Thaddeus Matthews, the pronounced and controversial leader of the Naked Truth Liberation and Empowerment Minces in Memphis, Tennessee, died at the age of 67.
Known on a large scale as the 'Cussing Pastor', Matthews died on Monday in a hospital after suffering from heart failure, according to a FOX13 interview with his alienated woman, Melanie Matthews.
Matthews received national attention for his unfiltered preaching style, often peppered with blasphemy, which attracted both criticism and admiration.
He reached the headlines in 2019 for organizing a work in his church, in which he embraced a rough and unconventional approach to UNAP aPological service.
In an interview with the Christian Post from 2018, he rejected the concern about his language.
“I don't really care about what traditional Christians think. I am a fisherman of men and I go to people at their level. You have to pass the abusive words to get the message, “he said. “Swearing has drawn millions of people. Apparently it has also been pulled you because you call me. '
In 2012 he was confronted with legal issues after placing child pornography on his Facebook page. He was sentenced to a probationary period in 2015, allowing him to avoid imprisonment.
In 2014, Matthews WAs arrested and charged for clicking on 'Like' on an online status of a woman who has submitted a restrictive order against him.
Thaddeus Matthews, the pronounced and controversial leader of the Naked Truth Liberation and Empowerment Minces in Memphis, Tennessee, died
Known on a large scale as the 'Cussing Pastor', Matthews died on Monday at the age of 67 in a hospital after a burden of heart failure
Two years later, Matthews was re -arrested and accused of intimidation.
He was also confronted with similar charges in 2022 for alleged violation of a protection order and the 'revenge porn' law of Tennessee.
In response to a return on his preaching, Matthews also rejected the idea that his words were offensive in the biblical sense.
“There is a difference between 'swearing' and 'cursing', 'he explained.
“The words we use today – Motherf ** Ker, S ** T, damn – were not even in biblical times.”
“I know that many people thought he was playing with God because of his vocabulary, but I know he loved God,” Melanie told Fox13.
Matthews spent the last five months of his life in a rehabilitation facility, learning to walk again before he finally succumbed to heart failure.
Despite his brutal public personality and frequent run-ins with the charges of the law and child pornography, his alienated woman offered a different description.
Matthews received national attention for his unfiltered preaching style, often peppered with blasphemy, which attracted both criticism and admiration
Matthews spent the last five months of his life in a rehabilitation facility, learning to walk again before he eventually succumbed to heart failure
“The world saw a side of him, but the man I knew was attentive and friendly. If he said he was your friend, he meant it. And he would wage war for those he loved, “she said.
The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday 8 March in Greater Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church; Watching starts at 9 o'clock in the morning
