIR OWN MINISTRIES?

That heffer knew, he was a crazy-ass Jesus freak. But NOoooo she’s on a higher level than the rest of us. Juanita got the Lord’s Blackberry number. She married because it was profitable. She will divorce for the same damn reason.

Some of these chitlins will buy anything that PROFITTESS will throw at them. When will we learn?

CONS!

Oldtimer@3:15>>>I’ve noticed the same thing. I believe it’s because 1) so many people work hard on the wedding and not the marriage, and once the ceremony is over, what’s left?, 2) for a lot of women, this is their “big day” and it’s all about the fantasy of getting marriage that so many women had as young girls – kind of a like Cinderella thing going on; and 3) some just don’t have a clue what marriage is all about.

That’s my take on it.

And yet many of us will still follow this silly A$$ fool.. Why? straight up disgrace , especially the God to whom she delacres she serves, remember, yall the one following this coonery. She need her A$$ beat again. I guarantee he didn’t want to do this , but because it’s court he will be dragged into this mess publicy, i see why he took it to her ass. and watch some fool marry her again , why? cause we are dumb too.

did they really have to take this divorce thing on TV

SMDH! GHETTO GHETTO GHETTO!

@Simply Ecstasy…. On your comments about people passing judgments, in church, or on the internet. Your statements contradict the very point that you are attempting to make. Your statement defies its very line of reason, and logic. You see, by you making the statement that “people should not judge.” You are inadvertently judging others. Therefore, you sabotaged yourself with your mixed logic.

And to top it off, your final analysis is dead wrong. The world needs judges. For if it were not for earthly judgments, the standards within its societies, would not exist. Leading to complete, and total moral disintegration. Where by the way, the world is close to being. This society needs more judging. It is that very same pacifism, that the church teaches, that has us in the trouble we currently find our selves in today. No, there must be more, not less judgment on earth. The future of our kids, depend heavily on this. What happens after death, may or not be, for God to judge. None of us really know. However what takes place on earth, is defiantly for men, and women to judge. If you don’t believe this fact. Than may I suggest, just going to any court room in American, at any given time of the day. MEN JUGDE MANS ACTIONS ON EARTH!!!!

Now what God may, or may not do, is not for us to say!!!!!

What people should really stop doing is –SPEAKING FOR GOD. For you don’t know him. No man or woman knows him. It says that in the very Bible, that you think you speak for. E.

From seeing her preach, i can tell she is the type of woman to test a man repeatedly. i’m not saying i agree with abuse of women, or anything similar to it. but when i heard this story i wasn’t surprised.

she is putting a black eye on the black church by taking it public. the sermons already turn me off because they look like produced t.v shows now she has proved my point.

My wife of 16 years is straight KEEPIN’ that 1/4 carat round solitaire on her finger she had from day one. No upgrade EVER. I agree people who get all caught up in symbols, events etc many times are often doing it to impress and stir up envy in others. We were married by a judge in City Hall. 16 years later a wonderful, mutually connected life is in order.

As for “bowties” I do kinda take exception to the fact that so many Black people like to equate these things with some sort of gayness or something. While a recent fashion trend, if you understand the history behind the bowtie you will understand why so many more intellectual brothers tend to wear them;which I happen to from time to time. Stop the madness people, we have to eliminate all these sick obstacles that we constantly throw in front of Black Men, that causes them to shy away from striving for success.

A “thug” ain’t gonna keep your bills paid, support OR truly protect you. And he isn’t going to necessarily, give you that ‘thug lovin’ either – isn’t that now a gay thing by the way; LOL?. Now take a man that knows how to make love to your mind as well as your body..now THAT’S “gangsta”!

wow N and Out you makin sense….as are a lot of these latter posts. interesting.

nevrquit i agree with you whole heartedly. I couldn’t have put it better myself.

Though i think if you are such a postion you lead by example and frankly these two are acting out a soap. It is true that God is doing a cleansing of the so called God peoples, slowly they will all be exposed. Thats why is best to monitor all you preacher watchings on TV because at the end of the day they will be judged to follow God and not the preacher

Britney is beautiful. She is my favorite. You ppl should leave her alone. It seems Britney is seeking true love online now. I saw her p r o f i l e and photos on the H O T + c e l e b + m i l l i o n a i r e + d a t i n g + s i t e + called “R i c h M a t c h M a k i n g.com”

Ye that is without sin cast a stone

My people can you see what this woman is trying to do she wants all the things he do in the dark to come out in the light on her way out to warn the other women. This is not the first he has hit her but now she gets a bigger paycheck from all those fools who look at tv and donate. When all this is over and then she will pick up some other man with money that will feel so sorry for her and all she’s been through. Be careful who you are praying with. NO MAN IS ABOVE SIN.

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